MultiUserWeblogComparison
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Massively Multiuser Weblog Packages
There has been some work on comparing the "single user" weblog packages, but nothing really describing the pros and cons of the weblog packages in terms of a large-scale deployment. Things like enterprise-level blogging, or University or Institutional blogging, with hundreds or thousands of users.
There is a highly detailed overview of about a bajillion CMS packages here.
Here's a nice table comparing the Known Multiuser Weblog Packages:
| Feature | MovableType 3 | WordPress MU | b2evolution | Drupal | Bryght | Blosjom | Roller | ExpressionEngine | Plone | scoop (Kuro5hin) | Manila | ELGG | Nucleus CMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cost | $1200 US | Free | Free | Free | ? | Free | Free | $149US | Free | Free | $499 US/year (academic) | Free | Free |
| Open Source | No (but source is customizable) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (but source is available) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Support provided | Corporate + community | Community only | Community only | Community and third party commercial | Corporate + community | Community only | Community only | Corporate + Community | Community only | Community | Corporate + Community | Community only | Community only |
| platform | perl (php option) | php | php | php | php | java/Tomcat | java/Tomcat | php | python/zope | perl | Win/Mac | php | php |
| databases | BerkeleyDB
MySQL SQL Lite PostgreSQL |
MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | filesystem-based (.txt files) | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | Proprietary - Object based | MySQL? | MySQL |
| Custom "themes" | per-blog | per-blog | per-blog | per-server, per-user and per-blog | per-server, per-user and per-blog | yes | ?? | per-blog (?) | ?? | ?? | per-blog | per-blog (and user configurable) | per-blog |
| LDAP Authentication | Maybe (hack) | Maybe (hack) | ?? | yes | yes | yes | ?? | no | Free Add-on | ?? | hack | yes | hack + plugin |
| Largest known deployment | UThink?
blog.case.edu? 10000+ |
Blogsome.com (thousands of users) | ?? | mobile phone company in Italy (1000+ users) | UrbanVancouver.com (200+ users) | ?? | Sun Microsystems (1000+ users?) | ?? | ?? | Kuro5hin (10000+ users?) | ?? | N/A | Tipos.com.br (+60 blogs, +500 users) |
| Pros | Nice central admin interface | Highly elegant database-driven design
Free |
Fairly easy to understand interface, static pages possible, multiple permissions levels | Extremely flexible, multiple content types
Free |
Same as Drupal + support | - | - | - | - | - | - | Free. Very easy to use. Good use of tags and friends (and groups). Customizable themes. | Fast, clean, plugin API |
| Cons | LDAP support is an unsupported hack
Licensing can be expensive |
Table explosion won't scale | Permissions system a little difficult to understand | May appear too complicated to new users. No per-blog customization | Same as Drupal | - | - | - | - | - | - | Beta software. Small user-base. | Smaller community |
