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IPS vs XenForo

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which is better in your opinion? XenForo vs IPS Forum
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Re: IPS vs XenForo

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This is a section not related to phpBB :D :D
we compare paid solutions.
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No money, use open source
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eveneme wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:52 pm which is better in your opinion? XenForo vs IPS Forum
What do you think?
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which is better in terms of code.
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OK
Except phpBB is free, works well, and is actively developed.
The price of XenForo ouch
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XenForo 160$ + VAT
IPS 200$
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XenForo is better, though they both have flaws and crappy use of CSS, for something that os paid for I would expect better, the only pros are they have some good features built in but also a lot of pointless ones that are unwanted.
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Each CMS will have its advantages and disadvantages, on the other hand the fact of having to pay while open source is available to me is irrelevant.
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This is a bit like posting on the Ubuntu forum to ask whether folks think OSX or Windows is better.

Frankly, I'm not sure that any of us have used either XenForo or IPS enough to have any well-informed opinions.

It does seem that you're making the implied assumption that we only use phpBB because we don't want to shell-out for one of the paid options. In reality, many of us use specifically use phpBB because it's opensource and free (as in speech, not as in beer).
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This question comes up from time to time. The "better" option is going to go be whatever fits best with your desired functionality. Both IPS and XenForo offer demo versions of their software. This gives you the ability to try before you buy.

All that being said, you are asking on the official phpBB site - we're going to be a little biased. ;) You would be much better off doing your research and picking the software that you think is best. There's plenty of options out there, free and paid.
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There are also some people who think if something is paid - it automatically means it is better or the support is better and fixes are issued quicker,
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GTI wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 4:03 am There are also some people who think if something is paid - it automatically means it is better or the support is better and fixes are issued quicker,
A theory which has been disproved by Vbulletin (a couple of instances).
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