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    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A

    Umbraco CMS

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AUmbraco is an open-source .NET Core CMS with over 700,000 active installs worldwide and with more than 200,000 active community members. It was first released on February 16th, 2005, and is still to this day an open-source project backed by a commercial company. To ensure Umbraco is always running the latest technology, the company has aligned with Microsoft's .NET release schedule to always have the Umbraco CMS…

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    Laravel PHP FrameworkUmbraco CMS
    Editions & Modules
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    Umbraco Free
    $0
    Umbraco Starter
    $53
    per month
    Umbraco Standard
    $320
    per month
    Umbraco Professional
    $860
    per month
    Umbraco Cloud Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkUmbraco CMS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans.
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkUmbraco CMS
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    Open Source
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    Umbraco
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    Umbraco vs WordPress
    Umbraco has more flexibility and customization options, but less features, reliability/stability, and community support.
    WordPress offers less customization for data and content, but it is immensely more stable, has better features /plugins, and includes an …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Laravel PHP FrameworkUmbraco CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Laravel PHP Framework and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Laravel PHP Framework and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    8.5
    11 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Laravel PHP Framework and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    8.0
    12 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Laravel PHP Framework and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    7.2
    12 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
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    CodeIgniter
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Symfony
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkUmbraco CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
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    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
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    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Laravel PHP FrameworkUmbraco CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    I would say that Laravel is not a suitable framework for high-frequency, high-volume, real-time interaction or processing millions of records in batch operations. It shines for standard database web applications (CRUD, Admin Panels, etc.) and is a fantastic multi-developer framework.
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    Umbraco
    Umbraco CMS is the perfect tool for a company that is looking to keep their website updated. The simple to use tools and templates means updating and creating new pages is easy. The WYSIWYG editor is a nice feature, however, for accessibility, there should be some more guidance on what is suitable to be used on the CMS.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Laravel utilizes the best possible PHP standards and coding practices.
    • Laravel uses many widely-accepted community libraries and builds upon them, rather than re-inventing everything.
    • Laravel has many components available from the community and is extremely easy to build custom components for, either with custom code or by integrating existing third-party PHP libraries.
    • Laravel is flexible enough to power pretty much any kind of application I can imagine.
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    Umbraco
    • Quick to learn. For most if cases, developer needs to know Razor coding.
    • Doesn't require back-end programming.
    • Has build in users management (developers, content managers) and members management consoles (users of the site).
    • Clear admin tool (especially in version 7)
    • Fast.
    • Creating code from scratch, so it is easier to create clean code.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Laravel is updated regularly, which is great. However, in order to get the latest features, use the newest 3rd party libraries, have the most current security updates, and ensure that the newest features of PHP are usable, you have to continuously upgrade your Laravel application. This costs time and money, obviously, and if you don't stay on top of the updates you will quickly fall behind. This is the case with any open source software, but it needs to be considered for any team considering using Laravel or any other software.
    • Because of the size of the Laravel community, there are a LOT of 3rd party libraries. Some of these are great, some are less than great. Sometimes it's difficult to evaluate the quality of a library, making it difficult to trust many libraries. Developers need to be cautious and thoughtful when considering using new software.
    • Because of the rapid development of the Laravel framework, the size of the community, and the simplicity of being able to publish content online - it is very easy to find documentation, tutorials, or other "advice" that is not up to date, or that has outdated information.
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    Umbraco
    • Speed for older sites - Umbraco content can load slowly if you have thousands of pages of content. Of course, this would not be a problem for simpler websites
    • Complexity - since the product is free out-of-the-box, it will take technical expertise to get Umbraco setup properly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    Laravel PHP Framework has continued to exceed my expectations. It supported me in the development of a high quality and stable web application that is mission critical for the organization. I cannot imagine wanting to use any other tool for web development. Documentation, unit tests, and numerous integration options make using Laravel PHP Framework a natural choice.
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    Usability
    Open Source
    As I mentioned earlier Laravel PHP Framework has lot of in built feature as well as there is vast set of packages available to add the features in your application. It has very large community who can help when you feel stuck somewhere. This is why this rating is justified.
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    Umbraco
    Umbraco CMS effectively addresses enterprise content management needs. It's quite mature .NET based CMS, standing out as a leader among its competitors. Websites built with Umbraco are blazing fast. Extensive customization capabilities, and user-friendly content publishing interface makes it an ideal choice for businesses looking for a mature CMS solution.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Open Source
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    Umbraco
    Occasionally, errors will appear in the admin that make it impossible to work without developer support.
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    Performance
    Open Source
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    Umbraco
    Working in the admin panel (adding / reviewing / editing content) is very slow. The public facing site speed is dependent on what the pages are doing and how well the code was written (whether it is optimized for speed).
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.
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    Online Training
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Online training is often based on older versions of the platform. So, you'll have to fill in the gaps on your own.
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    Implementation Rating
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Spend the time to wireframe the content structure prior to diving in. This helps speed the process of implementation and it serves as documentation for end users.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Supporting unit testing is bigger plus point in Laravel than any other framework. Developing with Laravel is much easier. Other frameworks have value in market, but Laravel has taken the lead in popularity among PHP developers in recent years. The large community supports you if you have problems. Using Laravel, integration became easy with third-party libraries, but it was costly too.
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    Umbraco
    Umbraco's templating is far superior than WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, but it's update process is WAY behind those platforms. The release schedule of Umbraco is way to often and most releases are to fix something missed in the previous release and not an improvement or new feature of the CMS
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    Scalability
    Open Source
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    Umbraco
    Without significant development, the product does not scale well.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Positive: Our delivery time for PHP application is faster than usual.
    • Positive: Developers are happy and they write better code with their usual development tools. No tool-upgrade necessary.
    • Negative: Initial delivery took 6 months extra and had to rewrite project several times.
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    Umbraco
    • Has helped us to create more engaging pages that push people to complete the online forms
    • We have seen more people buy from us since we launched our new look website
    • We can easily update the content without waiting for the development team to make changes
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