Compare October CMS vs. Thunder CMS

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.

Thunder is a Drupal 8 distribution specialised for media houses. It is initially developed by Burda, a German media company, who is now seeking to get other members on the project.

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

• Everything included
• Relatively modern architecture
• Easy to get started

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

• Coupling on pre-packaged product
• One size fits all - a lot of choices have been made
• Unsure future with being a new distribution