Holy , this is one of the best J! components on the market - and this for free !
Its a kind of complex but easy to use directory software and fits a wide range of possibilities.
Superb and quick Support via Forum. Rich and useful plugins (Some are commercial). Give it a try and you'll love it...

This component is the best free Joomla component. SOBI2 has a framework for endless possibilities. This is the heven for every good developer.
I recommend to every person wanting to build a professional directory. Respect for the developers for the great component and for the best (and free) support I ever seen.

Fabulous and offers extras that I hadn´t even thought of using until I saw them.
I´m a Joomla! webmaster novice with only a few months experience and this was simple to install, easy to configure (and the options are multiple and useful) and I think looks great too.

What can be said this has to be the most used component on Joomla. If not a very close second :) The community is great, the dev team actually continues to work hard on the project and making changes. I sure hope Joomla is smart enough to change the GPL otherwise we will loose a wonderful component soon.
Oh yeah and its FREE what else can I say!

I have played with this component on and off for some time. The latest version is great. Added a couple of thing including the Alpha Index which on a larger directory I think is important. The Captcha code is handy too. The admin is also greatly improved.

I finally took the moment to register myself here, only to review and rate Sobi2. In the beginning i was lost with this component, so many options!! Taking a moment to read the Sobi2 Wiki, and with the great and fast help of the people (neo and trinity) of the Sobi forum..i got the layout exactly that i needed..this component is much more than some company index..im using it for an music album section! This component is indeed one of the most professional extensions for free! You guys are doing a great job..two thumbs up!!

I just wondering why this extension is not a editors pick.
This is the best extension I ever seen. And not just only this exetnsion is great. The support is much better as many commercial products have. Even if You have problems with SOBI2, you will have the solution for this problem in less than 24 hours.
Thank you very much.