CodeIgniter vs. Oracle WebCenter Sites

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CodeIgniter
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
CodeIgniter is a free and open source PHP framework, developed originally by EllisLab.N/A
Oracle WebCenter Sites
Score 5.5 out of 10
N/A
Oracle WebCenter Sites is the new name for FatWire which Oracle acquired in 2011. It is a complete CMS often bundled with other Oracle WebCenter products to present a more comprehensive management solution for businesses and enterprises.N/A
Pricing
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Oracle WebCenter Sites
7.0
4 Ratings
14% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Oracle WebCenter Sites
5.5
4 Ratings
33% below category average
API00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Oracle WebCenter Sites
6.8
5 Ratings
11% below category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Oracle WebCenter Sites
6.2
4 Ratings
17% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Best Alternatives
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Small Businesses
Laravel PHP Framework
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Score 8.6 out of 10
Divi
Divi
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Laravel PHP Framework
Laravel PHP Framework
Score 8.6 out of 10
Image Relay
Image Relay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises

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Tridion
Tridion
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(14 ratings)
5.9
(8 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
4.3
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CodeIgniterOracle WebCenter Sites
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
The input class makes it easy to provide server-side validation and scrubbing of user input. Setting Error messages. It doesn't require constant command-line access, It's great because it has a strong community and excellent documentation, but the problem is that it tries to retain backward compatibility with PHP 4 and therefore lacks a lot of "standard" features modern frameworks have such as auto-loading.
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Oracle
Oracle WebCenter Sites is very well suited to presenting marketing content in all shapes and forms, including mobile, an in a corporate web site. Oracle WebCenter Sites can also manage small product catalogs easily. Important things to consider when selecting a CMS:
  • How important is the ease with which my business users update content?
  • How often are updates made?
  • How distributed are my business contributors?
  • How important is preview in my organization's workflow and publishing process?
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Pros
Open Source
  • CodeIgniter is an excellent tool when a simple database API is needed. Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite are all abstracted into a simple-to-use
  • CodeIgniter's simplicity is truly its best feature, because you are able to create controllers and methods based on the http://www.example//, and immediately being developing the application.
  • Flexibility is also another developer-friendly feature, because developers are able to design their application in any way - controllers, models, libraries, and helpers can be located anywhere or not used at all.
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Oracle
  • Easy-to-use content authoring and design tools for business users.
  • Segmentation based on implicit (behavioral) or explicit (known user or characteristics) criteria or a combination of the two.
  • Flexible rules engine for creation of customer segments and recommendations, enabling delivery of targeted content and campaigns.
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Cons
Open Source
  • Faced some issue of session management, so that's why we used the Core Session library for that. It would be great if we could improve it a little bit.
  • Frameworks provide the option to setup all getters/setters, so having this option in it is a great idea.
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Oracle
  • Creating new content is not so easy
  • Publishing is not trivial
  • In my opinion documentation is weak
  • I think there are cheaper solutions then WCS
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Likelihood to Renew
Open Source
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Oracle
A valuable tool for enabling marketers and business users to easily create and manage contextually relevant social and interactive online experiences across multiple channels on a global scale to drive sales and loyalty. It also allows multi-site management (in fact Sites) using the assets and template developed, without having to re-implement again for each individual site.
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Support Rating
Open Source
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Oracle
The WebCenter Sites Support team is extremely good and very responsive to client needs. They are quick to resolve Level 1 issues and when escalated to Level 2, the team makes every effort to keep the client informed.
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
CodeIgniter has a very small footprint. The source code is very small sized. Setting up a project is very easy. Follows MVC pattern. Consumes low memory and CPU. Well documented. Has a built-in forum for users to discuss and get the solution for issues. Periodically updates versions and patch fixes etc.
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Oracle
There are lot of WCM products available in the market, some free and some licensed. But for a organisation using more Oracle products and on Java technology, WCS is the best in class, for intranet and internet needs. It has everything which is required for a web application. Also it can be well integrated with other platforms with Oracle Document Cloud/Oracle Content/Oracle Identity Manager and a lot more. Its a well integrated product. It can also be integrated with social media using a community plugin. It also comes with its own search and analytics tools. The templates are pure JSP and can be easily coded by Java developers using the development guide. Its based on Java, so writing custom applications and integrating is easy
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Because of quick turnaround on portals/intranets, it was easy to offer this as an option to clients.
  • As there is no cost associated with this framework, it was great not having to worry about purchasing or licensing. (MIT License).
  • Community support helps in that there are no ongoing support contracts or costs.
  • No direct representative for one-on-one support, if needed. This can cut into time used on projects.
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Oracle
  • It has alleviated some of the burden on our IT staff.
  • It has allowed our Marketing department to be more hands-on with content changes, and they have more flexibility with the types of changes and how often they make them.
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