Comparison chart
This chart takes the much of the information presented on this website about the individual CMS tools, and puts them side by side for comparative analysis. It's a short and sharp way of comparing the CMSs side-by-side.
For more comparision chart analyses, go to the CMS Matrix website, which allows you to freely compare a wide range of CMSs against each other.
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Joomla! |
Oracle Portal |
MySource Matrix |
| Open Source or Licensed? |
Open Source |
Licensed |
Open Source |
| Approximate costs |
Free |
Variable, but in the ten of thousands of $$ |
Free. Can 'purchase' additional professional services (eg. content migration, graphic design, training and support, SLAs) |
| Operating Environments requirements |
any PHP application server
MySQL database
Any operating system |
Oracle Application server
Oracle database
Windows/Unix/Linux operating systems |
Apache application server
Postgres or Oracle databases
Unix/Linux operating systems |
| What size website/organisation does this CMS suit? |
small to medium |
large |
mid to large (greater than 100 webpages) |
| 10 key CMS features promoted by the CMS company |
free product
easy install - technical proficiency not required
quick to build a site because of ease of use
good for Web designers or developers building sites for clients - easy handover to clients for ongoing management
the 'most popular' Web CMS available
ability to manage CMS users
simple content creation - non-technical
highly customisable to meet different user needs
ability to integrate with RSS feeds
manages templates
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Oracle is one of the biggest players in this field
integration - with external data sources and with the multitude of other Oracle applications
portlet development
customisation of content and presentation based on user identification
administrative capabilities
page design and publishing tools and management
availability of extensive technical documentation online
support from Oracle for through the implementation, testing and production phases
highly sophisticated product
ongoing product development, with regular rollouts of new features and functionality
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free product
accommodates different levels of technical expertise/reponsibility
strong support for web and accessiblity standards and content validation
highly flexible; very open to customisation of functionality
a different service model to most CMSs available
strong support for Web 2.0 tools
capacity for personalisation
versioning, auditing trails
heavily promotes its workflow management capabilities
strong support for integration with many different applications |
| +'s |
comparatively quick and easy setup
very accessible official website - written for professionals and amateurs
although official support very limited, widely used product and a lot of forum, blog activity providing peer support
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has the backing of well-known, well established company in Oracle |
Australian company - access to face-to-face support easier than for overseas companies
supported open-source means the benefits of open source product (ie. free), with the security of having access to additional services if required
excellent functionality when compared against other open-source products; as mature as most fully licensed products |
| -'s |
as an open source product, limited (online-only) support available. Minimal official support from the makers of the product
limited functionality for larger websites - really only suitable for small-mid websites |
official website is very technical - presumes high level IT knowledge
US-based - makes access to face-to-face support more difficult
very large enterprise system/company - possibility of smaller clients' needs getting 'lost'
expensive licensing fees make this product cost-prohibitive for most individuals and small-mid organisations
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online resources is the only support available for GPL (completely free) version
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