Alternatives to vBulletin php software

[GadgetLover]

What do you guys think of the following FREE alternatives to vBulletin's software ...

http://www.phpbb.com/

http://forums.ikonboard.com/
(http://win.ikonboard.com/?home)

http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB2/

I'm thinking of licensing a php forum bulletin system for an unrelated commercial use and am deciding on whether vBulletin (my previous first choice due to my familiarity with it from MacOSX.com) is worth the money.

 

[yoshi]

I use PhpBB 2.0 RC-2(I am updating to RC-3 soon) and it works great, plus its GNU Licesenced!

Take a Look at it!

www.spaceportbar.com
~Yoshi

 

[GadgetLover]

Your site looks nice.

Just out of curiousity, what would you say the features MISSING from phpBB2 are compared to vBulletin?

 

[yoshi]

to be honest I would choose phpBB 2.0 because the feature set is about the same and if you ever have a problem there are the phpBB developers right there to help. I Guess I prefer an Open Source type of board where the source is always being looked at.

As an answer to your question:
I don't know, as far as I know they have identical feature sets..

Correct me if I am wrong

Sincerely
~Yoshi