For me FTP is 'real poker'. Always been dedicated to poker players and previously the home of high stakes games - I'll always have a soft spot for this room. Today they are owned by Pokerstars and arguably (unfortunately) have lost their innovative streak. However, I will always have big respect for them developing Rush Poker - they were the first on the market with it, by some way and this undoubtedly changed poker. Decent sized tournaments, decent player pool - but obviously if you are looking for scale then Pokerstars is probably your place to go. Finally, it's worth noting that users can transfer money between their FTP and Pokerstars wallets seamlessly. Who would have thought 4 years or so ago that FTP and Pokerstars would be the same company.

FTP has really amazing software and its VIP scheme is better geared towards micro/small stakes players than the one P* has. Traffic on FTP is not as good as it used to be, but it's still one of the best in the business. If software quality really matters to you and you're not super serious hardcore grinder I'd choose FTP over P* any day of the week and twice on Sunday.