What’s the best CMS?

Posted by Aaron D. Campbell | Friday, September 5th, 2008
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What is the best CMS? This is a question that I am asked all the time. There are so many options out there that answering this question is no small task. Once again Jeffery Scott comes through with an amazing article as he reviews the The Top 10 Open Source Content Management Systems. What does his list look like? Here it is:

  1. Drupal
  2. WordPress
  3. Joomla
  4. Media Wiki
  5. Liferay
  6. TYPO3
  7. Moodle
  8. Dolphin
  9. Pligg
  10. Movable Type

His conclusion was that Drupal edged out the top spot because of its ease of use, great support, and vast number of modules. He concedes that WordPress is a really a close second. I’m not sure I agree with his exact order, but I’m biased because I’ve been developing on WordPress for years and I’m very familiar with it. I’d probably put the top three like this:

  1. WordPress
  2. Drupal
  3. Movable Type

Of course, with the introduction of Acquia to the scene, that may change in the near future. Either way, the article is a great read.

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13 Responses to “What’s the best CMS?”

  1. ismael says:
    September 30, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    You have forgotten one of the best CMS: XOOPS! :-(

    wordpress is a pure CMS? Is great but not a cms at all!

    Reply
    • Adney says:
      June 16, 2009 at 3:02 am

      You are wrong.. Wordpress is a complete CMS, you can build any type of site with theme.. the difference is how much you explore it..

      Reply
  2. William says:
    October 10, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Everyone has preferences and they should be respected. So, I do respect your thoughts. However, to me Joomla is the greatest content management system ever.

    Reply
  3. BigSten says:
    December 16, 2008 at 5:57 pm

    С удовольствием продолжение почитаю. Выкладывай. хачу!

    Reply
  4. Y920 says:
    February 9, 2009 at 6:23 am

    Always drupal is the best.

    http://www.y920.com/

    Reply
  5. Y920 says:
    February 9, 2009 at 6:50 am

    Always drupal is the best.

    Reply
  6. Maymuncuk says:
    February 18, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    For me the best is drupal, second one is joomla.
    Here at http://www.maymuncuk.org i used joomla for frontend and phpbb for backend.

    Reply
  7. anthropos says:
    February 21, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Drupal is the best.

    Reply
  8. jeeremie says:
    March 6, 2009 at 6:00 am

    Drupal is good and very flexible but for the ease of use I would definitely recommend Wordpress .

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  9. Web Design says:
    March 14, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    I would also have to recommend drupal for its in depth functionality. But Joomla is a close second for me.

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  10. Rokon Boss says:
    March 31, 2009 at 4:14 am

    joomla is the best of all…………plz vote joomla

    Reply
  11. Cafe Viet Name says:
    April 2, 2009 at 7:09 am

    Hey guys,

    To get out of subjective opinions why you don't put CMS names into Google to see how many hits. At least we can see most use, most discussion … by that Joomla is the king.
    How big community how many ideas contributed, how many bugs fixed, how much support you can get, how easy to go on …

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  12. Sytun says:
    May 6, 2009 at 8:05 am

    Tried them all, Drupal wins hands down
    http://www.stunch.com – took about 2 days the modules and community support are a cut above the rest

    Reply

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