| |
Drupal |
Joomla |
Wordpress |
Silver Stripe |
Typepad |
Moveable Type |
Expression Engine |
| Homepage |
http://www.drupal.org |
http://www.joomla.org |
http://www.wordpress.org |
http://silverstripe.org |
http://www.typepad.com |
http://www.movabletype.org |
http://expressionengine.com/ |
| Example
Sites |
http://www.liptongreenmint.ro/ |
http://gsas.harvard.edu/ |
http://blog.us.playstation.com/ |
http://thelowdown.co.nz |
http://avatar.typepad.com/ |
http://www.sonypictures.com/ |
http://www.vodafonemobileclicks.com/ |
| http://abduzeedo.com/ |
http://www.topgunyamaha.com.au/ |
http://www.nikonfestival.com/ |
https://secure.mergecom.co.nz/ |
http://communitymarketing.typepad.com/ |
http://www.mitadmissions.org/ |
http://www.tiptonphotography.co.uk/ |
| http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/ |
http://www.metrodining.ca/ |
http://mozillalabs.com/ |
http://www.inform.co.nz/ |
http://blog.dwr.com/ |
http://www.boingboing.net/ |
http://www.unitysnowboards.com/ |
| Cost |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free/Paid |
Free/Paid |
Free/Paid |
| WYSIWYG
Editor |
Yes, with plug-ins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ease
of use |
Geared more toward technically
advance users/developers |
Has more features so it can
be more complex. Still graphically based. |
Made for anyone to startup
and use. |
Straightforward simple backend.
Drag and drop functionality. |
Made for anyone to startup
and use. |
Has more features so it can
be more complex. Still graphically based. |
Has more features so it can
be more complex. Still graphically based. |
| Themes |
Lots of theme selections |
Lots of theme selections |
Lots of theme selection |
Lots of theme selection |
One theme in the free version.
100's on the middle paid platform |
Few basic themes. |
Few basic themes. |
| Custom
themes |
Control over most aspects
of HTML. |
Control over most aspects
of HTML. Not quite as much as the other CMSs. |
Control over most aspects
of HTML. |
Control over most aspects
of HTML. |
The least control of this
group unless you pay for the highest level hosting package they off. |
Control over most aspects
of HTML. Does use a proprietary theme language |
Control over most aspects
of HTML. |
| Scalability |
Can make nearly any size site. |
Can make nearly any size site. |
Has a hosted blog solution
like Typepad. Along with a standalone CMS focused towards blogs, but
is evolving towards a complete website solution. |
Can make nearly any size site. |
No, focused on blogging and
social media |
From basic blogs (free) to
full enterprise installations (paid) |
From basic blogs (free) to
full enterprise installations (paid) |
| Multisite |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (paid) |
Yes (paid) |
| Blogs |
Yes |
Yes |
Arguably the most popular
blog platform |
Yes |
Cloud based social blogging
platform |
Yes |
Yes |
| Forums |
Very basic |
Plug-in Integration |
Plug-in Integration |
Plug-in Integration |
No |
Plug-in Integration |
Paid module. |
| Ecommerce |
Yes, with plug-ins |
Yes, with plug-ins |
Yes, with plug-ins |
Yes, with plug-ins |
No |
Yes, with plug-ins |
Paid module. |
| Users |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
One free. More with monthly
pay. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Permissions |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Documentation
and support |
Active forums, knowledge base,
code repository, wikis, tutorials, and 3rd party books |
Active forums, knowledge base,
code repository, wikis, tutorials, and 3rd party books |
Active forums, knowledge base,
code repository, wikis, tutorials, and 3rd party books |
Active forums, knowledge base,
code repositories, and wikis. |
Since this is a hosted solution
users can call in for support. There is also and extensive knowledge
base. |
Active forums, knowledge base,
code repository, wikis, tutorials, and 3rd party books. Additional
support with paid installations |
Active forums, knowledge base,
code repository, wikis, and tutorials. Additional support with
paid installations |