Compare Pimcore vs. October CMS

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.

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.

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

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

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

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