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When comparing Enonic XP vs ExpressionEngine, the Slant community recommends ExpressionEngine for most people. In the question“What is the fastest CMS for web content (news website with some static pages) ?” ExpressionEngine is ranked 13th while Enonic XP is ranked 16th.
Specs
GraphQL APIFlexible API for accessing content
Image handlingSmart image handling with focal point, zoom+pan, flip and more.
LicenseOpen source with GPL3
Programming languageJavascript for customisation
Runs in any cloudRun in Enonic or other clouds. Docker image provided.
Unique schema systemStructured content modelling
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Pros
Pro Javascript and Java based
Enonic XP is based on the JVM, but you can develop your websites using Javascript on the server.
Pro No restrictions on how a site can be designed
Pro Focus on security
Pro Commercial support
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Con Simple pages can hurt performance
A simple page can rack up on database queries. Many sites usually suffer from this. Create an empty page and there's a few queries that run and it's unneccessary.
Con Can be overkill for simple or smaller sites
Con Cost is high
Especially for commercial sites
Con Built on top of codeigniter: an outdated framework
Codeigniter was cool.... back when PHP was at 5.2