Comparing eZ Publish + MeshCMS + Plexcor + WebCT95
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| MeshCMS | WebCT95 | Plexcor | eZ Publish | |
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Software Details |
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| CMSMatch.com ID | 720 | 1131 | 841 | 448 |
| CMSMatch.com Page | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more |
| Software Homepage Url | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | |
| Stability | Dead | Stable | ||
| Version | 3.x | 2.x | 4.x | 4.x |
| User Rating | ||||
| Meta Score | 45 | 64 | 63 | 93 |
| Completed Listing | 56% | 54% | 54% | 94% |
| Cost Estimate | $0.00 | $0.00 | $17500.00 | $0.00 |
| Available Languages | 22 | |||
| Learning Curve | Steep | |||
| License | GNU General Public License (GPL) | GNU General Public License (GPL) | Software as a Service (SAAS) | GNU General Public License (GPL) |
| One-Click Updates | Yes (Paid) | |||
| Standards Compliance Level | High | |||
| Site Setup Wizard | Limited | No | Yes | |
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Content Management |
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| Archives | Yes | |||
| Content Categorization | Yes | |||
| Content Construction Kit | Yes | |||
| Content Staging and Merging | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Content Tagging | Yes | |||
| Content Templates | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Custom Content Types | Yes | |||
| Import-Export | Yes | |||
| Printer, Email and PDF Versions | Yes | |||
| Revisions and History | Yes | |||
| Scheduling | No | Yes | ||
| Subscriptions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tag Cloud | Yes | |||
| Voting and Rating | Yes | |||
Core Applications |
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 Advertising Management |
Yes | No | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Affiliate Tracking | No | No | ||
| Calendar | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chat | No | No | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Commenting System | Yes | |||
| Contact Form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Contacts Management | No | No | No | Yes |
| Events Management | No | No | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| FAQ Management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) |
| File Repository and Distribution | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Forms and Surveys | No | No | No | Yes |
| Full-Text Document Search |
Yes | |||
| Graphs and Charts | No | No | Yes | Yes (Add-on) |
| Guestbook | No | No | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Helpdesk / Ticketing System | No | No | No | Yes |
| HTTP Proxy | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Internal Search Engine | No | Yes | ||
| Lightbox (or variants) | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Link Management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Live Chat | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Media Gallery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Newsletter Management | No | No | Yes | Yes (Add-on) |
| Polls | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sitemap | No | No | No | Yes |
| Streaming Audio Management | Yes | |||
| Streaming Video Management | Yes | |||
| Tests, Quizzes and Raffles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) |
| XML Sitemap for Search Engines | Yes (Add-on) | |||
Flexibility |
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| Interface Localization (l10n) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Internationalization (i18n) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Language Negotiation | Yes | |||
| Multi-Site from 1 Codebase | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-Site from 1 Database | Yes | |||
| Multiple Domains Management | Yes | |||
| Right to Left Language Support | ||||
Interoperability |
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| CGI Mode Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Content Syndication (RSS) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Database Query Editor | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Database-to-Web External Databases | ||||
| FTP Support | No | No | ||
| iCal | No | No | Yes | Yes (Add-on) |
| Section 508 |
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| Text Browser Support | ||||
| UTF-8 Support | No | No | Yes | |
| W3C XHTML Compliant | No | Limited | No | Yes |
| WAI Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Services API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV Support | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Layouts, Design and Templates |
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| Content Type Theming |
Yes | |||
| Drag and Drop Layouts | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Granular CSS Classes |
Yes | |||
| Scheduled Theming |
Yes | |||
| Style Wizard | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Sub Theming |
Yes | |||
| Template Language | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Theming / Skinning | Limited | No | Yes | Yes |
| URL Path Theming |
Yes | |||
| Web-based Template Management | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Mobille Internet |
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| Device Capabilities Caching |
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| Device Capabilities Detection | ||||
| Device Groups | ||||
| Site Wizard for Mobile Site | ||||
| SMS Support | ||||
| Templates per Device Group | ||||
| Unique Mobile Content | Yes | |||
Page Editing |
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| Clipboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited |
| Copy / Paste from Office | Yes | |||
| Email Content to Site | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| External Editor | Yes | |||
| Image Auto Thumbnails | Yes | |||
| Image Editing | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Image Resizing | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Macro Language | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Server Page Language | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Spelling Checker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited (Add-on) |
| Trash Bin | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes |
| Undo History | Limited | No | Yes | Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Performance |
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| Advanced Caching |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic Meta Tags | Yes | |||
| Bandwidth Optimization |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Database Optimization | No | No | Yes | Limited |
| Database Query Caching | Yes | |||
| Database Replication | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Friendly URLs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Load Balancing | Yes | Yes | ||
| Minify Javascipt | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Search Engine Optimization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Content Export | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Security |
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| Audit Trail | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Captcha Anti-Spam | No | No | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Content Approval | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Database Backup/Restore | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Email Verification | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Error Reporting | No | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Kerberos Authentication | No | No | No | No |
| LDAP Authentication | No | No | Yes (Paid) | Yes |
| Login History | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NIS Authentication | No | No | No | No |
| NTLM Authentication | No | No | No | Yes (Add-on) |
| Password Encryption | Yes | |||
| Pluggable Authentication | No | No | Yes (Paid) | Yes |
| Sandbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled Backups | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Session Management | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| SMB Authentication | No | No | Limited | Yes (Add-on) |
| SSL Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Versioning | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Site Administration |
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| Administration Dashboard |
No | Yes | No | Limited |
| Drag and Drop Interface | No | Yes | Yes | Limited |
| File and Document Manager | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Google Analytics | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Inline Content Administration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internal Search for Admin | Yes | |||
| Link Checker | Yes | |||
| Mass Upload | Yes | Yes | ||
| Media Library | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Metadata | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Offline Maintenance Page | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Online Administration | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Personal Dashboard | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Site Navigation Management | Yes | |||
| Statistics | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) |
| Translation Strings Management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Workflow Engine | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Zip Archive Support | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) |
Support |
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| Certification Programme | No | Limited | No | Yes |
| Code Skeletons | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial Manuals | No | No | No | Yes |
| Commercial Support | Yes (Paid) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Community Forums | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Developer Community | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Issue Tracking | Yes | |||
| Mailing Lists | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Online Help | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support Network Subscription | Yes | |||
| Trainings and Seminars | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User Conferences | Yes | |||
Users |
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| Avatars |
Yes | |||
| Buddy List | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Memberlist | Yes | |||
| Memberlist Search | Yes | |||
| OpenID Login Support | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Paid Content Subscriptions | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Private Messaging System | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Public User Page | Yes (Add-on) | |||
| Registration Form | Yes | |||
| Registration Form Custom Fields | Yes | |||
| User Access Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User Contributions | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| User Groups | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User Points / Karma Rating | Yes | |||
| User Preferences | Yes | |||
| User Profile Custom Fields | Yes | |||
| User Profiles | No | No | No | Yes |
| User Signatures | Yes | |||
| Who's Online List | Yes | |||
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- Limited (Add-on): basic feature, but as free plugin; 3 points
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