Ashleigh Davis put together a nice table for comparing Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress. It seems only fair that I take that format one step further and produce an equivalent listing for Plone.
I'd appreciate comments on how to improve this summary, especially on caching plug-ins, an area where I am weak.![]()
| Plone | |
| Homepage | plone.org |
| About | Plone lets non-technical people create and maintain information for a public website or an intranet using only a web browser. Plone is easy to understand and use — allowing users to be productive in just half an hour — yet offers a wealth of community-developed add-ons and extensibility to keep meeting your needs for years to come. |
| Example Sites | Online publication: http://discovermagazine.com/ Charitable giving: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/ http://www.globalhand.org/ Government: https://www.cia.gov/ http://www.fbi.gov/ |
| Installation | http://plone.org/documentation/manual/installing-plone http://plone.org/support/forums/setup |
| Ease of use | Plone requires technical expertise for advanced customization; however, it is very full featured out-of-the-box. Content contributors, editors, and readers will find Plone easy to understand and use. |
| Features | Blending the creativity and speed of open source with a technologically advanced Python back-end, Plone offers superior security without sacrificing power or extensibility. |
| Caching Plug-Ins | ZEO server (also works and plays well with CacheFu and Squid) |
| Best Use Cases | For web content management, portals, content integration, collaboration, social software, and enterprise content management, especially where security is a premium. |
