We have begun posting our analysis from the Drupal vs. Joomla survey announced earlier by Raul Reynoso. Our first post focuses on the questions relating to developers and documentation. Further analysis will be announced as they are made available.
A couple months ago I posted an entry on this blog announcing Webology Solutions' Drupal v Joomla Survey. Well now the results are in.
We had nearly 200 reponses from professional web developers versed in Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress and a number of other content management systems. The results are available in two formats. We have posted a pdf file containing summary results for each question asked in the survey. We have also posted the detailed data in a comma separated file available for download (Personally identifying data has been removed). The results of the survey are now posted on our blog. You can download the files from our download section at WebologySolutions.com.
In the following weeks we will be posting analysis of the data, discussing issues such as what functions each CMS supports best and which CMS makes it easier to develop custom applications.
The more I have come to understand how Drupal works the less code I have had to write to create different types of systems. This is mainly thanks to modules such as CCK, View, Panels, Organic Groups, Ubercart, E-commerce and a couple more. I would wager that with the use of some key modules, a theme and some snippets when necessary Drupal can be used to accomplish just about all that is needed for a web system. Do you agree, please take the Drupal Survey at http://mahalasoft.co.za
There are several good comparative reviews of Joomla and Drupal available on the internet. However, many of these reviews are out of date. None of the reviews I’ve seen rely on the opinions of broad selection of experienced professionals. Usually the reviews are the personal reflections of one well informed individual. Still, a lot can be gained by gathering the opinions of a large group of professionals, and seeing what patterns emerge.
We are asking professionals familiar with these content management systems to take a survey about the relative strengths and weaknesses of Joomla and Drupal. Our survey research will provide an updated comparison of Drupal and Joomla; provide a more methodical evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each system; as well as quantify the tradeoffs involved in a CMS. We hope this will lead to a better understanding the tasks to which each CMS is best suited.