IPB or Vbulletin

[Derek]

As of right now vBulletin is the easiest to mod. IPB has turned into crap I used to like it but now it just sucks for me.

 

[theparadesquare]

I really like V Bullitein but the price is too high
IPB is expensive and i haven't really used it
PhpBB3 is free and good!

 

[alfred]

I used to love VB, then all the antzy little errors came to the surface. Now I just use IPB.

 

[satheesh]

My vote for vBullitein,
because it have more features than other.So i like it.

 

[D34TH]

I'll Go With SMF or atleast phpbb

 

[Monawco]

IBP is awesome. Vbulletin isn't too bad, if you're going for a free forum, PHPBB has a great backing community.
Demo : forum hosting

 

[Linkz0rs]

I'd say vBulletin is the best.
I plan on purchasing it for my website sometime soon, but right now am using YaBB.
YaBB is a pretty good forum software, especially when it comes to security.

I've used phpBB, MyBB, IPB, and some other forum systems (which I forgot what their called lol), but overall like vBulletin the most.

vBulletin is more flexible, and has a lot of neat features.

 

[Jesse]

For me im more experienced on IPB since i own and manage some forums running under IPB. Though i would say vBulletin is also good when it comes to easier mod installs.

It's much easier to install plugins on vBulletin unlike IPB.

 

[crew530]

well, this is the first v-bulletin forum that I have ever been on, but so far it's kind of confusing but it will probably get less confusing after more times used...

IPB is great with great graphic, easy to use I love it, but I did have one hacked once and made really stupid, and the owners had to fix it somehow

Proboards are easy but kind of cheesy, but good for new users



I LOVE IT when forums are ad free though, most have ads, but any forum without ads is awesome!!!

 

[hossam91]

vBulletin all the way

 

[Livewire]

Who bumped this from 2007? >_<

Ideally the topic should get re-started, a lot's changed in both IPB and vBulletin since 2007, so the votes already cast should get cleared and restarted (lots of opinions might've changed from one to the other).

 

[idontkno]

well its like this

VBulletin - For use by business such as X10Hosting. Looks professional and looks good as well.

IPB - For Professional web designers.

phpBB forums (myBB, punBB) - For fun free, beginner use. Also for use by professionals but tend to be good for the beginners.

vBulletin's ACP is huge. It took me 10 minutes to find the ban option, whereas IPB was much faster.

 

[redivy]

vBulletin's ACP is huge. It took me 10 minutes to find the ban option, whereas IPB was much faster.

I agree 100%!

IPB also looks a lot better. It has vBulliten's professionality (If that is a word), and phpBB's looks, making it a nice forum software.

vBulliten is alright. I don't like the way it looks though... At all. They have a lot of features, but still, I prefer IPB.

phpBB has the looks, but not the features. It has a large mod database, though. But, in the end, IPB is the best :biggrin:

 

[Hermoine22]

I been using IPB for a long time now, but I really would like to get a VB, there really out there now. There way too expensive though, but they got alot more features and just a more professional side of it. I love IPB as well its easy to use but some features i prefer VB

 

[redivy]

I been using IPB for a long time now, but I really would like to get a VB, there really out there now. There way too expensive though, but they got alot more features and just a more professional side of it. I love IPB as well its easy to use but some features i prefer VB

They do in fact have a lot more features. The thing that brings me down is the looks. vBulliten doesn't look good. It's overall system is good, but, I just don't like it. It is some sort of prejudice against it, but, I just don't like it...

IPB has the looks and the system (System doesn't beat vBulliten's though), so, that's why I like it.

 

[idontkno]

They do in fact have a lot more features. The thing that brings me down is the looks. vBulliten doesn't look good. It's overall system is good, but, I just don't like it. It is some sort of prejudice against it, but, I just don't like it...

IPB has the looks and the system (System doesn't beat vBulliten's though), so, that's why I like it.

No, not really. Vanilla vBulletin doesn't have more features than IPB. In fact, if there aren't any vBulletin mods at all, the IPB would be the best. If you count mods, then vBulletin is much more flexible (And is better).

 

[redivy]

No, not really. Vanilla vBulletin doesn't have more features than IPB. In fact, if there aren't any vBulletin mods at all, the IPB would be the best. If you count mods, then vBulletin is much more flexible (And is better).

Yes, but you have to face the facts. There are mods. There always will be mods. We aren't dealing with What-If's. But, you are correct. If there were no mods, IPB would be better, for the most part.