Compare TYPO3 vs. Bolt CMS

Typo3 is an established enterprise grade CMS built on PHP. In the past years they have struggled in their renewal project, but have since moved forward with Symfony components.

Bolt CMS is a lightweight CMS built with the Silex Microframework. It is well built and a great alternative for developers looking for a modern PHP system to replace WordPress, for example.

• A long heritage with solid basic concepts
• Large number of developers around the world
• Powerful admin UI for experienced users

• Clean architecture built with Silex, very easy to learn
• Standard components for Forms and Database
• Clean purpose, not trying to solve every problem

• TYPO3 is in a technical transition phase
• Admin interface can be intimidating to newbies
• Decoupling (REST API), etc. strategy unclear

• Developer availability compared to WP
• Extensibility for multilingual, etc. depends on extensions
• Limited community size