Compare October CMS vs. Contenta

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.

Contenta is a Drupal 8 distribution that aims to provide a headless, decoupled shell for Drupal 8.

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

• Open Source
• Built on a solid Drupal 8 foundation
• Fully customisable

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

• Dependence on other projects
• Hosting complexity
• Limited templating capability