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vbulletin forum software - costs?

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  • 20-07-2011 4:13pm
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    [Deleted User]
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    I visit a forum with phpbb and it's awful. I much prefer the vbulletin used on boards.ie for example. How much does vbulletin cost? Is it a once off payment or an annual thing? I visited their website but I am still not clear on it.


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    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    https://www.vbulletin.com/order/


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    [Deleted User]
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    So it's $195 for the no-bells and whistles version? But when a new version comes out do you have to pay $195 again?


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    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    You get a discount. But yo are under no obligation to upgrade. It's probably best to visit their forums to see if they plan a major version upgrade any time soon.


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    cormee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭cormee


    Deleted User wrote: »
    So it's $195 for the no-bells and whistles version? But when a new version comes out do you have to pay $195 again?

    It's all very confusing really, I somehow managed to upgrade to 4.0 foc even though I hadn't renewed my license in about 3 years.

    I find their members' area UX bloody awful. I spent about twenty minutes last night going around in circles looking for a patch they advised people to upgrade to. In the end I had to email support for the link.

    The software and support is great though.

    If your forum traffic is high enough I'd definitely recommend you upgrade.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Deleted User wrote: »
    So it's $195 for the no-bells and whistles version? But when a new version comes out do you have to pay $195 again?

    The v4 license covers you for all point versions / updates / upgrades of v4.

    If / when a v5 comes out you'll probably have to pay for the upgrade, but you should be able to keep v4 until they kill it off completely

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