Only by designing an attractive looking website, may not bring repeat users to your website. For this website also should be updated on a regular basis. And to do this you will need easily manageable website. But that is not very difficult task just make sure your site is content management system (CMS) driven website. Inevitably, the question always arises at this point: “Should I use free, open source CMS, or should I go for paid closed source CMS?"
Today let’s discuss the pros and cons of both open and closed source CMS (Content Managment Systems).
Pros of Open Source CMS
- Documentation is usually easy to find, and there are plenty of people out there writing “how-tos,” which make design and development easier.
- Open source systems let you see what makes the software tick, and you can often change it to suit your needs. Use this to your advantage when it comes to differentiating yourself from the rest of the pack.
Cons of Open Source CMS
- If you choose to design in an open source system, your development team is going to need to put time and work into preventing third-party tampering.
- Too many things that you don’t need comes in the installation.
Few examples of open source CMs are Word Press & Joomla.
Pros of Closed Sorce CMS
- Close source CMS come with properly documented manuals. And many of companies offer human support as well.
- Comes with clean and easy to use admin panel with only things you required.
Cons of Closed Source CMS
- If the company is developing it is not very helpful, you are out of luck getting help.
- They are proprietary so you can't dig into the guts of the program and add your features without consulting the developers.
Example of Close Source CMS is ShimBi CMS Budo