Bawse
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What software if any do you think competes with Xenforo? I think all forums if money isn't a issue should start with Xenforo.
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Do any forum software compare to Xenforo?
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Why? That's a valid question. While xenforo is good there are better options.Some are even free like Discourse.
Development time and communication is sorely lacking. If you like to wait years for new releases, not point releases that are bug fixes, then yes xenforo is a good choice. If you like it that the devs only post to defend the software and never give any real info then again yes it's good.
The same used to said about vBulletin. Look at it now. Pay close attention to the xenforo customer forums. Notice that that staff is only interested in post off topic stuff like the drama thread? It's to divert people away from the lack of development or from having to give out any real information.
Development time and communication is sorely lacking. If you like to wait years for new releases, not point releases that are bug fixes, then yes xenforo is a good choice. If you like it that the devs only post to defend the software and never give any real info then again yes it's good.
The same used to said about vBulletin. Look at it now. Pay close attention to the xenforo customer forums. Notice that that staff is only interested in post off topic stuff like the drama thread? It's to divert people away from the lack of development or from having to give out any real information.
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I think it really depends on what YOU (the admin) find to be the best.
Personally, I lean toward XenForo more than any of them, but that's mainly because I'm used to it. I think the other paid options, like Invision and maybe even vb6, can compete, but it depends on what the end-user is looking for in a platform.
As @AWS mentioned, free platforms might even be able to compete. I know plenty of people who swear by phpBB or SMF and would never go with XenForo.
That might sound strange to you and me, but we're used to XF, and they're used to the platform they use.
To me, this is like the "iPhone vs. Android" argument.
In all honesty, you can make free software do everything a paid software can do probably by spending the amount of a paid software cost of premium add-ons. Just some food for thought, haha!
Personally, I lean toward XenForo more than any of them, but that's mainly because I'm used to it. I think the other paid options, like Invision and maybe even vb6, can compete, but it depends on what the end-user is looking for in a platform.
As @AWS mentioned, free platforms might even be able to compete. I know plenty of people who swear by phpBB or SMF and would never go with XenForo.
That might sound strange to you and me, but we're used to XF, and they're used to the platform they use.
To me, this is like the "iPhone vs. Android" argument.
In all honesty, you can make free software do everything a paid software can do probably by spending the amount of a paid software cost of premium add-ons. Just some food for thought, haha!