Phpbb3 vs Vbulletin - Who are the Best?!?

Discussion in 'vBulletin' started by civicturbolive, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. #1
    I Have a phpbb3 forum and i want to know what is the best between phpbb3 and vbulletin. Vbulletin owned licence is 180$ it's expensive for a licence.
    What you have to said about these two forum plateform ? Thanks A++
     
    civicturbolive, Aug 31, 2008 IP
  2. megadeth199

    megadeth199 Active Member

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    vbulletin is better but realy expensive
     
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  3. fullkid

    fullkid Guest

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    One is free and one is paid. So, it depends what you are running. Maybe like org domain and com domain :D
     
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  4. Mega B

    Mega B Well-Known Member

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    If money is a problem then the phpBB option is the best way to go but VB is the very best for sure and the beauty is that when your forum gets bigger you can import all the data into the VB platform because it has this facility built into it.
     
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  5. civicturbolive

    civicturbolive Peon

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    If i start with a 100$ licence how much the renew and the renew is each years or fir ever after the first year ?
     
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  6. jpghay

    jpghay Banned

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    Its 100$ Per Year. You only get to use it for one year then you have to buy it again.
     
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  7. wussadotcom

    wussadotcom Banned

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    #7
    If money is a problem stick to SMF,PHPBB. If not then you can always pick to spend your money to amke a better forum.
     
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    Brandoni Well-Known Member

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    Personally i love phpbb3, the best free things. If you hardly have any money like me (i could afford a licence) but i just got phpbb3 and a paid template (allblab.com)
     
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  9. remember123

    remember123 Peon

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    why not go 4 a nulled one!
     
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    AeonGamer Banned

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    #10
    Because nulled one's get picked up. Then Jelsoft will contact your host and VBulletin will be taken off and you will lose all your data.

    I suggest VBulletin its my favourite forum software. Even with the price it's worth it. Its not that expensive for a license. A PHPFox license ( Social Networking Software ) is $300
     
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    stephengames Peon

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    vBulletin still market leader I think.
     
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  12. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    Go for Vb
    Its more stable and more function
     
    mentos, Sep 1, 2008 IP
  13. casualmusic

    casualmusic Active Member

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    vb is much better but it's expensive while phpbb is free

    if it's a small forum i think phpbb is enough..
     
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  14. -GF-

    -GF- Peon

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    vBulletin is more expensive, however it has greater security features than phpbb. I have been told so many times by webmasters who had forums using phpbb that they were hacked and lost everything.

    While vBulletin does have its vulnerabilities, they are small when compared to phpbb.
     
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  15. elitesystem

    elitesystem Well-Known Member

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    well PHPBB is free! and as we all know that free things are OK but not the best! vbulletin is the catch! however you can still start a forum with PHPBB! btw, does anyone have a good phpbb script ;) i need one..i would appreciate that! well just for my collection! it has to have good modules/mods...
     
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  16. Kurg

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    I still like phpbb2 (not 3) the best but I work on it myself and don't leave much intact. Is vbulletin easy to mod?
     
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    archangel Well-Known Member

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    The best is vbulletin, but phpbb is free. :D
     
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    VB has lot of options. But it is expensive. I suggest you to go for Phpbb for now and once your forum become large then migrate to VB!
     
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    definitive Well-Known Member

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    Like everyone says, if you have the money get VB
     
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  20. Mark.S

    Mark.S Peon

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    vbulletin is the best on paid and phpbb is good on free :p
     
    Mark.S, Sep 2, 2008 IP