Custom CMS vs Pre-Built CMS

In the web development industry the debate continues over the advantages of pre-built CMS like Drupal, Joomla and that building a custom CMS from the scratch. Remember, custom cms is personalized cms that will do exactly what needed. I would just share my opinion on the ongoing debate.

Ofcourse, custom systems developed are always unique. The custom system developed from the scratch are more easier and faster to use as best fit client's requirement. To create a website from pre-built CMS developer needs to write longer code as it takes much time to override the default that comes built-in with pre-built CMS.
Also, the custom system is more easier to use, it is full-blown cms compared to pre-built cms.

I would say both pre-built CMS and custom CMS has its own set of advantages, before choosing any CMS you need to take few factors into consideration:

Time Frame: Is time frame critical?
Budget: Custom CMS is costly; but in case existing CMS (pre-built CMS) is not very close to your needs then the custom cms works more cost effectively.
Requirement: Whether the pre-built meets your requirement, if pre-built CMS meets 80% or more of the requirement the go with pre-built.
User of Content Management Systems: Who are users of the CMS if they are business people then the user friendliness of the CMS is very important whereas if your users are going to be programmers then the user interface might not be that important for them.

Other important factors before selecting between pre-built CMS and custom CMS are Time to market, user interface, technology preferences, usability, ease of use, performance.

These points are important in deciding between pre-built cms and custom cms as well as choosing between customized software development or off the shelf solution.

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CMS Solutions India

In very less time CMS industry got associated with the IT industry and has become integral part of development. CMS has made its separate position in the market and holds good share of open source development to provide customized solutions at minimal investment. Content Management System is a software system that helps user to manage slew of content on their desktop and web. Content covers computer files, documents, video, audio files, electronic files, records and web content that can be efficiently managed by categorizing and sub-categorizing. All updations occur in real time and changes are reflected dynamically.

Whether a company is looking for a simple website design or a complex website solution, CMS will help you make your own website. Most important is deciding which CMS to go with, the most crucial step. If you have bit knowledge of website, no need to study or learn new language, it is user friendly and very interactive. You have secure access over the internet and also the admin has the right to set access permission for users. No need to worry, no need to hire a technical professional you can do on your own and once you implement it management is very easy. Adding new content, categories, deletion or updation is successfully reflected across company’s boundary. The entire chain enjoys the real value of business. CMS solutions provide your website with complete interactivity, basic features and advanced features that you are looking as a part of your procurement process. These features can be customized as per your need.

Blogs, forums, RSS, support, vBulletin, helpdesk, groupware features are of great interest for user and clients that help you to remain in the chain. Many new CMS communities are growing and emerging that provide online code and support for further development of community.

Main open source CMS includes:
Portal CMS – Joomla, Typo3, PHP Nuke

Blogs – Wordpress, Nucleus CMS , Simplog

e-Commerce – osCommerce, Opencart
Groupware – eGroupWare
Forums - phpBB
e-Learning - Moodle
Image Galleries - Gallery 2
Wiki - MediaWiki
Lite - phpCMS
Miscellaneous - SugarCRM