vBulletin worth it?

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  1. #1
    Currently I have PhpBB. I thinking of purchasing vBulletin for $160.

    My main reason for upgrading to vBulletin is all the big forums I know uses vBulletin. Also PhpBB is a free software so it has that feeling of being insecure--there is no incentive for the makers to have it the best it can be.

    What are your thoughts?
     
    quickwebdesigners, Oct 13, 2007 IP
  2. stock_post

    stock_post Prominent Member

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    yes worth every penney!
     
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  3. jkrish41

    jkrish41 Banned

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    Yeah, If you can't keep phpbb up to date, and V-bulletin has more options and security.
     
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    MrX Well-Known Member

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    yes buy it now. even if u dont have a forum. just buy it. its that good. lets hope that company who bought them doesnt F it up.
     
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    jkrish41 Banned

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    Another company bought V-bulletin? When did this happen!?
     
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    MrX Well-Known Member

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    olti Well-Known Member

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    No it is not! Out there are other forum scripts, for free- and good as vB or even better.
    Go for SMF! www.simplemachines.org
     
    olti, Oct 13, 2007 IP
  8. quickwebdesigners

    quickwebdesigners Peon

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    What would be the features that vBulletin has over its competitor InvisionPowerBoard?
     
    quickwebdesigners, Oct 13, 2007 IP
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    tushardhoot1 Active Member

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    InFloW Peon

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    I think vbulletin is great, I really love their plugin system and the fact I can receive support when I need it.

    One thing I feel though is if you're running a business a paid forum software such as vbulletin or IPB is a must. I think it looks really bad when you're running some software everyone out there from some 12 year olds pokemon forum to a family forum. Vbulletin and IPB are run by businesses so you also running it looks good.
     
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    Agent_Dweeb Peon

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    That reminds me, I have a pokemonforum.info domain for sale.

    Anyway, vBulletin is worth a lot :)

    Use it.
     
    Agent_Dweeb, Oct 14, 2007 IP
  12. Tom H

    Tom H Peon

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    vBulletin is worth every single penny :)
     
    Tom H, Oct 14, 2007 IP
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    Pandy123 Active Member

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    Depends how much income your making to pay for it. Infact my site activity went down after I 'upgraded' to vb from phpbb. My phpbb board had weeks worth of editing done to it so i presume my members thought they were missing out with vb cos there was less modifications for it.
     
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    funnyspo Peon

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    you can't go wrong with vbulletin is a great software.
     
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    ravi_9793 Banned

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    +1 for Vbulletin.
    Puts good impression on visitors..good suppor.
     
    ravi_9793, Oct 14, 2007 IP
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    xxxturn Well-Known Member

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    it's worth, because it's a really great software for forums :)
     
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    i vote for vB too it is the best bulletin software...
     
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    vBulletin is the best at the moment
     
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    n3wbi3 Well-Known Member

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    vBulletin is definitely the best.
    however, SMF is trying to be like them (or atleast a bit) like, adding the warning system as the default smf feature. this is only available for charter members atm (the smf beta 2.0)
     
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    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #20
    Plenty of businesses use other forum software. Plenty of crap forums use VB in addition to more professional ones. So that "reason" for choosing them is pretty weak.

    If you like what you're using, stick with it. I'd be more worried about a commercial project going under or being radically changed more than a free one supported by a large community - if someone wants to let it go, others always step up to improve things.

    If you don't like what you're using, then try something new, whether that's VB or something else.

    Just do what's right for you and your forum depending on its size, your audience, etc.
     
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