Which systems are considered to be the market leaders in user numbers, reputation and features in the forum software (as opposed to hosted service) field?
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I realise this is slightly subjective, but I am looking for a rough top 3 or 4 - rather than an absolute winner. I'm interested in going with the best regarded offering. – Jon Hadley Aug 17 '10 at 14:40
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Guess that makes this community wiki. Don't you think? – thunderror Aug 17 '10 at 17:04
phpBB and vBulletin dominate the market.
phpBB is free and open source where as vBulletin costs a couple hundred bucks and is closed source. (but sometimes has a few more features)
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If you want to compare site traffic: siteanalytics.compete.com/phpbb.com+vbulletin.com – Ami Aug 17 '10 at 15:49
3 market leaders in forum software, scale, big clients, in no particular order:
- Jive
- Lithium
- LiveWorld
BigBoards lists what the most popular forums use.
