SMF or VBulletin

[parkerchuks]

Hi,

please between SMF and VBulletin which one is better?

[Kitty]

I think VB is better and I am using it....

[coordin]

VBulletin is better.Good for seo

[upilbos]

vbulletin is the best

[Nickf7]

I am using VBulletin and is very good. I am using VBseo plugin (is an additional cost) for URLs.

[brcka]

If I were you I would go for VBulletin. It has great premium SEO plugin that will help you with generating traffic to your forum via search engines.

[sonic88]

VBulletin is better but you must configure it properly to avoid spammers.

[onoptions]

As would seem to be the general consensus in this thread, Vbulletin is usually preferred over SMF.
However, keep in mind that there is one BIG difference between the two. VBulletin costs roughly $250, while SMF is completely open source and free. If you're looking to open a small forum that you don't expect to generate much income, SMF might be a more viable solution for you.

Another thing you could check out if you're in the market for paid software is Xenforo. It's made by the same people who initially started Vbulletin.
I personally still prefer VB though.

[abdobasha2004]

why not consider Xenforo?
140$ but really looks good