A comparison of three popular CMS - Drupal, WordPress and Adobe CQ - looking at the advantages and disadvantages of open source versus propriety systems. The document touches on important considerations such as cost, longevity, reliability, functionality, performance /extensibility / customisability, scalability, useability, security, interoperability and user support.

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CONTENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM COMPARISON
Adobe CQ, Drupal & WordPress
Julia Serafina

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CONTENTS PAGE
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................2
2. Overview of Content Management System/s (CMS) ...................................................2
2.1. What is a CMS? ......................................................................................................2
2.2. Open Source versus Commercial CMS...................................................................2
2.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Both Systems ...................................................3
2.3.1 The matter of cost............................................................................................3
2.3.2 Trial assessment vs. vendor lock-in ..................................................................3
2.3.3 Open vs. constraints .........................................................................................4
2.3.4 Question of longevity vs. risk of take-over .......................................................4
3. Comparison of Three CMS (WordPress, Drupal and Adobe CQ) ..................................5
3.1 A Brief Introduction.................................................................................................7
3.1.1 The Intuitive Publisher ......................................................................................7
3.1.2 The Tech-Savvy Visionary .................................................................................7
3.1.3 The Enterprise Leader.......................................................................................8
3.2 Ease of Implementation and installation................................................................8
3.2.1 Knowing system requirements .........................................................................8
3.2.2 Do you prefer to walk or climb? .......................................................................8
3.2.3 Adobe CQ – a different experience...................................................................9
3.3. CMS and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)........................................................10
3.3.1 Say goodbye to HTML/CSS (or not?)...............................................................10
3.4 User and Technical Support ..................................................................................11
3.4.1 Convenience – the cost to benefit ratio..........................................................11
4. Findings .......................................................................................................................12
5. Conclusion...................................................................................................................12
6. References...................................................................................................................13
7. Appendix .....................................................................................................................16