Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems

When it comes to content management systems, there are three very popular names: WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. Each has its own pros and

cons, let’s discuss.

Released in 2003 byMatt Mullenwegg

Released in 2001 byDreis Buytaret

Released in 2005 byMambo

Estimated Market Share

WordPress65%

Drupal8%

Joomla13%

Others14%

No. of Websites

74.6million

763Thousand

2.8million

Ideal for fairly simple websites, such as everyday blogging and news sites; and anyone looking for an easy-to-manage site. Add-ons make it easy to expand the functionality of the site.

For complex, advanced and versatile sites; for sites that require complex data organization; for community platform sites with multiple users; for online stores.

Joomla allows you to build a site with more content and structured flexibility that WordPress offers, but still with fairly easy, intuitive usage. Support E-commerce social Networking and more.

Best use cases…

Cost Free Free Free

Free Themes 3000+ 2000+ 1000+

Free Plugins 14,629 8,039 7,608

Frequency of Updates 42 Days 51 Days 36 Days

Installation Time 5 mins 10 mins 10 mins

Avg. Monthly maintenance Cost $250 $1500 $500

Ease of installation

Ease of Moderation

Who’s it For?

Level of Skill Needed

PROS

User Friendly Strong Powerful

SEO integration Multi-sites E-Commerce

Responsive sites Scalability Developer Community

Great support Speedy Extensions

CONS

Security Developers Small module Marketplace

Updates Learning Curve Plugin Compatibility

Speed

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