concrete5 vs Wordpress

Sometimes we get asked about different content management systems (CMS) and what CMS would be best for a client's website. Two that we most frequently get asked about are Wordpress and Concrete5. Here is the executive summary of what I tell clients. Contact us and we can give you a free consultation to find the solution that works best for you.

Concrete5 Pros:

• Very intuitive and easy for non-technical users to learn
• Easy to develop against to enhance a website
• Active development community
• Inexpensive to build a website with
• More secure than many CMS

Concrete5 Cons:

• Not as many add-ons/plugins available as Wordpress has, but has all of the most commonly used add-ons
• Not as many off the shelf themes available
• Smaller developer community

Wordpress Pros:

• Massive user base with a lot of plugins available so there is a lot of support and documentation as well as ways to enhance site functionality at a low cost
• Many website design templates available
• Excellent blogging tool
• Inexpensive to build with

Wordpress Cons:

• Very vulnerable to website hacks because it is the most targeted CMS by hackers
• Not always intuitive to use
• Sometimes a little more challenging to extend its functionality