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 Drupal | Score6.9 out of 10 | N/A | Drupal is a free, open-source content management system written in PHP that competes primarily with Joomla and Plone. The standard release of Drupal, known as Drupal core, contains basic features such as account and menu management, RSS feeds, page layout customization, and system administration. | N/A |
 ExpressionEngine | Score10 out of 10 | N/A | ExpressionEngine is a content management system from EllisLab in 2002, a successor to pMachine Pro, a blogging system, which is written in object-oriented PHP and uses MySQL for data storage. ExpressionEngine is their flagship Content Delivery Platform. | $249 per year |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose Drupal We have used many content management systems — WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, ExpressionEngine, and more. Drupal is more powerful and flexible than most. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Drupal Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose ExpressionEngine wordpress, drupal Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ExpressionEngine The learning curve on EE was less intense than those for Zend Framework, drupal or WordPress. Setup and config for highly-custom sites is quicker and quite simple. Having the ability to quickly make the control panel UI look nice for end-users is a huge plus and is often … Chose ExpressionEngine Chose ExpressionEngine EE has a very basic setup, where as wordpress and drupal, you're working to fit your design in the structure, EE lets you fit the CMS in your design. Chose ExpressionEngine It would be my third option Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ExpressionEngine ExpressionEngine was selected prior to my hiring. We are likely switching from ExpresionEngine to WordPress or Drupal in the near future to save money on custom modules. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ExpressionEngine Before finding ExpressionEngine, I'd always been frustrated by the shoddy, convoluted front-end code created by other content manage systems or their plugins. ExpressionEngine does a fantastic job in separating the content from the code, allowing you to build custom templates … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ExpressionEngine WordPress: When I bought Expression Engine, WordPress didn't have the member management features of EE. They've now caught up on that score. EE still beats WP on templating and design options. WordPress has a much strong community. WordPress is more likely to be a hacking … Chose ExpressionEngine As stated previously, EE allows you to fully customize the structure of your site and CMS. WordPress comes with more built-in functionality out of the box, while Drupal is somewhere in between the two. Chose ExpressionEngine While other options can be cheap or free, EE costs a bit. However, it isn't as expensive as a product like Sitefinity. It's secure. Reliable. Stable. Has a very supportive and talented community of developers and designers. And it's very scalable. I call it the Honda of content … Chose ExpressionEngine Wordpress - back end CMS coding in EE is much nicer than the Wordpress. It is not a system to build layouts - something like Drupal might work better. Define the editable regions beforehand - customers wanting to design their own site within the CMS might need to look elsewhere. Chose ExpressionEngine I would recommend it over let's say:
Chose ExpressionEngine I've used WordPress for much smaller sites with a very limited budget and fast turn-around time. WordPress does well at installing, adding a theme, minor customizations and launch in a very fast timeframe. This can all be realistically done in a single sitting. ExpressionEngine … |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Usability | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Availability | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Performance | 8.9 | 2.8 |
| Support Rating | 5.0 | 6.2 |
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| Product Scalability | 8.0 | 1.0 |
