vBulletin Reviews

I liked the qucik and easy setup and the wide arrway of features. Many people originally told me the software was slow etc, but since its release the code has grealty improved and its very fast and able to run on cheap shared hosting. The admin panel is very clean, and my users love it

The price is pretty expensive still, plus there arent as many addons as I hoped.

Has a lot of features and is used by a lot of websites. Has a good performance on large numbers of posts.

Development of the software is not going well in the latest years. vBulletin cannot tackle other communication platforms as Facebook and WhatsApp that are now used to publicly discuss topics and discover other people with the same interests.

It does what it says on the tin. It is a good forum platform and has a serious, established feel to it. Users are familiar with how it works. It was possible to have our company branding and some customisation.

It's very dated and with people being more used to using social media for communities, it isn't desirable for users. It is also quite limited with customisation, as you have to go to third parties for particular add-ons that you would expect to be more straight forward. The front-end is more user friendly than the back-end.

My first encounter with vBulletin was back in 2010. It is an amazing piece of software and has been here for like forever. - It has been the standard for a while and a lot of other platforms were built on it likeliness. - It has ability to create different sub forums, categories in a one click manner which are easy to navigate. - The moderation tools are amazing and easy to use. - For the end user, the whole forum is simple and secure to use. They are familiar as it has been here for a long time.

- Some of the default templates are too retro looking in 2020, a simple modern interface is lacking. - There is a steep learning curve and it does not work out of the box. - It is expensive than other solutions. Free options are available - Bugs are very common and vBulletin 5 is a mess.

vBulletin is stable, easy to use and easy to learn. It creates deep, feature rich forums and message boards which are easy to navigate.

Having to buy and maintain a license is definitely an inconvenience for me. There are other ways to share content which don't cost anyhting.

Recognized brand was great up until version 3.8, then things went downhill quickly!

Terrible Support Security Vulnerabilities Poor Functionality

VBulletin feels like it's been around forever. Probably because it has. It works, and there's a reason pretty much every board runs on it: It's easy and fast and lightweight and does the basics you need it to do.

For a software that has been around this long, it rests on its laurels a bit. There are functionalities that could be developed, but haven't been (better mobile RWD and implementation of more...current graphics layouts and design). Perhaps people are trending away from bulletins, but maybe they wouldn't as much if the raw UI design and graphics weren't quite so dated!

This is the first solution that comes into my mind when I think in bulletin boards (aka "forums"), and still is being used for specific cases like gaming communities, developers, etc.

In the past it was very common but, today, it's very difficult to recommend using a bulleting board this expensive, also it's not mobile friendly. You can find some great free alternatives.

The forum software is easy for our customers to use and navigate. I like the cloud offering and that they maintain the software and all needed security patches.

As it is based on common open source software, it is occasionally vulnerable to security breaches. The team seems responsive in handling this howver.

Vbulletin was a great customizable option when we needed an online bulletin board system for discussions within the community.

Eventually we went to a system that was more mobile-friendly, and better tied into the way in which our community communicated.

I like this software since its easy to use and installation is very simple and fast. It can load in different platforms is windows, Unix, MacOs as for me I use it on windows. It has an asset manager which allows the user to access photos, files and documents t anytime you need. Can be used for article publicity

I do not have any cons on this software is the best for me and my coworkers also never complain about it.

I have set up VBulletins on a number of sites for my colleagues. I find it overall easy to install, well designed, and very customizable.

I find the price to be high. Always have.

I like the poll, blog, and discussion forum feathers. Makes it easy to get things done and easy to manage and easy for users to view with little problems

I can't really think of much that I didn't like