List of content management systems: Difference between revisions

This is a list of notable content management systems that are used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation. Many of them are built on top of separate content management frameworks.

Free and open source software

Name	Platform	Supported databases	Latest stable release
Aegir (previously Aegir CMS)	Midgard add-on		1.0.3
Alfresco	Java	MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL	1.4
Apache Lenya	Java, XML, built on top of Apache Cocoon		1.2.4
Ariadne		Oracle, PostgreSQL, Oracle,
b2evolution	PHP	MySQL	1.8.2 20 September 2006
BBlog	PHP + Smarty	MySQL	0.7.6
Blockstar	Java
BLOG:CMS	PHP	MySQL
blosxom	Perl		2.0
Bricolage	Perl on mod perl	PostgreSQL
Caravel CMS	PHP	OpenLDAP and PostgreSQL
Chlorine Boards	PHP	MySQL/MSSQL/Postgresql/DB2/Ms access	0.6.2
CivicSpace	PHP	MySQL	0.8.3
CMScout	PHP	MySQL	1.21
CMS Made Simple	PHP	MySQL/Postgresql	1.02
CMSimple	PHP
Community Server	ASP.NET	SQL Server	2.1 SP1 October 2006
Daisy (CMS)	Java, XML, built on top of Apache Cocoon	MySQL	1.5
DBHcms	PHP	MySQL	1.0.1
DotNetNuke	VB.NET	Microsoft SQL Server and others by 3rd party add-ons.	3.3.5 (ASP.NET 1.1) and 4.3.5 (ASP.NET 2.0)
DragonflyCMS	PHP	MySQL (PostgreSQL not supported by default, but several 3rd party solutions are available.)	9.6.1
Drupal	PHP4-5	MySQL or PostgreSQL	4.7
e107	PHP	MySQL	0.7.6
eGroupWare	PHP	ADOdb
Epiware	PHP	MySQL	4.5
ExpressionEngine	PHP	MySQL	1.5.2
eZ publish	PHP	MySQL or Postgresql or Oracle (with commercial connector)	3.6.8 (for php < 4.4) 3.7.6/3.8.0 (for php >= 4.4.0)
Fedora	Java	MySQL or Oracle
Geeklog	PHP	MySQL	1.4.0
Jahia	Java on Windows NT, Linux, or Solaris	HyperSonic SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server	5.0
jAPS - java Agile Portal System	Java, XML on Windows or Linux	HyperSonic SQL, PostgreSQL
Joomla!	PHP	MySQL	1.0.11
Kwiki	Perl
Lyceum	PHP	MySQL
Magnolia	Java	Content repository API for Java	2.1
Mambo	PHP	MySQL	4.6.1
MediaWiki	PHP	MySQL	1.8.2
Midgard CMS	PHP (Midgard framework)	MySQL
Mkportal	PHP	MySQL	1.1
MMBase	Java
MODx Content Management System	PHP 4/5	MySQL 3/4/5
NitroTech	PHP	MySQL	0.0.1
Nucleus CMS	PHP	MySQL	3.23
Nuke-Evolution	PHP	MySQL	1.0.1
Nuxeo CPS	Zope product
OpenACS	TCL AOLserver	PostgreSQL/Oracle	5.1.5
OpenCms	Java	MySQL, Oracle	6.2.1
OpenPHPNuke	PHP	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite	2.3.6
PHP-Fusion	PHP	MySQL	6.01.3
PHP-Nuke	PHP	MySQL	8.0
phpWCMS	PHP	MySQL
phpWebSite	PHP	MySQL or PostgreSQL
phpSlash	PHP
phpCMS	PHP	Flat-file database	1.2.1pl2
PhpWiki	PHP	Flat-file database, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and most other RDBMSs
Pivot	PHP	Flat-file database	1.30
Plone	Zope, Python	ZODB, MySQL & PostgreSQL via Zope	2.5.1
PmWiki	PHP	Flat-file database
PostNuke	PHP	MySQL in Stable Versions, ADOdb planned in development version.	.762
PuzzleApps	PHP, XML, XSLT	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MSSQL	2.2
Scoop	Perl on mod perl	MySQL	1.1.8
Slash	Perl on mod perl	MySQL
Textpattern	PHP	MySQL	4.0.3
TikiWiki	PHP	ADOdb
TWiki	Perl	Any Perl DBI compatible database (via TWiki's DBIQueryPlugin)	4.0.4
Typo	Ruby on Rails	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
TYPO3	PHP	MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle	4.0.2
UNITED-NUKE	PHP	MySQL, DB2, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, SQLite	4.2.07ms2
WebGUI	Perl on mod perl	MySQL
WordPress	PHP	MySQL	2.0.5
Xaraya	PHP 4/5 with XHTML/XML/XSLT output	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite using ADOdb and Microsoft SQL Server with Creole	1.1.2
XOOPS	PHP	MySQL	2.2
Zentri	PHP	MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL	2.1.0

Commercial Low Cost (< $5,000)

Name	Platform	Supported databases	Latest stable release	Price in USD	Online Demo
Accrisoft Freedom	PHP	MySQL	5.7	$50 / month	Yes
ArticleLive	PHP	MySQL	NX	$239	Yes
Article Manager	Perl	MySQL	2.0	$299	Yes
Conquest (CMS)	ASP.NET	MS SQL2000	1.7	$4,500	Yes
eDIY Software	ASP.NET	MS SQL	3.9	$199	Download
Ekklesia 360	PHP	MySQL	1.43	$1,000	Yes
eRedaktør	ASP.NET	MS SQL2000	1.7	$1,600	No
Lisk CMS	PHP	MySQL v.3.23+ or MS SQL server 6.5/7.0/2000 or Oracle 8i/9i/10g	4.3	$500	Yes

Commercial Medium ($5,000 - $15,000)

Name	Platform	Supported databases	Latest stable release	Price in USD	Online Demo
Colony	XML, XSLT, ASP	SQL2K	3.0
FileNet
G3 cms	Coldfusion	SQL2K	1.5
Jalios JCMS Starter Edition	Java		5.6
Magnolia	Java, JSP, AJAX, JCR, JSR-170, JSR-168, JSON, OpenWFE, Freemarker, JSF, Velocity, JAAS, SSO, LDAP, ADS
Monk CMS	ASP- Web-based content management system	Php and MySQL
Numotion Nucontroller CMS	ASP.NET	MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server	2006
ocPortal	PHP	MySQL
PowerCMS	PHP- Web-based content management system	PHP and MySQL	2006
Quantum Art	ASP, ASP.NET, C#
Simplicis	JSP	Any SQL-92	3.0.2	$5,999/year	Yes
Subdreamer	PHP	MySQL	v2.3.5	$49.95/$99.95	Yes
Webasyst	Windows 2000/2003/XP/NT, Mac OS X (v.10.2), Red Hat Linux 9, PHP	MySQL	2006
WebImpetus	MacOS and Windows	4th Dimension
WebOS	ASP

Commercial Expensive (> $15,000)

Name	Platform	Supported databases	Latest stable release	Price in USD	Online Demo
Activesite from Auriga Logic
Affino	ColdFusion	Microsoft SQL Server, PostGreSQL	NX	$15,000 +
CoreMedia CMS	Java	Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server	CoreMedia CMS 2005
Documentum	J2EE	SQL Server, Oracle
FatWire	Java	Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase, MySQL	Content Server 6.3		No
I-ON Content Server4	Java/J2EE	Oracle, MS-SQL	ICS4
FileNet
Jalios JCMS	Java/J2EE		5.6
Jadu	PHP	SQL	Jadu Content Management System 2.0x
Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server	.NET.	SQL Server
RedDot CMS	Windows		7.1
Rhythmyx	XML, Solaris, Linux, Windows, Java/J2EE	Oracle database or MS SQL Server	6.0		No
Socialtext
Stellent	Java, IDocScript, XML	Oracle, SQL Server, other	7.5
Traction TeamPage	Java, Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS X	Built-in	3.7	$5,000 and up
TERMINALFOUR	Java/J2EE, Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mainstream Java Application Servers	Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase	Site Manager 5.2
VYRE	J2EE	All supported by Hibernate	4.2.1

See also

• List of web application frameworks
• Wikis and content management systems
• OSCOM, the central organization for open source content management, provides many resources on open source CMSes
• Internet forum

External links

• CMSInfo — News and announcements relating to open source content management systems
• CMS Matrix - Detailed CMS feature information and customizable head-to-head CMS comparisons
• CMS Watch Vendor Analysis - Detailed critiques of individual content management products
• Elliot Smith, "A review of open source content management systems," OpenAdvantage, May 2005.
• Barry Parr, "Top 10 Free and Cheap Content Management Systems," MediaSavvy, May 29, 2004.
• OpenSourceCMS.com — Website that hosts demo versions of open source content management systems, specifically those programmed in PHP with MySQL database support.