The best forums software?

[webvigor]

Originally Posted by rakib

I think phpBB, because this is very friendly and i have found some supports from web easily.

I have suffered a lot in past due ti PHPBB's spam issues. I switched to SMF and that works well. A few days back I have tried IPB and now I am feeling even better.

[Jontish]

IceBB for sure. Best free forum software out there, read about it here: devyourweb.com/index.php?topic=343

[davcheong]

Still think vBulletin holds the best forum type app for having a forums.

Thanks
David Cheong

[menj]

vBulletin is too expensive. I am using SMF for Webmasters Phorum - Index currently, works great for me. I have already used SMF for Bismika Allahuma Discussion Forum - Index in the past, so it is no real stranger to me.

[Dsgnr]

%100 vBulletin

[Garcia Coder]

well I think PHP and joomla were the best for the forum.

[buffalo]

If I actually had money to put into it, vB would be the only one that I would consider.

But since I have no money, SMF was my first choice. But we had problems with the installation of SMF, so I ended up with phpBB 3.0. And it is much better than expected. And it's very pretty! The only real complaint that I have is that any customization is a PITA, or so I have been told by the people doing the customizations.

But this is my first forum and I really have nothing to compare it to.

[bochgoch]

For SMALL forums especially attached to blogs bbPress is a good choice.

I also quite like Vanilla for the 'open-source' clean feel it has about it.

[Vilice]

I voted phpbb .I think it is easy and becoming more and more popular

[BeatleManU]

Vb seems the most secure. Phpbb2 was a pain, so I got rid of my spam ridden site. I am starting to use SMF, but only in the last few weeks, so I'll get back to you about them...