Sep 05 2008
Joomla vs Ektron
We have been receiving a lot of comparison inquiries lately and I wanted to put this simple Joomla vs Ektron content management systems comparison table out there. Have in mind that much of the decision of which CMS to choose for your company or organization is usually made way before this comparison since the two systems are different in such a fundamental level. However, this is a comparison of those fundamentals plus some of the ‘interesting’ features.
Joomla vs Ektron
| Feature/Item | Joomla | Ektron |
| License Model | Open Source | Closed Source, Compiled |
| Price | Free | Starts at $15,000 |
| Web Platform | PHP | ASP.NET 2.0 |
| Database | MySQL | MS SQL (Express version OK) |
| Extendability Options | Plugins, Components, Mambots. Joomla 1.5 went through significant development that now offers many hook-ups for plugins without hacking any core files. | Plugins (Observer Method), Ektron API (via ASP.NET code behind), Extensive Web Services API |
| SEO Options | Search Engine Friendly URLs (Joomla 1.5) Meta tags controls Full template overrides, clean HTML |
Search Engine Friendly URLs (CMS400 7.6) Meta tags controls and consolidation Content Tagging Full template overrides, HTML is often not so clean (part issue with .NET as well) |
| Social Networking | None, unless using a third party component or a plugin. | Many features built in: Personal profile, personal area, connections between profiles, forums, blogging. |
Thoughts?
$15,000?? You’d have to be McDonalds.