Compare October CMS vs. Pimcore

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.

Pimcore is a CMS whose development started in 2009. Originally the Content Management System was built on the Zend PHP Framework, but the system will switch to the Symfony full stack framework.

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

• Solid feature set beyond regular CMS features
• Commercial backing
• Quality codebase

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

• New product version can be risky
• Limited adoption
• Can be too "heavy" for simple sites