A Content Management System (CMS) is a user-friendly interface that allows you to easily make changes to your website. Want to amend some text on a webpage? Or upload a new picture? No problemo.
Thinking between a customised CMS or a free (open source) one? Here’s the rundown:
- CUSTOMISED CMS vs OPEN SOURCE CMS
Blogs, SME websites, etc Ease of use* Development time
(5 being the fastest)Development cost
(5 being the least expensive)Page load speed Customised CMS 5 5 4 3 – 5 Open Source CMS 3 – 4.5 3 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5 Complex websites Ease of use* Development time
(5 being the fastest)Development cost
(5 being the least expensive)Page load speed Customised CMS 3 – 5 3 3.5 4 – 5 Open Source CMS 3 – 4.5 3 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5 * putting aside modification of the open source CMS source code
- OPEN SOURCE CMS COMPARISON
Ease of use Development
Cost – Setup
(5 being the least expensive)Number of
add-ons
(as of 2014)Ease of code modification
(5 being the easiest)Customisation WordPress 4.5 5 32,000+ 4.5 3.5 Joomla 4 3.5 8,000+ 3.5 4.5 Drupal 3.5 3 15,000+ 3 5
