Compare Craft CMS vs. October CMS

Craft CMS is a new player in the PHP CMS field. It does not use Symfony components, but is a popular and more modern option for WordPress.

October CMS is a content management system built on the Laravel Framework. It's been in development since 2013 and is definitely part of a new generation of PHP of content management tools.

• Superb usability
• Focus on content management
• Clean code base

• A new project with little legacy
• Built on a common MVC framework
• A functional marketplace

• Limited adoption
• Not a part of a larger ecosystem (like Symfony)
• Coding style is a bit old school PHP

• A limited number of adopters
• Built in AJAX framework might make decoupling difficult
• Site layout management features limited