CMS (Content management system as content management system / sites) – content management system used to store and publish a large amount of information in different formats.
Almost all CMSs have a visual redactor (WYSIWYG), which allows the user to format text more easily, using simplified HTML code markup.
Let’s look at what CMSs are.
Contents:
Types of CMS
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Paid CMS (Proprietary)
ASP
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version |
| abcOnline-CMS | ASP | MySQL | 4.4 |
| ProFusion Ultra IS | ASP | Microsoft SQL Server | v3.1 |
| Powerfront CMS | ASP | SQL | 6.6 |
.NET
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version |
| LaunchPoint CMS | .NET | SQL Server | 3.5 |
| lemoon CMS | .NET | XML | 3.5 |
| COMSHARP CMS | .NET | SQL Server | 2.1.1.20 |
| EIBS EasySite CMS | .NET | SQL Server | 6.0 |
| Immediacy | .NET | SQL Server | 6.0 |
| Jadu | .NET | SQL Server | 1.8 |
| Sitekit CMS | .NET | SQL Server | 8 |
| EPiServer | .NET | SQL Server, Oracle, SQL Express | 5.2 |
| Sitecore | .NET | SQL Server, Oracle, My SQL | 6 (released in 2008) |
| OnBase (Hyland Software) | .NET | SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, IBM DB2 | 8.2 |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (Services) | .NET | SQL Server (2000 or 2005), SQL Express | 2007 |
ASP.NET
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version |
| AlterFiction | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 2008 |
| Community Server | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 2008 |
| Kentico CMS | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 3.1a |
| MonoX | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 2.0x |
| OrangeLogix | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 1.8 |
| RelationshipList – Work by Referral | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 4.0 |
Java
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version |
| Adobe Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) | J2EE | The database is not required | CS3 |
| Day Communiqu? WCM | Java | The database is not required | 5.1 |
| Traction TeamPage | Java | Built-in | 4.0 |
| Jalios JCMS | Java | Built-in: Apache Derby, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL | 6.0 |
| Blue Light CMS | Java | Oracle, MySQL | 1.1 |
| Cascade Server | Java | Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server | 5.2 |
| TerminalFour Site Manager | Java, J2EE | Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server | 6.0 |
| Noodle | Java | Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL | 6.6.4 |
| FatWire Content Server | Java | Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 | 7.0.3 |
| CoreMedia CMS | Java | Oracle, SQL Server , DB2, PostgreSQL | 2008 |
| Vignette | J2EE | Oracle, SQL Server, DB2….etc | 7.5 |
Java Bundle
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version |
| Lotus Web Content Management | J2EE or Lotus Domino | Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Lotus Domino | 6.1 |
| Refresh Software – SR2 (Component Content Management) | Java, J2EE, XML | Oracle, SQL Server | v7.2 |
SaaS
| Name | Platform |
| Clickability | |
| Cubic Compass | Amazon EC2 .NET |
| Site Masher | .NET |
The only decent Russian CMS is Bitrix (PHP platform, database MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL, the latest version 7.0, costs 215 – 10800 dollars).
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Free CMS (open)
Java
| Name | Platform | RDBMS | ORM-DBMS | Other BD | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| jAPS | Java AGILE |
HSQL | PostgreSQL | 1.8.4 | GPL | 2008-06-11 | |
| Jahia | Java | HSQL, MySQL, Oracle | PostgreSQL | 5.0.3 | JCDDL and JSSL | 2008-06-01 | |
| OpenCms | Java | HSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 | PostgreSQL | 7.0.5 | LGPL | 2008-07-02 | |
| Liferay | Java | HSQLDB, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Apache Derby, DB2, Informix, InterBase, JDataStore | PostgreSQL | SAP | 5.1.1 | MIT | 2008-06-17 |
| Fedora | Java | MySQL, Oracle | PostgreSQL | Mulgara (MPTSTore RDF Semantic Triplestore) | 3.1 | Apache License | |
| DotCMS | Java | MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL | PostgreSQL | 1.6.5a | GNU GPL v2 | 2008-12-04 | |
| Nuxeo EP | Java | MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Ingres | PostgreSQL | 5.1.3 | LGPL | ||
| Alfresco | Java | MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Informix | PostgreSQL | 2.2 | GPL & Commercial | 2008-10-01 | |
| Magnolia | Java | JCR | 3.6.1 | GPL | 2008-10-01 |
Java Packages / Bundle
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| Apache Lenya | Java, XML, Apache Cocoon | 2.0 | Apache License | ||
| Daisy | Java, XML, Apache Cocoon | MySQL | 2.1 | Apache License | 2008-03-09 |
Perl
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| blosxom | Perl | Flat-file database | 2.0 | MIT | |
| Bricolage | Perl | PostgreSQL | 1.10.3 | BSD | 2008-04-28 |
| Socialtext Open | Perl | PostgreSQL (pgsql) | CPAL | ||
| TWiki | Perl | Plain files (under version control) | 4.2.0 | GPL | 2008-09-12 |
| Scoop | Perl on mod_perl | MySQL | 1.1.8 | GPL | |
| Slash | Perl on mod_perl | MySQL | GPL | ||
| WebGUI | Perl on mod_perl | MySQL | GPL |
Perl (bundle)
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| Cyclone3 | Perl, XUL, JavaScript, C, Java | MySQL and any Perl DBI | 3.0 | GPL | 2008-10-02 |
| Movable Type | Perl, mod_perl, FastCGI | MySQL or Microsoft SQL server or Oracle or PostgreSQL or SQLite | 4.2 | GPL | 2008-08-12 |
PHP
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| AdaptCMS Lite | PHP | MySQL | 1.3 | GPL | 2008-07-18 |
| Aqua CMS | PHP | MySQL | 1.0 | GPL | 2008-04-24 |
| BLOG:CMS | PHP | MySQL | GPL | ||
| Cambio | PHP | MySQL | 0.5a | GPL | 2008-10-25 |
| CivicSpace | PHP | MySQL | 0.8.3 | Open source, detail unknown | |
| Digitalus CMS | PHP5 | MySQL | 1.0.1 | New BSD | 2008-11-01 |
| Drupal | PHP | MySQL,PostgreSQL | 6.8 | GPL | 2008-12-11 |
| e107 | PHP | MySQL | 0.7.15 | GPL | 2008-12-10 |
| eFront | PHP | MySQL | 3.5.2 | CPAL | 2008-09-05 |
| GCMS | PHP | MySQL | 1.2 | GPL | |
| ImpressCMS | PHP | MySQL | 1.0.2 | GPL | 2008-10-31 |
| Jojo CMS | PHP | 1.0rc1 | 2008-05-29 | ||
| Joomla | PHP | MySQL | 1.5.8 | GPL | 2008-11-10 |
| KnowledgeTree Document Management System | PHP | MySQL | 3.5 | GPL & Commercial | |
| Lyceum | PHP | MySQL | 1.0.2 | GPL | 2008-06-04 |
| Mambo | PHP | MySQL | 4.6.5 | GPL | 2008-06-01 |
| MiaCMS | PHP | MySQL | 4.6.5 | GPL | 2008-09-11 |
| MODx | PHP | MySQL | 0.9.6.2 | GPL | 2008-09-16 |
| Nucleus CMS | PHP | MySQL | 3.32 | GPL | 2008-01-29 |
| OneCMS | PHP | MySQL | 2.5 | GPL | 2008-01-15 |
| Opus | PHP | MySQL | 2.27 | GPL | 2008-07-06 |
| PHP-Fusion | PHP | MySQL | 7.00 | AGPL | |
| PHP-Nuke | PHP | MySQL | 8.0 | GPL | |
| PHPSlash | PHP | 0.8.1.1 | GPL | ||
| phpWCMS | PHP | MySQL | 1.3.3 | GPL | |
| SilverStripe | PHP | MySQL | 2.2.3 | BSD | 2008-10-31 |
| Sitellite CMS | PHP | MySQL | 5.0 | GPL | 2008-10-03 |
| SPIP | PHP | MySQL | 1.9.2 | GPL | |
| Subrion CMS | PHP | MySQL | 1.0 | GPL & Commercial | 2008-09-01 |
| TangoCMS | PHP | MySQL | 2.2.0 | GNU/GPL 2 | |
| Textpattern | PHP | MySQL | 4.0.7 | GPL | 2008-11-28 |
| TGS Content Management | PHP | MySQL | 0.3.2 | GPL | 2008-03-12 |
| The System | PHP | MySQL | 0.8 beta | GPL | |
| Tribiq CMS | PHP | MySQL | 5.0.9 | GPL | 2008-10-01 |
| TYPO3 | PHP | MySQL | 4.2.3 | GPL | 2008-11-11 |
| whCMS | PHP | MySQL | 0.103 | GPL | 2008-08-10 |
| WordPress | PHP | MySQL | 2.7.0 | GPL | 2008-12-11 |
| Midgard CMS | PHP (Midgard framework) | MySQL | 1.8.4 | LGPL | 2008-11-03 |
| Frog CMS | PHP5 | MySQL or SQLite | 0.9.2 | AGPL | 2008-09-29 |
| MediaWiki | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL | 1.12 | GPL | 2008-10-02 |
| Merlintalk | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL | 1.00 | GPL | |
| phpWebSite | PHP | MySQL or PostgreSQL | 1.1.0 | LGPL | |
| Dotclear | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 2.1.1 | GPL | 2008-11-07 |
| Habari | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 0.5.2 | Apache License | 2008-09-19 |
| eZ Publish | PHP | MySQL / PostgreSQL / Oracle / Microsoft SQL Server | 4.0.1 | GPL | 2008-08-20 |
file / flat file
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| CMSimple | PHP | Flat-file database | 5.1 | Affero | 2008-06-20 |
| Dokuwiki | PHP | Flat-file database | 2007-06-26 | GPL | 2008-05-05 |
| phpCMS | PHP | Flat-file database | 1.2.2 | GPL | |
| PmWiki | PHP | Flat-file database | 2.1.27 | GPL | 2008-08-14 |
| razorCMS | PHP | Flat-file database | 0.2 RC | GPL | |
| Quick.Cms.Lite | PHP | Flat-file database | 2.0 | Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 | 2008-05-13 |
| TikiWiki CMS/Groupware | PHP | MySQL and others using ADOdb | 2.1 | LGPL | 2008-10-17 |
| phpWiki | PHP | Flat-file database / MySQL / PostgreSQL etc. | GPL | 2007-07-14 |
Python
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| MoinMoin | Python | Flat-file database | 1.6.2 | GPL | 2008-11-20 |
| Nuxeo CPS | Python | ZODB | 3.4.3 | GPL | |
| Plone | Python | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, ZODB, via Zope | 3.1.7 | GPL | 2008-11-14 |
| PyLucid | Python | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 0.8.0 | GPL | 2008-02-14 |
| Byteflow | Python, Django | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle | BSD |
Ruby
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| Radiant | Ruby | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 0.6.6 | MIT | 2008-08-01 |
| Zena | Ruby | MySQL | beta | MIT | 2008-10-06 |
Rails
| Name | Platform | Supported DB | Last version | License type | Latest release date |
| Nooto | Ruby on Rails | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 0.1 | BSD | 2008-10-11 |
| Typo | Ruby on Rails | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 5.1.2 | MIT |
Others
| Name | Platform | Last version | Latest release date | Тип лицензии | Дата выхода последней версии |
| DotNetNuke | ASP.NET | Microsoft SQL Server or some other system | 4.8.1 | BSD | 2008-09-10 |
| Xaraya | PHP with XHTML/XML/XSLT | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite (ADOdb) and SQL Server (Creole) | 1.1.3 | GPL | 2008-01-03 |
| SiteFrame | PHP + Smarty | MySQL | 5.0.2 | Creative Commons | 2007-09-04 |
| XOOPS | PHP + Smarty | MySQL | 2.0.18 | GPL | 2008-09-22 |
| XOOPS Cube | PHP + Smarty | MySQL | 2.1.4 | BSD | |
| Serendipity | PHP + Smarty | MySQL, PostgreSQL,MySQLi, SQLite | 1.3 | BSD | 2008-03-18 |
| Zikula | PHP + Smarty | MySQL, Oracle PostGres, SQL Server | 1.0.2 | LGPL | 2008-08-10 |
| OpenACS | TCL AOLserver | PostgreSQL/Oracle | 5.1.5 | GPL | 2008-03-22 |
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Self-written CMS
Self-written CMS are written for specific projects, sharply sharpened under a certain functional features, but in most cases, self-written CMS are developed by web design agencies that would bind customers to “their” tech support. Also self-written CMS often developed for what would unwind the customer (the director of the organization, the state or another person concerned) for pennies (smiley).
Self-descriptive CMS are characterized by:
Disadvantages:
Difficult to control.
You can’t get away from developers, you’ll need consultations and revisions for $.
Unprofessionalism in CMS development = a headache for customers. Choose developers wisely.
Advantages:
CMS is written for specific purposes – the ease of code, fast operation, no unnecessary gadgets that slow down the site engine. You can make any design, a huge scope for optimization and promotion of sites.