phpBB vs vBulletin

[lasutton]

I'm looking at using vBulletin as an internal community system but am being asked to compare it to phpBB. Does anyone have a side-by-side comparison of the two?

[cspirit]

I would say vBulletin. Thousands of mods and themes which can be installed within 2 minutes, fast support - vBulletin of course.

[RHWiRED]

Lol, phpBB doesn't even compare too vBulletin

Thanks

[youradhere4222]

Originally Posted by RHWiRED

Thanks

You're welcome.

[Dismounted]

You're on a vBulletin site, so you'll most likely get biased opinions. But that's how it is .

[Marco van Herwaarden]

There are a few threads on our main website vBulletin.com comparing these 2, but for an unbiased opinion i suggest you visit some independent websites that discuss board software.

[SmileyR]

if anything if your looking at free i would compare Mybb to Vbulletin and with its soon release of its new version its looking to be the best and better than Vb =]

[Alfa1]

Here are some threads that may be helpful:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=649761
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...t=53516&page=5
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=276207
There are a load of threads about importing phpbb3 forum into vbulletin, so that may say something as well.

[tazzarkin]

Vbulletin is better, but sometimes it depends on what mods are available. For example, the only time we've used phpBB is for a cartoon web site or an A.I. site because more mods were available.

However, even for the A.I. side, we are switching to vbulletin once a new mod is finished.

To be honest, it is always good to understand both. I've taken a lot of phpBB ideas and have always made requests to convert those ideas over to vbulletin. vBulletin is always the first choice.

[Jase2]

Really, this question shouldn't even be asked. I've tried both - vBulletin FTW.

You get what you pay for.