Opinions/experiences with LightCMS?

January 7, 2008 5:09 PM

CMSFilter: Does anyone have any experiences to share about LightCMS?

I do freelance Web design and I'm considering it as an option since it seems like it'd be extremely easy for clients to understand. However, I have some concerns about the price, and I'm worried that their hosting is not robust enough for some clients (for example, no PHP/MySQL; no email provided). Does anyone have any opinions or experiences (positive or negative) to share? Thanks in advance!

posted by redshifter to computers & internet (2 comments total)

Why LightCMS? I don't know why I'd pay for a CMS when there are excellent free options like Drupal out there.
posted by thedanimal at 5:15 PM on January 7, 2008

[thedanimal, you're avoiding the topic. There are plenty of valid reasons to use hosted, paid software(and I generally avoid hosted software if possible), almost all of which are outside the scope of the question. Redshifter has accepted this as an option; those are the parameters.]

Redshifter: It might help to provide more information as to what you plan on building and for what kind of clients. For example, if your client's going to be around the $29/mo plan they're looking at a 25page limit that doesn't exist in the comparable Typepad plan(which also gives about 12x the storage). Things level off a bit at the higher levels, but at that point, the pricing would make me only consider a hosted app if they (and you) really don't want to deal with upkeep.

Are there any specific reasons you're worried about their infrastructure?
This is different from your concern about PHP/MySQL/e-mail. They're not a hosting company, and if those things missing are a problem for you, then I think you're looking in the wrong place altogether. I can't immediately think of any hosted CMS that offers those things.
As far as their systems, I was asking because you didn't indicate the worries were because of anything you actually knew. They should be willing to immediately tell you what's behind their system, whether it's their own custom servers, or if they're sitting on top of Rackspace, Amazon S3 and the like. I couldn't find any mention on their site.
posted by Su at 8:35 PM on January 7, 2008