Compare Grav vs. WordPress

Grav is a fresh flat-file database which is easy to install. It uses a number of Symfony components and is very fast to get started with.

WordPress is not a very modern PHP CMS and does not use Symfony or other components. It is very popular and earns it's position in the listing of Symfony CMSes.

• Fast to install and get started with
• Extensible via Plugins, Skeletons and Themes
• A fresh codebase, no PHP4 cruft here

• Very popular
• Good usability
• Vibrant community

• Limited use cases due to flat-file approach
• Limited developer base
• Needs more work to round the edges in real-world use

• Shoddy code quality
• Relies on 3rd party plugins a lot
• A weak security trackrecord, partly due to plugins