Forum Software

[Burnsy2023]

So this is a two part thread:

Firstly, if you have ever administered a forum what software is your favourite from the admin side?

Secondly, what is your favourite software to use as a regular member?

Just trying to gauge what software to use on a new non-computer based forum and seeing if a vBulletin licence is really worth it.

 

[Burnsy2023]

Although, it largely depends on how busy/important the forum is. If it's relatively small, it's probably worth starting out on a free board (SMF) and then switching to vBulletin when things 'warm up' a bit. vBulletin is easily the best, but it's certainly not worth the money for small boards.

It will start pretty small. Another thing I want to keep in mind is any DB migration to different forum software.

 

[Burnsy2023]

What the migration path from phpBB to VB like? I don't think it's wise to invest in a community where the size and popularity is unknown, saying that, I do like VB.