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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Plone

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APlone is a free and open source content management system built on top of the Zope application server. Plone can be used for any kind of website, including blogs, internet sites, webshops, and internal websites.N/A

    WordPress

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AWordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.

    $3

    per month 6 GB storage

    Pricing
    PloneWordPress
    Editions & Modules
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    Personal
    $4
    per month 6 GB storage
    Premium
    $8
    per month 13 GB storage
    Business
    $25
    per month 50 GB storage
    Commerce
    $45
    per month 50 GB storage
    Enterprise
    Contact for pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PloneWordPress
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing for Business and Commerce plans vary on number of GB.
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    PloneWordPress
    Considered Both Products
    Plone
    Chose Plone
    Drupal: Plone is cheaper, so with Drupal is more complex to reach the required ROI. However, Drupal has a lower learning curve
    WordPress: For our necessities it has a more expensive learning curve than plone.
    Joomla, is easier to use. However, it have some issues on security and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Plone
    Since 2004, when we first started using Plone, here hasn't been any feature or request or system that we couldn't have been done with Plone.

    Sometimes there have been cases, where we pilot or test other workflow-based systems, but usually the problems come with licences …
    Incentivized
    Chose Plone
    Plone is much harder to learn then Wordpress. Development in Wordpress is learnt in day's, where development in Plone really takes years to get to the full depth. That said, once you're able to develop in Plone, is it a rock solid system, with readable code. In my experience …
    Chose Plone
    Plone may be more complicated than Wordpress when considering organizational factors and overall use, but for a reason. It has further capabilities than Wordpress and other content management systems. It takes slight training to learn, but it provides great knowledge that many …
    Automattic
    Chose WordPress
    WordPress has the largest community of users, selection of plugins and themes, and the best third party support on the market.

    It's tempting to go with something that is less customizable and therefore requires less maintenance, but if you desire flexibility, WordPress is a good …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    PloneWordPress
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Plone and WordPress
    Feature
    Plone
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    WordPress
    8.7
    131 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.05 Ratings8.7131 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Plone and WordPress
    Feature
    Plone
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    WordPress
    8.7
    107 Ratings
    API9.05 Ratings8.997 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.05 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Plone and WordPress
    Feature
    Plone
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    WordPress
    8.3
    137 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor8.06 Ratings8.7124 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.05 Ratings7.0123 Ratings
    Admin section7.05 Ratings8.7135 Ratings
    Page templates10.05 Ratings9.0132 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.05 Ratings6.5134 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.05 Ratings9.0133 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.05 Ratings8.7128 Ratings
    Form generator8.05 Ratings9.0106 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Plone and WordPress
    Feature
    Plone
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    WordPress
    8.6
    135 Ratings
    Content taxonomy7.05 Ratings8.9115 Ratings
    SEO support10.04 Ratings8.7121 Ratings
    Bulk management5.05 Ratings7.4102 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.05 Ratings8.7124 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.05 Ratings9.2124 Ratings
    User Ratings
    PloneWordPress
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.4
    (173 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)