vBulletin vs SMF

**dmi** · 9 September, 2009, 08:56 AM

vBulletin is the best forum software around, without any doubt.

**pankaj** · 9 September, 2009, 11:09 AM

I like SMF the best. But I don't know why people like vB more than SMF. The main reason for people liking vB is that its a premium one.

**jakki** · 26 September, 2009, 12:24 PM

both have there own features but if you are going to build community for long time then i recommend you to use VB.

**Aziz** · 26 September, 2009, 13:56 PM

both are good in my opinion. it's about how you use the software and represent it to your members / guests.

If you haven't got some money to invest in a vB license then I recommend using SMF!
There are some plug-ins for SMF to make it as much SEO-Friendly as vB

**chetan** · 26 September, 2009, 16:00 PM

Vbullettin Is good , but it costs . Webmasters with nice $$ can afford it . For a startup phpbb or SMF is best.My point is that all three are good.

**Andy101** · 30 September, 2009, 13:22 PM

MyBB is better than SMF in my experience and I haven't used VB.

I have tried SMF, MyBB, BBPress and PHPbb.

Personally, I find no reason to use anything other than the latest version of MyBB.