What forum software do you use?

I has use SMF and now using MyBB. I hope that I will buy vBulletin license when I make some money from my forum.

 

IPB the best paid forum software.

 

I'm using Xenforo for my forum, and I ABSOLUTELY love it

 

I use IPB and i do like the platform is a secure and liable forum i had tried the vb before get my ipb but i don`t liked

 

vBulleting for me

 

I started a forum and didn't want to invest too much in it in case it didnt do well, I started off with SMF becasue I liked the way it looked much better and professional however being in a country where internet penetration is low and most people access the net with their mobile phones I switched to phpBB because they had a mobile theme and for my market it is a MUST, no compromise.

Once it kicks off and goes well I will definitely switch to a better script VB seems to be the top choice.

 

MyBB is the best. No doubt about it. Just wait for MyBB 1.8.

 

I used YaBB which was awesome, but it just got outdated and I moved on to Vbulletin

 

I use SMF and myBB too. Unfortunately mybb is not in the list. My SMF 2 forums used to get bot spam but finally I found a way to get things under control. I think ...

 

Forum software is very complex and constantly subject to security exploits, hence it needs to be well maintained. Anyone who's really serious about having a forum should be willing to pay one or two hundred dollars for well maintained/updated software.

We're using vBulletin.

 

I like vbulletin the best.

 

PhpBB and myBB are both software which at some point would like to try out, but currently I use Website Toolbox. Works well, and is quite cheap.

I have heard some good things about phpBB though.

 

I ve seen their ads. Never clicked on it though

 

I use MyBB on some smaller sites that I wouldn't want to spend the $$ investment on until it grows. Works great and I believe they have a new version coming out in the not too distant future. Only flaw is the community is 1/100th the size of something like phpBB another freebie forum.

 

I use MyBB. Up until a couple of months ago I had been using vBulletin, but I'm not a fan of the newer versions so decided to switch to something I know I would be willing to keep up to date.

 

My first forum was with phpBB. Personally it was not for me. Why? Well the features were not user friendly. I can't say anything else because that is when i deleted it.

A Few Months later (3 Weeks ago) I installed SMF. First thing that i liked was the admin panel and the fact the features where amazing. The best part about SMF would be the MOD and THEMES - download right from their website and easy to install.

Overall if you don't want to spend money on vBulletin i suggest SMF

 

Don't have xenforo . I like xenforo

 

MyBB is far more flexible that others TBH

 

Using SMF, simple yet great.

 

Now I'm using open source forum software called myBB. It has many plugins like wordpress. It also has many nice themes. MyBB has score 9.3/10 of free forum software category.