Compare BackBee vs. Sulu CMS

BackBee is a content management system from the company Lp Digital. The software is Open Source and released under the GPL3 License. BackBee uses multiple Symfony components for core functions.

Sulu is a new take on content management. It has been started from scratch using an existing content repository.

• Great user experience with in-place editing
• Contemporary implementation without 
• Backed by a company

• Clean architecture based on Full Symfony Full Stack Framework
• Uses ready made components such as CMF, PHPCR
• Clean user interface

• Limited adoption outside of France
• Custom implementation, Symfony in components
• Missing power user features like multilanguage and multisite

• Limited adoption
• A new product, there are use cases not covered yet
• Initial setup and flexibility requires expert developers