Compare Craft CMS vs. Spress

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.

Spress is a static site generator built with Symfony Components. The tool is versatile and uses familiar technologies such as Twig, Markdown and the Symfony console.

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

• Low learning curve
• High performance
• Unparalled security with static HTML

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

• Limitations when working with dynamic data
• Limited userbase
• Lack of basic functions people expect from a CMS (feedback forms, etc.)