I've been looking at forum hosting software for a project that I'm working on, and looking to get some feedback from other folks who use some of the major variations out there.
There are three options that many of us are familiar with:
For the most part, it seems like the functionality is interchangeable on all three, but I'm landing on phpBB selfishly because it's open source and essentially license free. Both Invision and VBulletin seem to be shifting away from perpetual licensing and towards a subscription model where you're locked into paying an annual ransom.
Does anyone have strong opinions either for or against phpBB ?
There are three options that many of us are familiar with:
- VBulletin (used here)
- Invision Power Board (used by Elvas Tower)
- Invision Community (used by FlightSim)
- phpBB (used by Railroad.net and UKTrainSim)
For the most part, it seems like the functionality is interchangeable on all three, but I'm landing on phpBB selfishly because it's open source and essentially license free. Both Invision and VBulletin seem to be shifting away from perpetual licensing and towards a subscription model where you're locked into paying an annual ransom.
Does anyone have strong opinions either for or against phpBB ?
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