As all are well known to the fact that the most preferable CMS is WordPress. As compared to the other CMS, 39% of all websites on the internet are created on WordPress.
But nowadays there are so many platforms which help a beginner to build a reliable and professional looking website. But still, WordPress is more preferable by most people because of many reasons.
Let us check some top WordPress alternatives plus we will check some reasons that why WordPress is more preferable as compare to the others.
- Drupal
Another well-known content management system is Drupal which is used by bigger profile companies such as Sony Music, New York Observer, Fast Company, Popular Science, MIT, and others.
Features of Drupal are
- Reliable performance, comfortable content authority, best security.
- For building integrated digital frameworks, Drupal is the best selection.
Mostly popular for Powerful community support
If you have some queries you can get connect on forums where you can ask trade code, questions, gain insights, and much more. You can also join the community on online groups, chats, meets, events, and the Planet Drupal blog.
However, to get help for your queries you will find someone as Drupal has a bigger community but as compare to WordPress the community of Drupal is smaller.
Drupal Vs WordPress
A few years ago Drupal and WordPress released but now WordPress has almost 10 times more user base than Drupal.
Drupal is not much recommended if you have a very basic or no knowledge of website development. WordPress is the easiest and simplest platform in which you dont have to be experienced in dealing with the customization process. WordPress is a user-friendly platform that can be used to start blogging in few minutes.
2. Joomla
Another open-source content management system is Joomla which is basically developed to target developers and coding experience people so that they can create an outstanding online presence for their enterprise.
Joomla does not provide the most important feature i.e. website builder. Thus the Joomla is preferred by beginner companies such as Harvard, IHOP, MTV, etc.
Features of Joomla are:
- Active user community that provides documentation.
- With LDAP, OpenID, Google, the user authentication can be done.
- The navigation through the dashboard is kept simple so that users can create and upload website content easily.
- In addition to these features, Add-ons are also made available.
Mostly popular for: Huge number of extensions
More than 7000+ extensions are offered by Joomla for their users. These extensions can be used for the backend and front end.
Joomla Vs WordPress
WordPress and Joomla both the CMS’s most famous for their extensive customization feature, ease of use, active communities. It also has extended core functionality, strong developer APIs also comes with mobile responsive templates.
Joomla has more advanced features for SEO as it permits its users to set keywords and meta descriptions for new articles. Whereas WordPress has the most well known and powerful plugin called Yoast SEO. Also WordPress offers more than 8,000 free professional WordPress themes which are already SEO optimized.
3. Wix
Another best content management system could be Wix. Wix is also another most preferable CMS because it is developed intentionally for beginners with the easiest interface i.e. Drag and drops.
But it lacks functionality and customization wise. But it provides simple features that are required to create a very basic website to just get started with the online presence. It is also included with a domain name and hosting
Features of Wix
- Drag and drop interface.
- Pre-made templates that are responsive and compatible with small devices.
- From Wix App Market you can add so many apps to your website.
Mostly popular for Easy user interface
Within an hour a non-technical person can setup a website. Thus no need to hire a designer or developer to get an online presence for your business.
Wix Vs WordPress
If you are building your website for the first time then you can prefer Wix. But as compare to Wix, WordPress has so many of features to offer in terms of flexibility, SEO, customization, etc. Wix is a better option for smaller websites like one-page portfolio, corporate website, etc whereas WordPress is a better option for any type of website such as online store, business portfolio, magazine, etc.
4. Shopify
Shopify is mainly for eCommerce whereas WordPress is mainly focused on content creators. Shopify offers a free trial before your buy. But if you purchase the premium plan of this CMS then you will have to pay regularly to it. You will have to invest atleast $30 per month.
Most popular: eCommerce website
Shopify is best for eCommerce websites only. It is not good for the content website as it has some limited features for creating a content website.
Features of Shopify:
- Through Shopify, you can accept debit and credit cards
- So many themes and extensions are available for Shopify.
- Shopify provides 24/7 support via phone, chat, email, Twitter.
Shopify Vs WordPress
Shopify is more preferable for a dedicated eCommerce website but if you want to create a website that is a mixture of content and commerce then we suggest you to WordPress. Because you can implement so much functionality in Shopify with the help of WordPress plugins but Shopify lacks so much functionality which is offered by WordPress.
5. Squarespace
Squarespace is the best platform if you are searching for a blogging platform that will help you to build a beautiful website. Millions of people all over the world prefer Squarespace.
Mostly popular for Customization control
It offers so many options for customizing your blogs or a website plus it is known for incredible templates that you can choose
Features of Squarespace
- Varieties of all in one template
- Access to “style editor”
- Mobile optimized
- Enabled with accelerated mobile pages(AMP)
- SEO features are provided such as automatic redirects, automatic tagging, clean URLs.
- 24/7 customer support.
Squarespace Vs WordPress
Hundreds of features are provided by Squarespace like audio, video, blog content blocks managements.it also included hosting, plugins, themes, etc. Addition to these features it is also user friendly and intuitive.
As compare with WordPress, you can say that WordPress do not provide some of the feature that Squarespace have. But the fact is WordPress is open source CMS and flexible in nature also have easy learning curve as compare to Squarespace.
Conclusion:
The top 5 alternatives website builder for WordPress are listed in this blog.
