Are you looking for an open source CMS for your website? And are you unsure between Umbraco and WordPress? Then it is useful to delve into the differences. We compare the two solutions!
We start with an agreement. Both systems are open source. With open source, the source code of the software is freely available to everyone. You may copy, modify, extend, distribute and share the source code without incurring copyright or fees. Because companies and developers worldwide are continuously writing additional software for Umbraco and WordPress, both management systems contain a wealth of functionalities in the form of extensions and plug-ins.
Now the differences. WordPress is a GPL-licensed CMS, written in PHP and originally designed as a blogging platform. Umbraco, on the other hand, was developed from the start as a content management system and based on .Net technology from Microsoft under license from MIT. Although WordPress was initially intended to make publishing articles as easy as possible, it has now grown into a fully functional content management system. It is the most widely used open source CMS on the market.
Both Umbraco and WordPress have a large following; a community of developers and users who continuously contribute to the optimization of the CMSs. With WordPress you can choose from a huge range of free and paid themes and numerous plugins. Umbraco works with widgets and has few ready-made templates. This CMS is particularly suitable for connections with other systems such as Sharepoint, Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Both solutions are ideal for entering content. Consider importing Word texts, adding metadata, placing images, audio and video, publishing PDF files, a spelling checker and a preview function. An important difference between the two systems is in the structure. Because WordPress was created as a blogging platform, the CMS consists of one large list of articles and pages that you can provide with content. In Umbraco it is possible to manage all kinds of other content such as news items, vacancies, employees and references in addition to articles and pages. In addition, Umbraco displays the content in a handy tree structure, which also provides immediate insight into the structure of the website. Umbraco can be configured entirely according to your wishes and is a lot more flexible compared to WordPress.
Umbraco is also very flexible in the field of multilingualism. This way you can apply translations at field level and set up different tree structures per language. With WordPress you need a separate plug-in for this.
With WordPress, the website and CMS are connected. This is not the case with Umbraco. If Umbraco does not work, the website remains accessible to visitors.
WordPress is not dependent on an operating system and there are no minimum hardware requirements. It runs on any type of web server. You need a Windows server to host Umbraco. The Microsoft technology offers the advantage that Umbraco can easily be linked to other systems via SOAP and ASP.NET Web API. Both WordPress and Umbraco support modern browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox.
In terms of security, Umbraco scores higher than WordPress. Many WordPress websites use free plugins, which makes WordPress more often the target of hackers. To keep the plugins safe, you should update them regularly. Umbraco has less problems with squatters. The underlying Microsoft technology provides a secure foundation. Of course, keeping the software up to date is also necessary here to guarantee security.
Both the popular WordPress and the ambitious Umbraco are excellent open source CMS. Which content management system is the best choice for you depends on your wishes. Do you want a simple website or weblog where most of the content is accessible to everyone? And are you not dependent on Microsoft? Then WordPress seems to be the best choice. Ideal for the small entrepreneur. Would you prefer an advanced website that effortlessly exchanges information with other systems? Then you better choose Umbraco . Umbraco is very suitable for large and complex websites. The CMS is easy to integrate and has few technical obstacles. In addition, Umbraco is extremely user-friendly. Whichever CMS you ultimately choose, our developers know both software inside out!