Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: MattG
Posted on: 2007-03-09 20:27:00

Has anyone compared the two? I found Simple Machines through Joomla. Could vBulletin be integrated into Joomla also, or does SMF only work with it?

Onwards,

Matt

Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: Emufarmers
Posted on: 2007-03-09 21:17:00

SMF is free. vBulletin isn't. (That makes a comparison somewhat problematic.) I'm sure just about anything can be integrated with Joomla!, but you'll have to search around for a bridge.

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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: genesteinberg
Posted on: 2007-03-10 00:17:00

In reply to:

SMF is free. vBulletin isn't. (That makes a comparison somewhat problematic.) I'm sure just about anything can be integrated with Joomla!, but you'll have to search around for a bridge.

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Very little to do with either emus or farmers!

Having used most, vBulletin is certainly recommended for a growing board. I don't know about Joomla! integration, but I use MyBB on two of my lower traffic boards, which include http://rockoids.com and http://techbroadcasting.com. I like its basic look without add-ons better than SMF, and it has superior configuration options.

The problem I had with SMF is that many of the mods simply don't work except with the default theme, which sort of defeats their purpose.


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Gene Steinberg
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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: Emufarmers
Posted on: 2007-03-10 15:07:00

In reply to:

Having used most, vBulletin is certainly recommended for a growing board.

I'm a phpBB fan, myself, but that's not what the opening poster asked; vBulletin is certainly nice, but if you're on $8/month hosting, you might not have the spare change lying around for it.

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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: genesteinberg
Posted on: 2007-03-10 19:11:00

In reply to:

I'm a phpBB fan, myself, but that's not what the opening poster asked; vBulletin is certainly nice, but if you're on $8/month hosting, you might not have the spare change lying around for it.

vBulletin is $160 for a standard user license, with $30 each year for updates and support. A lease is $85 per year. So, after the initial payment, it's not a big drain.

If it's too expensive, I'll tell you that I have tried both phpBB and MyBB (and SMF for that matter) and I find that MyBB is the superior board. But you can try all three and take the one live that you prefer.

Actually, that's what I did for the two sites that have a lower amount of traffic.

I didn't want to pay for separate vBulletin licenses for all of them -- at least not right away.


Peace,
Gene Steinberg
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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: JCV
Posted on: 2007-03-14 20:43:00

I use smf and its good. I like the update feature with simple clicks and also its add-on plugins. I switched from vbulletin to smf since my last forum was exploited twice using the latest version.

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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: StingReay
Posted on: 2007-12-03 14:15:00

Sorry for the HUGE bump, but, that's not entirely true, this theme I use on my website, named Phobos, has support for numerous mods, including SMFarcade, SMFshop, TinyPortal, Ultimate Shoutbox, Paid Subscriptions, Global Announcements, Ad management, SMF Gallery Lite and Googlebots & Spiders mods, not to mention Auto Embed Video Clips(all themes support this.)

Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: wholly
Posted on: 2007-12-03 22:10:00

What's not entirely true? To revive a thread 9 months later requires a bit more explanation except that you have an smf installation that appears to use enough computing power to possibly boot windows. (grin)

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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: dwr
Posted on: 2007-12-04 19:56:00

I miss Gene. I discovered his Paracast through his sig months ago and have really come to enjoy it!

Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: genesteinberg
Posted on: 2007-12-05 05:49:00

I'm still around, just hosting elsewhere on a dedicated box (with full control, including email and databases). We grew a lot faster than I anticipated.



Peace,
Gene Steinberg
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Re: Simple Machines vs. vBulletin

Posted by: GGlaaa
Posted on: 2009-02-20 06:05:00

i think phpBB is better option option as its opensource and there are lot many comms from where you can get free support
apart from that i think vbulletin is good if there are lot many users when come on at same time...

and best part of phpBB... its free na ;)
Demo : free forums

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