CMS Comparison Chart

	Joomla	Drupal	Mambo	PHP-Nuke
Details	An award-winning CMS used to create websites and powerful applications. It is open-source and currently the most popular CMS available	An open-source CMS based on the powerful LAMP server model.	An open-source CMS used to create and administer data-driven websites	An open-source auto-mated news publishing CMS.
Advantages	- easy to install and set up - requires no programming skills - fully customizable - extensive support	- provides a rock-solid platform - easy to use multi-site feature - supports user groups and user permissions - great for membership sites	- automatic installation - exclusive features - supports large websites	comprehensive interface - multi-user support - exclusive features
Disadvantages	- limited themes - heavy on server resources - manages a limited amount of sites - insufficient for membership sites	- different versions vary significantly - complex user interface - more difficult to manage	- more complex - heavy on server resources - known for bugs	- known for security issues - generated pages can be overlooked by search engines - requires some coding skills
This type of CMS Platform is right for you if…	lack web designing skills and need and easy to use solution	your project requires extreme flexibility	plan to create a large business site	if staff members need to manage areas of the site