Compare Pimcore vs. Thunder 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.

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.

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

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

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

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