I'm currently testing the water with this one.

Basically, the forum software we migrated to in March, Xenforo, is in a legal battle with vBulletin, and being sued both here in the UK, and the US. The development has stopped while this is ongoing, and the software is lacking in quite a few nice features which others are providing.

I've been looking at alternative software we could migrate to, and the only one which really stands out to me personally is IP Board. It's pretty similar to the look and feel of Xenforo, and does have a lot more back end features which would give the end users a better overall experience than what Xenforo currently has.

A quick screen shot from the demo I've been playing about with.

Now, as it stands, Xenforo is stable, and I've got it working nicely for us here, but if the loose the court case, we'll be left in limbo with no further work being done, so would be forced to move. The trial date is set for January 2013, which is why I've made a start looking for alternatives. However, if they win, they should be releasing the latest version which was being developed before the court case really took hold.

I'd love to stay with Xenforo, because it's very quick, stable, and we've already paid the licence, so switching would mean further costs for a new licence for the next software.

So, I'm just after your input and thoughts really, so I've created a poll, and would appreciate any feedback you've got regarding the current site, and if anyone had experience as a member of a forum currently running IP Board, and how you find it as an end user.

Cheers, Matt