Best Forum Software

[TaylorCTU GM]

Is there any kind of thread where there's a vote on forum software? Personally I'd pick mybb but I'd like to see what everyone else has to say.

 

[Page]

There has been allot of threads in the past! an quick lookup and came across two! and you can tell I posted on one of those topics 😛

Links
https://forumpromotion.net/threads/best-forum-service.148784/
https://forumpromotion.net/threads/favorite-software.147572/

 

[Kino]

phpBB all the way.

 

[Page]

IPB all the way

 

[Jason76]

Some are easier to work with depending on whatever configuration you got. For instance, with Hostinger, SMF is better cause the file uploading thing I do won't work with the control panel.

 

[Salt]

I started off using invisionfree about 15 years ago, and we stuck with that free forum software for awhile. Then eventually once i got old enough to have money of my own, we switched the website to IPB because it had the same look and style (invisionfree was essentially a knock-off I believe). Recently, I built a website for a client and they wanted a forum... and they wanted Xenforo. I have now switched my own forums to Xenforo.

I like the way Xenforo looks a bit more than IPB, but I feel like IPB was much more easier to deal with in regards to Permissions and access to certain forums and whatnot. Xenforo is somewhat confusing at times.

 

[MrJohn]

If it's paid I would get Xenforo. If it's free than I would get MyBB.

 

[vgchat]

Vbulletin over xenforo anyday.

 

[GamingGuy]

I'm a fan of IPB forums!

 

[Ash]

It would have to be MyBB for free software and XenForo for premium software. Out of the two, it would have to be XenForo.