With a large proportion of companies already having some .NET application or the other, getting a .NET CMS makes big business sense for many. What’s more, there are a host of top notch .NET CMS that serve a variety of corporate needs. The trick is to pick the one that’s a best fit for your needs. But if the wide array of features leave you confused, relax. Here’s a comprehensive comparison of the best .NET CMS, compared for costs, system requirements, security, support, ease of use, performance, management, compliances, flexibility, built-in applications and Ecommerce features. So go on, take your pick: Sitecore 7.0 Vs Umbraco 7 Vs Kentiko 8.1 Vs Sitefinity 5.0 Vs Ektron 9

1. Approximate Cost
Varies with
size. Starting
$15,000
$40 per
domain
$2000
Varies based
on edition,
starting $499
Varies with
size. Starting
$30,000
License Proprietary Open Source Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary
Cloud Support
Microsoft
Azure
Integration
ü ü
Microsoft
Azure
Integration
ü
Mobile Support ü ü ü ü ü
FTP Support ü û ü ü ü
iCal ü û û ü ü
UTF-8 Support ü ü ü ü ü
WAI Compliant ü ü ü ü ü
Web Distributed
Authoring and Versoning
(Web-DAV)
ü û ü û ü
XHTML Compliant ü ü ü ü ü
HTML-5 Compliant ü ü ü ü ü
CGI-mode Support û û û û û
Content Reuse ü ü ü ü ü
Interface Localization ü ü ü ü ü
Metadata ü ü ü ü ü
Multi-lingual Content
Integration
ü Limited ü ü ü
Multi-site Deployment ü ü ü ü ü
URL Rewriting ü ü ü ü ü
Scalability ü ü Limited ü ü
Blog Free Add On Free Add On ü ü ü
Chat Limited û ü ü û
Classifieds Free Add On Free Add On ü û û
Contact Management Limited û ü ü ü
Data Entry ü ü ü ü ü
Database Reports Free Add On û ü û ü
Discussion / Forum Free Add On Free Add On ü ü ü
Document Management Costs Extra û ü ü ü
Events Calendar ü Free Add On ü ü ü
Events Management Free Add On Free Add On ü ü ü
Expense Reports Costs Extra û û û ü
FAQ Management ü Free Add On ü ü ü
File Distribution ü Free Add On ü ü ü
Graphs and Charts Limited û ü ü û
Groupware Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü û
Guest Book Free Add On Free Add On ü û ü
Help Desk / Bug
Reporting
Limited û ü ü ü
HTTP Proxy ü û û û ü
In/Out Board Costs Extra û û û ü
Link Management ü ü ü ü ü
Mail Form ü ü ü ü ü
Matrix û û ü û û
My Page / Dashboard ü ü ü ü ü
Newsletter Costs Extra ü ü ü ü
Photo Gallery ü ü ü ü ü
Polls ü ü ü ü ü
Product Management ü û ü ü ü
Project Tracking û û ü û ü
Search
ü, facets to
filter results
ü, list views ü ü ü
Site Map Free Add On ü ü ü ü
Surveys ü Costs Extra ü ü ü
Syndicated Content
(RSS)
ü ü ü ü ü
Tests / Quizzes Free Add On û û ü ü
Time Tracking û û Limited û û
User Contributions &
Profiles
Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü ü
Web Services Front End ü û ü Limited ü
Wiki ü Free Add On ü û ü
Affiliate Tracking Costs Extra Free Add On ü Costs Extra ü
Inventory Management Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü ü
Payments Plug-in Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü ü
Shipping Plug-in Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü ü
Tax Plug-in Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü ü
Point of Sale Costs Extra Free Add On û Costs Extra û
Shopping Cart Costs Extra Free Add On ü ü ü
Subscriptions Costs Extra û ü Costs Extra û
Wish Lists Costs Extra û ü Costs Extra û
SEO Functionality û ü û û ü
System Requirements
Security
support
Ease of use
performance
management
flexibility
COMPLIANCES
Built-in Applications
commerce
Application Server IIS/.Net IIS/.Net IIS/.Net IIS/.Net IIS/.Net
Operating System Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows
Hosting
SaaS or
Enterprise
Hosting
Enterprise
Hosting
Enterprise
Hosting
Enterprise
Hosting
SaaS or
Enterprise
Hosting
Database
Microsoft SQL
Server, MySQL
MySQL
Microsoft SQL
Server, MySQL
MySQL
Microsoft SQL
Server, MySQL
Programming Language C# C# C# C# C#
Root Access Required? û ü ü ü û
Shell Access Required? ü ü û û û
Web Application Server IIS IIS IIS IIS IIS
Authentication Type
Kerberos,
LDAP
None
Kerberos,
LDAP,
Pluggable
Kerberos,
LDAP
NA
Audit Trail ü ü ü ü ü
Captcha Free Add On Free Add On ü ü ü
Content Approval ü ü ü ü ü
Email Verification Free Add On ü ü ü ü
Granular Privileges for
Multi-user Support
ü ü ü ü ü
Kerberos Authentication ü û ü û û
LDAP Authentication ü ü ü ü ü
Login History ü ü ü û ü
NIS Authentication ü û û û û
NTLM Authentication Free Add On û ü ü û
Pluggable Authentication ü ü ü ü ü
Problem Notification Free Add On ü ü û ü
Sandbox ü ü ü ü ü
Session Management ü û ü ü û
SMB Authentication Free Add On û û û û
SSL Compatible ü ü ü ü ü
SSL Logins ü ü ü ü ü
SSL Pages ü ü ü ü ü
Versioning ü ü ü ü ü
Certification Program ü ü ü ü ü
Code Skeletons ü ü ü ü ü
Commercial Manuals ü ü ü ü û
Commercial Support /
Training
ü Costs Extra ü Costs Extra ü
Developer Community ü ü ü ü ü
Online Help ü ü ü ü ü
Pluggable API ü ü ü ü ü
Professional Hosting ü ü ü ü ü
Professional Services ü ü ü ü ü
Public Forum ü ü ü ü ü
Public Mailing List ü ü ü ü û
Test Framework ü û û Costs Extra No
Third-Party Developers ü ü ü ü ü
Users Conference Limited ü ü ü ü
Advanced Caching ü ü ü ü ü
Database Replication ü ü ü ü ü
Load Balancing ü ü ü ü ü
Page Caching ü ü ü ü ü
Static Content Export ü Free Add On û û ü
Advertising Management ü Free Add On ü û ü
Asset Management ü ü ü ü ü
Clipboard ü ü ü ü ü
Content Scheduling ü ü ü ü ü
Content Staging ü Costs Extra ü ü ü
Inline Administration ü ü ü ü ü
Online Administration ü ü ü ü ü
Package Deployment ü ü ü Limited ü
Sub-sites / Roots ü ü ü ü ü
Themes / Skins ü ü ü ü ü
Trash ü ü ü û û
Web Statistics ü ü ü ü ü
Web Template
Management
ü ü ü ü û
Translation Support ü ü ü ü ü
Workflow Engine ü ü ü ü ü
Versions compared are Sitecore 7.0, Umbraco 7, Kentiko 8.1,
Sitefinity 5.0 & Ektron 9
Reference:
http://web-cms.findthebest.com/compare/1-2-3-57-66-87-120-682/WordPress-vs-Drupal-vs-
Joomla-vs-Telerik-Sitefinity-CMS-vs-Sitecore-vs-Kentico-vs-Ektron-CMS-vs-Umbraco-CMS
http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/cms-comparison-drupal-joomla-and-
wordpress
http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix/cms-matrix
http://www.comentum.com/drupal-vs-joomla-cms-comparison.html
http://opensource.com/business/14/6/open-source-cms-joomla-wordpress-drupal
http://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:What%27s_new_in_Joomla!
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.0
https://www.sitecore.net/about/press-and-media/press-releases/2013/05/sitecore-7.aspx
https://www.gavick.com/documentation/joomla-tutorials/installing-joomla-3-1-in-four-steps/
http://documentation.ektron.com/cms400/v85/webhelp/Installation/Upgrading%20Ektron%20
CMS400.NET/Upgrading_From_Version_6.htm
Drag-N-Drop Content ü ü ü ü ü
Friendly URLs ü ü ü ü ü
Image Resizing ü ü ü ü ü
Macro Language ü ü ü ü ü
Mass Upload ü Free Add On ü ü ü
Prototyping ü ü ü ü ü
Server Page Language ü ü ü ü ü
Site Setup Wizard ü ü ü ü ü
Spell Checker ü Free Add On ü ü ü
Style Wizard ü û û ü ü
Subscriptions Free Add On ü ü ü ü
Template Language ü ü ü ü ü
UI Levels ü ü ü ü ü
Undo ü ü ü ü ü
WYSIWYG Editor ü ü ü ü ü
Zip Archives ü Free Add On û ü ü