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Originally Posted by circusplexus
Are vbulletin's spam prevention tools better than phpbb's? That would be worth the cost in itself.
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vB's spam prevention tools are better than the old phpBB2 version, but not better than phpBB version 3 -- released, December, 2007.
SMF is for sure a better solution than phpBB2, if you want a paid option, vB is a better way to go than IPB, though you should weigh your options.
phpBB3 competes well with vB and IPB, except that it’s a free solution, and license is completely GPL, unlike SMF.
However, that said. I found phpBB3 the easiest to create and integrate a full site around, where phpBB3 handles the users and sessions for the site.
Plus, the phpBB3 templating system is the most powerful of any free solution that is currently available.