I have recently been doing some research into open source web portal software. I need to create a portal for my company and so am looking at the various options. My initial analysis yielded three options which are highlighted below:
Each of the packages above have their pros and cons. I installed and tested two of them and have decided which way to go. Here is what I found:
Metadot
Pros
This provides a very attractive portal out of the box. Ease of use is excellent.
Cons
Perl based design makes for extremely complex installation. (Must not only install perl, but also 10-20 specific module for the application.) Awful performance — This application performed terribly in my environment which was annoying.
Joomla
Pros
PHP/MySQL based. Strong installed base and support community. Many add-on components available.
Cons
Confusing history since this is a derivation from Mambo. Upcoming release of new version.
In the end I chose Joomla. The application seemed to have the best support community and add-on developers. Truthfully, it was a bit of a toss-up between this and Mambo given the application similarity.
I like the 3d one, Joomla! Sounds great :))