A CMS platform (Content Management System) allows you to easily create a website without understanding any code (at least for most of them). There are many CMS options available, which means you may have a hard time choosing the best CMS for your needs.
And that is why we will explain why it is so important to choose the right CMS platform for your website and also know what you need in one.
▸WordPress
WordPress.org it is the most popular CMS software in the world and works with around 43% of all websites on the Internet.
It is important not to confuse WordPress.org with WordPress.com. WordPress.org is a free, open source CMS originally designed for blogging but is now used by all kinds of websites / online stores. WordPress.com is a blog hosting platform.
▸CMS Hub
As the only CMS and CRM combined, HubSpot’s CMS Hub is designed to help businesses easily create and manage a website optimized for every device and every visitor.
CMS Hub is a powerful platform for users with little to no technical knowledge to create a custom site out of the box. With the CMS Hub, you can manage, optimize, and track the performance of your content with the same platform that you purchased to create it.
▸Joomla
Joomla is another popular free open source CMS platform that comes with many different templates and extensions. It’s free to use, but you need hosting and a domain name.
It was first released in 2005, so like WordPress, it has been running for years. Joomla is packed with features, and many web servers offer a 1-click installation. However, it is really an ideal CMS platform for experienced website developers and builders, so it is not a good choice for beginners.
▸Drupal
Drupal is a highly flexible open source CMS aimed at a broad group of developers, marketers, and agencies. The CMS allows marketers with more basic experience to create a site from a template. Because Drupal was designed by developers for developers, you will need to have some knowledge of PHP, HTML, and CSS to take advantage of the full power of Drupal.
▸WooCommerce
WooCommerce is the most popular eCommerce platform in the world. It is really flexible and easy to manage. WooCommerce is not technically a CMS platform by itself. Instead, it runs as a plugin on WordPress, so you will need to have WordPress on your site in order to install WooCommerce.
However, if it were a CMS platform, it would have 5.8% of the market share, according to W3Techs. That’s the percentage of all the websites in the world that use it.
▸Shopify
Shopify is a hosted e-commerce platform designed for online retailers to set up and manage an entire store.
Shopify makes managing an eCommerce store as simple as running a site on WordPress.com. Although you won’t have as much control over its appearance and functionality, you will get a variety of features, security, and support to help manage your site.
