IPB is much leniant than vBulletin when it comes to piracy, but vBulletin is better supported.

Vbulletin is the number 1 forum that is out there. Great skins , Mods and support. But the problem is that its a very expensive script.Compared to other forums it has a fast loading time.
Second i prefer PHPBB but there are less good free skin out now.

Personally, I think this is the best paid forum software on the net. The skins look fantastic, it's easy-to-use, and there's just so much you can do with vBulletin. Unfortunately for myself, I just don't feel like forking out $180 on a forum software no matter how good it is!

Ouch..

I hate it, honestly the people who roam on vbulletin.org are super friendly and vb does have the best designers, though it lacks badly. I'd consider it a waste of money, actually I regret buying it for one of my sites. front end fine, backend is a complete maze and waste of time.

~Joey

vB is definitely great software... no doubt.
BUT: They have very bad support, their support representatives are sometimes just plain rude and unhelpful.
The IBP support staff.. they are just wonderful and help you very quickly.

I've used quite a few different bulletin boards and vbulletin is the best I've found so far. It's easy to use and build on with plugins and templates.

Theres alot of things you can add and modify on vbulletin. The only issue is the price, it does cost alot. But anyways, more features, the better.

(03-29-2009 05:27 PM)WaffleStomp Wrote:  vB is definitely great software... no doubt.
BUT: They have very bad support, their support representatives are sometimes just plain rude and unhelpful.
The IBP support staff.. they are just wonderful and help you very quickly.

Sites like Invisionize and Invision Modding are easier to navigate than vBAdvanced, I find.

I just think it seems complicated. Phpbb leaves a user friendly interface. I don't know this just feels loaded with stuff.

Just my two pennys

I think VBulletin is awesome. I just wish I had the money for one.