Anyone used Vanilla Forums?

[VXL]

It breaks my heart to say this, but the lack of updates regarding the development roadmap for Xenforo is a serious factor that I have to consider from a business standpoint. I've been onboard since day one and have eagerly awaited every update.

Would you guys consider Vanilla Forums a viable alternative at this point in time? They seem to have a growing community over there. Has anyone here used it? Should I switch my community to Vanilla or wait it out and hope Xenforo gets an update?

Thanks, your insights are greatly appreciated.

 

[AWS]

I've used it. I like the q & a aspect of it. The only real problem I had with it is you need addons for everything and I mean everything. All you get out of the box is a forum and member list. That's it. There are some bundled addons that you can activate, but, after that you'll need to download the things you need from the addon section.

 

[Miner]

Check MyBB 1.8 version is around the corner, i would not say its better or near to XF but improving a lot and free.

Good resources available and active community.