phpBB2 vs. SMF (1.1.2)

My host offers free installs of various scripts which will save me loads of time on downloads (I am in the middle of nowhere on dialup) so I'd like to go with one of the two forums they are offering me, which is currently SMF or phpBB.

I currently have a different forum (vB) and am used to it's interface as both a member and Admin. I have used IPB but rather dislike it (as both user and admin) so if either is more like IPB, I'd just assume go with the other...I'd love to just go with vB, but I just can not afford it at this time.

Aside from that though I do wonder which is better overall. I'm currently not worried about SEOing this particular forum, as it will be for the better part small, though I do have an interest in security, performance, and how friendly it is to both the user and admin. I'm also concerned about SPAM, as even tiny forums can suffer from that.

So I ask for your overall opinions on which is better.
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according to me if your going for paid one thn vb and free one then smf would be good.

 

i have used both and worked with both for some months each and i found smf a lot more better than phpbb
it saved me a lot of time adding new hacks to it

 

yh right i m currently using smf n i too found it better than phpbb

 

yay, another "Which is better" thread
Said it many times on this forum before.
I think SMF is the best

And now Dojo will come along and say it's phpBB

 

Out of those two, I'd have to say SMF, although I haven't really used the admin panel much

 

I actually looked for an existing one for these two and all I found was one over a year old (so it was comparing OLD versions for each). I was hoping with the newer versions maybe things would have changed, though it's really looking like you are correct

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Can anyone give a few pro's & cons of each? Or at least opinions as to why one is better then the other?
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Once wrote an article about why I choose SMF: http://www.forumaffiliates.net/choose-the-best-forum-software-p7.html
But it's also pretty old, the disadvantages for SMF are gone now

 

You should update the article...ir may pull in a few more readers, especially if it gets linked to more of these "vs" threads.

Thanks for the read
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