Rails CMS Alternatives
I've got a client who wants to integrate a CMS into an existing Rails application. As a result, I've started in on an evaluation of what's out there, to help us make the buy-vs-build decision. Here's the list of potential software that I came up with:
Rails CMS alternatives
Active projects:
adva-cms- repo: http://github.com/svenfuchs/adva_cms/
- site: http://adva-cms.org/
- Last update: 11/24/09
- "the cutting edge Rails CMS platform"
- Engine-based CMS
- repo: http://github.com/browsermedia/browsercms
- site: http://www.browsercms.org/
- Last update: 11/25/09
- "Humane Content Management for Rails"
- gem-based dedicated CMS
- site: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-goldberg
- repo: http://github.com/urbanus/goldberg (rails 2.3 compatible fork at http://github.com/lardawge/goldberg)
- "the rapid website framework for Ruby on Rails"
- Last update: 4/28/09
- plugin-based CMS
- repo: http://github.com/kete/kete/
- site: http://kete.net.nz/
- Last update: 11/20/09
- "a mashup between content management and knowledge management"
- Dedicated app, closer to wiki/blog than CMS
- repo: http://github.com/radiant/radiant
- site: http://radiantcms.org/
- demo: http://radiantcms.org/demo/ (admin/radiant)
- "Radiant is a no-fluff, open source content management system designed for small teams."
- Last update: 11/13/09
- Engine-based CMS, mature project
- repo: http://refinerycms.org/
- site: http://refinerycms.com/
- demo: http://demo.refinerycms.com/session/new (demo/demo)
- "a simple, easy to use, well presented content manager for small businesses."
- Last update: 11/24/09
- Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
- repo: http://github.com/desaperados/seed
- demo: http://seed.mediacollectiveslice.com/ (admin/administrator)
- Last update: 9/22/09
- "a Common Sense CMS"
- Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
- repo: http://github.com/trevorturk/static/
- site: http://almosteffortless.com/static/
- demo: http://static.heroku.com/
- "super simple Rails CMS built for Heroku"
- Last update: 10/16/09
- Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
- repo: http://github.com/atd/station
- site: http://rstation.wordpress.com/
- "Station is to Rails in Content Management System like Rails is to Ruby in Web Development."
- Last update: 11/21/09
- Engine-based CMS
- repo: http://intraducibles.com/projects/typus
- site: http://github.com/fesplugas/typus
- demo: http://typus.heroku.com/ (user@intraducibles.com / columbia)
- "Trusted users editing structured content"
- Last update: 11/20/09
- Not really a CMS, more of a way to spin up an administrative backend via generators
- repo: http://github.com/zena/zena
- site: http://zenadmin.org/en
- "CMS (content managment system) with a focus on usability, ease of customization and web 2.0 goodness"
- Last update: 11/25/09
- Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
Inactive projects:
Ansuz CMS- repo: http://github.com/knewter/ansuz
- site: http://ansuzcms.com/
- "an open source Content Management System built in Ruby on Rails."
- Last update: 3/19/09
- Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
- repo: http://github.com/darthapo/comatose/
- site: http://comatose.rubyforge.org/
- "a micro CMS implemented as a Rails plugin"
- Last update: 2/26/09
- plugin CMS functionality for any Rails app
- repo: None - versions available by download
- site: http://www.geegocms.com/
- "Manage content with style"
- Last update: 2007?
- Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
- repo: None - versions available by download
- site: http://thetis-sysph.sourceforge.net/
- demo: http://sysphonic.com/thetis/
- "The World-Strongest Groupware"
- Last update: Jan. 2009?
- Dedicated CMS and groupware app built on top of Rails
Dead projects:
Rubricks- repo: http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubricks/
- site: http://rubricks.org/index_en.html
- "Ajax style content management system powered by Rails"
- Last Update: Nov. 2008
- site: http://widgetfinger.com
- Thoughtbot site that allowed generating brochureware right in the browser.
- Scheduled to go offline 12/21/2009