Open source wars: WordPress vs Drupal vs Joomla
Every IT person, developer, and programmer has an opinion when it comes to the various open source content management systems out there. It often comes down to functionality and ease of use, but even then the lines are often blurred and there is rarely a clear-cut victor. WordPress vs Drupal vs Joomla – which is really the king of open source CMS?
Our friends at Devious Media tackled the question and did a comprehensive breakdown, putting each CMS under a microscope to answer the most important questions to help people make a choice. For us, the choice is clear, but blogging is not the only thing important in the internet world. Other functionality traits need to be considered.
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I have used all 3 systems and they all have there uses. wordpress for blogging and simple websites. Joomla for more complex projects but want to stay within a simple layout. Drupal to build a full custom CMS for just about anything. I would never attempt to build a warehouse tracker in WordPress when it can be done in both Joomla and Drupal with ease. In addtion I wouldnt use Drupal or Joomla for a simple website.
because this article was written in July and you commented in August.
lolwut? the graphics made perfect sense to me, all 3 will get you from A to B, but a unicycle is harder to learn then a bike but a bike is harder then walking (as goes walking, hiking, and rock climbing). There is no indication of one being better then another, in terms of ease of use these comparisons are spot on.
I used to be a big Joomla fan but after working with WordPress which I had initially dismissed as merely a blogging tool, I can’t easily justify the use of Joomla or Drupal for most sites anymore. Another key factor is that I barely have to train my clients to use WordPress but with Joomla and Drupal I can spend days of training clients who blame me for the shortcomings of the backend design of Joomla and Drupal.
What do the cute icons on the three last rows mean? 🙂