Plone Shows Strength in Open Source CMS Comparison Report

by Christopher Johnson — last modified May 11, 2009 - 00:03

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Idealware, who provides objective research on software for nonprofit organizations, just released its “Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems”. This independent study provides a detailed evaluation of Plone, Drupal, Joomla!, and Wordpress. It addresses 12 characteristics ranging from structural flexibility, to ease of learning, to community strength.

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Out of the CMSs compared, Plone and WordPress scored the most “excellent” ratings at seven out of twelve. Plone is distinguished by its outstanding security and scalability, functionalities for users and workflow, where Plone outdid all the competitors.

Other areas of strength for Plone are graphical flexibility, structural flexibility, ease of use, security, community strength, integration, and work flow. According to the report, Plone proved itself as a powerful CMS ideal for organizations with complex data management needs. Because Plone’s tools and interface are user-friendly, it’s easy for not-so-tech-savvy administrators to update content such as articles, links, pictures and video.

Provided by: ifPeople
Industry: Non-profits
Published: May 11, 2009

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