A very common question from Beginners is whether I should choose Drupal or Joomla or other CMS?
I had to make this tough decision 2 years back and I thank myself everyday for choosing Drupal over other CMS. I am glad I did not quit when I found some things difficult.
Drupal has a superior architecture and very SEO friendly. It can cater to your needs, it can be used for a simple FAQ site or a very large million visitor site.
Here are some Key pros and cons of the two systems.
Drupal
* Rock solid & high quality platform
* Real multi-site-feature (only one installation for several sites)
* Any Kind of user groups & user permissions, OpenId compliant in Version 6
* Can run membership and community sites, not only CMS etc
* Powerful templating system. Any XHTML or CSS template can be easily converted to Drupal.
* Drupal needs a little time investment to realize all the huge possibilities of Drupal
* Clear, high quality code and API (easy to integrate with other solutions etc)
* Flexibility and no known limitations
* Many high profile sites use Drupal (e.g.: MTV UK, BBC, the Onion, Nasa, Greenpeace UK, New york observer. )
Joomla
* If you are not techy its good to start
* Easy install & setup with your mouse
* Easy learning curve
* Cannot integrate other scripts etc. to your site
* Generally you cannot create high-end sites, without investing huge amount
* No SEO out of the box, URLs are not search engine friendly.
* Server resources utilization is more compared to drupal
* Only one site per installation
* No Single Log-in to several sites
* No User groups & permissions
* More intuitive administration user interface
* Some polished modules for things like calendars, polls, etc.
* Modules cost you money
If you are still not satisfied, I suggest you read the following
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,4364.0.html
Good article comparing Joomla and Drupal
Comments
Totally Agree
You got to love Drupal, once you get through the initial learning curve. I have created 35+ video tutorials for some one to easily get started with Drupal CMS
Yes
Many years ago before I knew what I was doing, I hated drupal and briefly thought about using joomla. It has been painful but I really couldn't have built my local business directory buythatlocally.com in anything else.
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Joomla as a CMS and drupal
Joomla as a CMS and drupal more as a blog are good I like both and have used them for customers over the years recently i started using ready made joomla and drupal sites for them to get installs up faster.
Which one is more usable? Joomla? Drupal?
Open source content management systems can make the tasks of creating and managing your website a lot easier - and there's no licensing fee involved
The issues on comparisons between Joomla and Drupal are very common these days as they are currently considered the top two open source content management systems (CMS) out there. But, Which one is more usable, powerful and popular ?
It's a simple question with no simple answer
Please go to this link and answer some questions (especially for those who have experienced in using Joomla and Drupal --> Online Survey )
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