Comparison of CMSs

By eParliament on 29 Mar 2003 at 09:00 UTC

Could anyone compare Drupal with other CMSs as it has been done at WebGUI developer at http://www.plainblack.com/product_comparison?

Also, is there someone really serious guy with Perl/PHP/Graphics/SiteNavigation knowledge to volunteer the pioneering operational model of webocracy, eParliament.org. We have tested several opensource CMSs but none of them meets our requirement. Interested can get partial information at http://www.eParliament.org.

Thanks!

Comments

Quick comparision

kika commented 30 March 2003 at 17:17

Here's a set of features, to use for a Plainback comparision you mentioned. I wish someone contributes it for those guys who made that.

* means "working on it"
? means "not sure, please comment"

-- System requirements--
Language: PHP
App server: mod_php
Operating system: Any
Web server: Apache, IIS
Database: MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL
Licence: GPL
Cost: Free

--Security--
Granular privileges: No*
LDAP support: Yes
Pluggable authentication: Yes
Versioning: Yes
Content approval: Yes
Audit trail: Yes
Sandbox: No
Login history: Yes
Session management: Limited ? (forced logout not possible)
Extensible user profiles: Yes

--Support--
Commercial support: Limited? (See "Drupal services" page)
Commercial training: Limited?
Developer community: Yes
Commercial manuals: No
Online help: Yes
Professional services: Limited?
Pluggable API: Yes
Third-party developers: Yes
Certification program: No

--Features--
Web-based style and template management: No
Inline administration: Yes
Online administration: Yes
URL rewriting: Yes
CGI-mode support: No
Workflow engine: No
Image Management: Yes
Internationalization: Yes
Web Based Translation Management: Yes
Package Management: No
Email To Discussion: Yes
Macro Language: No
UI Levels: No
Template Language: No (can we call themes a template language?)
Sever Page Language: Yes
WYSIWYG Editor: No*
Clipboard: No
Trash: No
Sub-sites / Roots: No
Content Scheduling: No*
Content Mirroring: No
Advertising Management: No
Affiliate Tracking: No
Friendly URLs: Yes

--Built-in applications--
Discussion / Forum: Yes
Web Log: Yes
Photo Gallery: Yes
User Contributions: Yes
Product Management: No
FAQ Management: Yes
Link Directory: Yes
File Distribution: Yes
Events Calendar: Yes
Time Tracking: No
Contact Management: Yes
Polls: Yes
Surveys: No
Mail Form: Yes?
Database Reports: No
Expense Reports: No
Dashboard / My Page: No?
Classifieds: No
Guest Book: Yes
Project Tracking: No ? (is't project.module more like a bugreport app)
Help Desk / Bug Reporting: Yes
Groupware: No
RSS: Yes
Quizzes: No
Document Management: No ? (can't manage offline documents)
Chat: Yes

PS What are the features you need for eParliament, but all CMS systems you tested, lack?

Features, eParliament lacked!

eParliament commented 31 March 2003 at 16:05

Dear Kika:

Thank you for your comparison. Btw, I feel none of the open-source CMS could provide a satisfactory solution. Most of them are just replicating the works of each other. so sad! Why don't OS CMS people come together and work for a standard platform. I know this should be posted somewhere at cmsinfo.org or somewhere like that, but I take this opportunity as you seem to be quite interested both in OS CMS development (drupal, in particular and eParliament, too). Why don't you visit once to convio.com and see the solutions they have developed and follow a suit in the open source world? To me, drupal seems to be blogger rather than a CMS, if I am not mistaken.

Also, take some time to visit http://www.eParliament.org and write us directly to me by email or add MSN:eParliament@hotmail.com if you want to discuss further. Thank you!