IPB vs Vbulletin

Discussion in 'vBulletin' started by eytanv, Jan 19, 2007.

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    But consider that I could get IPB for $70 and Vbulletin for full price. Also if you can tell me why one or the other is better.
    Thanks in advance
    Eytanv
     
    eytanv, Jan 19, 2007 IP
  2. Notorious

    Notorious Well-Known Member

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    I personally prefer vBulletin,The support is better and VB is much easier to mod than IPB.
     
    Notorious, Jan 19, 2007 IP
  3. eytanv

    eytanv Peon

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    but IPB has some cool features. I'm not trying to take a side :) but I can get IPB from someone for $70. If someone can give me a better price for IPB or something close to it for VB, then I will probably go for VB. But my budget is pretty tight and its always fun to save money :)
     
    eytanv, Jan 19, 2007 IP
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    Matvey2901 Guest

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    The Newest IPB has amazing userprofiles making each user there own personal blog.

    Its a standardized feature and is really nice.
     
    Matvey2901, Jan 19, 2007 IP
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    They don't get a blog unless you buy IP.Blog, but they do get their own personal portal.
     
    Millar, Jan 20, 2007 IP
  6. giovanni

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    Nice, I like Vbulletin personally, how much is IPB?
     
    giovanni, Jan 20, 2007 IP
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    scart3r Notable Member

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    I love vBulletin - it is very easy to mod etc. Have just upgraded and it was really easy. Support was great too. I haven't used IBP though, so I can't compare them.
     
    scart3r, Jan 23, 2007 IP
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    I did not use IPB, but i ca nesily say that vbulletin worths the money. Think about user perspective and administrator perspective. In both of the perspectives, i like vbulletin.
     
    casperl, Jan 23, 2007 IP
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    koolasia Banned

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    Nowadays webmasters prefer vb coz it has large number of mods n looks like seo friendly
     
    koolasia, Jan 23, 2007 IP
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    scart3r Notable Member

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    If you want to check out the vBulletin admin panel and have a little play before buying - you can check it out, 'cause they offer a trial thing which they set up for you. I'm not sure if IBP offer that.
     
    scart3r, Jan 23, 2007 IP
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    Pat Gael Banned

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    Do a research using the search facility at the top of the forum.

    The are at least one dozen of "IPB vs vBulletin" topics.
     
    Pat Gael, Jan 23, 2007 IP
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    I like IPB better because of the newer features. :)
     
    Bensky, Jan 25, 2007 IP
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    I like IPB better because of the newer features. :)
     
    Bensky, Jan 25, 2007 IP
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    Its like Inter or AMD thing, go either way and you will be extremely satisfied.
     
    Notorious, Jan 25, 2007 IP
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    sethuhdiah Well-Known Member

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    sethuhdiah, Jan 26, 2007 IP
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    adwordaffiliate Active Member

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    I swtiched completely from IPB to Vbulletin.

    Invision isn't at all search engine friendly, even with the additional plugins. Google will end up indexing every page about 5 times.

    I've managed to completely control all spiders within Vbulletin to stop all duplicate content issues so it only indexed the topics. Imo Vbulletin is the superior piece of software, you won't regret it :)
     
    adwordaffiliate, Jan 27, 2007 IP
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    IPB is $150 now, thats what I payed anyway. I may try Vbulletin on a new forum for my next free hsoting site. hostex.eu
     
    Valve-Hosting, Jan 27, 2007 IP
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    Shazz Prominent Member

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    Only thing I think IPB has better then vB is alot of nice AJAX features already built in and a nice admincp

    If you compare the 2 vBulletin does have alot more -.-
     
    Shazz, Jan 27, 2007 IP