Content Management Systems

System Produced/Sold by Technology Base Major Capabilities Major Limitations Example Site
Open Source

Supported by most hosting companies
PHP/MySQL Supports themes

Supports plugins

Public API
Security(plugins)

Security(updates)
https://wordpress.org/
Open Source PHP/MySQL Flexibility

Easy Content Management

Srong User Community

Built-in basic SEO functionality
User Interface is complex

Limited adjustment options
https://joomla.org/
Open Source PHP Flexibility

Scalability
High system requirements

Complex interface
https://drupal.org/
Wix-free and subsription based PHP User-friendly

Intuitive content buidling
Lack of control

Limitation when using free version
https://wix.com/
Open source PHP/Javascript/SQL Flexibile

Stable
Not user-friendly

Lacks server efficiency and resource use
https://typo3.org/

Created by Adam Smock for COP4813 at Daytona State College.