Vanilla vs vBulletin : Which is Better?

Vanilla

Vanilla is an open source PHP based forum software.

License: Freemium

Apps available for Online Self-Hosted

vBulletin (vB) is an Internet forum software package written in PHP and uses a MySQL database server. Developed by Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.

License: Commercial

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone

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

*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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