The best forum system?

[Anubis]

In this post im asking of which system is best, regarding forumsystems. We got a hell lot of them, they have their specialities. Mine is Invision Power Board, because im familiar with all its functions, i have made some skins for it too.

I do not use phpBB because i think its too simple in design and relability, and i dont use Simple Machine, because i dont like the administration system of it. I know about these forums:

- PhpBB2
- PhpBB Olympus
- Simple Machines
- vBulletin
- yaBB
- punBB
- IPB

Do you know any more systems? Why do you use it instead of the others?

[-Viper-]

I'm not really all that into editing forums, but I used SMF. I found it flexible and easy to use. I found it quite easy to edit and there was a lot of help on hand.

I will always use this forum probably ...

Viper

[3aKaT]

- vBulletin more flexible

[dharmil]

my favrate is Punbb
i love it its fast simple and small

[bigguy]

SMF is what I use. It's fast, flexible, easy to use and very easy to modify and skin. Also very secure as far as I'm concerned. Coupled with Tiny portal it makes it very nice to use. I will never change from this software. Best of all it's free.

[Alecto]

SMF is good for those points, but i much prefer IPB 2.1.X and vBulletin for the User CPs
as for punBB, i think its good, but not enough people know it, so there are less modders and skinners
and phpBB is somthing i hate

[t2t2t]

umm... I maybe will reget saying this, but... I LIKE PHPBB!

[Torch]

Best FREE forum in my opinion is SMF. It has most of the features that paid ones have and it surpasses other free forums by far (only one that is almost as good is k4bb but it seems that it's development is currently paused).

Of PAID forums, I would have to go with IPB. Realistically, I think vB is better, but since I once owned license for IPB (but never for vB), I'm really not that familiar with it.

[Micro]

IPB if i can get it with hosting (Not illegal copies). But SMF if i need a free one. PHPBB lacks the "On Hand" forum management / user banning when browsing the forums.

[nightscream]

Best free one is phpBB2, Because i have the most experience with this

and pay one is vbulletin the best, this is my opinion