Vanilla vs Simple Machines Forum : Which is Better?

Vanilla

Vanilla is an open source PHP based forum software.

License: Freemium

Apps available for Online Self-Hosted

Simple Machines Forum software, or SMF software, is an open source, Internet forum, message-board. Developed by Simple Machines LLC

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Self-Hosted

Feature	Vanilla	Simple Machines Forum
Forums
Plugins
Email list
Integrated Spam Protection
Live Push Notifications
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Lightweight
Customer Feedback
User friendly
Chat
Website integration

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