How to choose the right CMS

I’ve just come over a good small article by Adam Torren dedicated to choosing a right CMS for your web site. We at Cogniance often integrate CMS into solutions we build for our clients, and we think that advices by Adam make sense. Here’s specific products he suggests:

Joomla is a highly flexible CMS that allows you to create numerous modules and components within a fresh and progressive framework. The latest version, 1.5, marks a considerable improvement. Note, though, that while you may be able to install this CMS in less than 30 minutes, it takes a while to get the hang of.

Mambo, much like Joomla, is quite powerful and is simple to use. Its control panel is more user-friendly, though, and the system is backed up by a growing community of forum support.

Drupal is considered one of the top open-source CMS systems available, especially as far as its architecture is concerned. This system is best suited for developers though, so non-techies should tread carefully. Some users find Drupal more functional than Joomla or even WordPress, but if you’re inexperienced, you may be better off sticking to the others.

Wordpress has long been known as the blogger’s platform and it’s at the top of its game. It is very simple to use, but and may not be the best platform if you require considerable e-commerce functionality.

Written by:  Sergii Gorpynich

One Response to “How to choose the right CMS”

• Mourner says:

  October 1, 2009 at 8:38 am

  Joomla is such a horror that I would rather kill myself than be forced to develop something for it. Maybe it looks fancy for users of the admin interface, but for developers it’s just plain horrible.

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