MYBB vs PHPBB vs SMF

[shamildx85]

Which one is the currently best free Forum script?

[carl6969]

I personally prefer MyBB because of the features available and ease of use. I have tried all of those forums and in my opinion MyBB is second only to expensive commercial forum scripts. But, that is just my own opinion.
The question you presented is much like asking somebody if they prefer Coca Cola or Pepsi, Ford or GM, HP or Dell. They are all good products and folks will tell you that they prefer one over the other choices and then offer some good reasons why they prefer one particular one over the other choices.

[dfsgdgdf]

SMF will get my vote any day of the week, no questions asked.

[Jessica.C]

phpBB definitely. SMF comes second. Never used MyBB

[sonicsshadow]

I used PhpBB for years before finally switching to SMF. SMF has been a much more enjoyable experience. I am of course referring to SMF 2.0 and PhpBB 3.0. However, both SMF and PhpBB are reasonable choices. Go with whichever one you like better.

I have never used MyBB so I cannot comment on it.

[shamildx85]

I know its very difficult to select one ,all of those have unique features , all of those forums are opensource so those have big development team , and hundreds of mods available to get for free,

[zbloomq35]

I like MyBB. It's easy to integrate with websites, it is loaded with features, and the codebase is very clean (albeit confusing). It also has a thriving community and very few security issues when compared to phpBB or SMF.