Smf or phpbb?

[tony84]

i usually use phpbb however ive been reading quite a bt about smf recently

which would you go for?
i read something about smf when you download it your agreeing to them being able to change the rules of the download whenever they want to???

but other than which do you think?

 

[peter phillips]

I would have to go with phpBB - it has great support, tons of mods and the template system is easy to work with and highly customizable. If you want to see SMF in action you can sign up for a free forum at smfforfree.com. It'll give you a good idea of the capabilities of the software.

 

[peterstannard]

Many features have been disabled in the smfforfree version.

Deffo go with SMF. I use it on all my sites and all the sites I work with.

 

[dongan]

Go with PHPbb. Great support and pre-made skins available.

 

[dvduval]

My first pick would certainly be vBulleting, then phpBB.
I have over 30 forums, and have tried most of the popular software available.

 

[Immersion]

err not sure, maybe phpbb if your looking for all the extras but otherwise i would say smf. THe only thing i hate is that smf has those stupid boxes.

Oh no even better is a new software, its free and abit like vbulliten. Its still being developed but there is a download thing on the forum. linky try it out

 

[Masahiro]

My personal favorite is MyBB: http://www.mybboard.com/
All the features of vB and IPB, but free.

phpBB is OK if you just want a basic forum, but it dosen't have many features.

 

[Ringr]

Eh, if I was ever in a LIFE OR DEATH situation and I had to make the HORRIBLE choice of deciding between feature-lacking phpBB, or ugly-as-hell SMF, I'd probably choose SMF.

But of course that will never happen, I use MyBB as Masahiro pointed out.
MyBB rocks, seriously. I love it.

 

[markkk]

PHPBB is tested and proven than SMF.

 

[admans]

I too vote for phpbb...its got all the things imaginable to have a great and flourishing forums community...a complete pack i must say...and way experienced and advanced that smf...

 

[labrocca]

phpbb for mods, templates, and support

 

[srijit]

only thing is that phpbb does not have subforums out of the box and smf has those
who want to mod a forum just to get sub-forums. i dont :p and also admin interface of phpbb is not that good. last time i looked there was no way to register a username via the admin cp other than that it has good skins, and mods