CMS Comparison Chart
Joomla | Drupal | Mambo | PHP-Nuke | |
Details | An award-winning CMS used to create websites and powerful applications. It is open-source and currently the most popular CMS available | An open-source CMS based on the powerful LAMP server model. | An open-source CMS used to create and administer data-driven websites | An open-source auto-mated news publishing CMS. |
Advantages | – easy to install and set up – requires no programming skills – fully customizable – extensive support |
– provides a rock-solid platform – easy to use multi-site feature – supports user groups and user permissions – great for membership sites |
– automatic installation – exclusive features – supports large websites |
comprehensive interface – multi-user support – exclusive features |
Disadvantages | – limited themes – heavy on server resources – manages a limited amount of sites – insufficient for membership sites |
– different versions vary significantly – complex user interface – more difficult to manage |
– more complex – heavy on server resources – known for bugs |
– known for security issues – generated pages can be overlooked by search engines – requires some coding skills |
This type of CMS Platform is right for you if… | lack web designing skills and need and easy to use solution | your project requires extreme flexibility | plan to create a large business site | if staff members need to manage areas of the site |