FreeLists / webproducers / [webproducers] Re: request for proposal

[Florian Fangohr <florian@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I asked a client who is currently using Drupal how she felt about it  
> and
> she was pretty negative. She felt it was clunky and unreliable  
> compared
> to what she used in the past (which was a custom CMS) and she was
> dependent on IT when she had a problem, something you're usually what
> you're trying to avoid with a CMS.


I can second that.

Drupal is OK with you stick to its' template structure, but it's not  
as easy to create a flexible system that doesn't exactly follow suit.  
I have worked on three projects where clients were migrating away from  
drupal.

Personally, I like expression engine. It's like a multi-blog wordpress  
engine (I find it easier to set up and deploy than WP), it can create  
static pages, has a great build in forum, mailing list manager, user  
rights and account administration, a gallery function and a wiki. It's  
based on PHP and does have a plugin architecture and low level paypal  
payment system, if you are looking for a payment system I wouldn't  
recommend it (bakesale is great in combination though.) Note that all  
of these features are part of the plugin architecture, so if you don't  
need them you don't activate them and the application stays lean.

While there is a core version to try it out, the more advanced EE  
isn't free, it's $99 for a personal license and
$249 for business. Not affiliated with the firm, just a fan of the  
software: http://expressionengine.com/

Florian



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