CMS Carma vs. Sitedepth
 

i need a CMS what are you guys using and why?

I'm using sitedepth. Mainly because I don't like monthly fees..oh, and because I've used it for like 3 years, so I know it inside and out. :)

It's a resources hog though.

We are using SiteDepth at the moment... It's not a bad product... But I feel we have outgrown it, so we will be trying out Carma in the near future on some new sites...

SiteDepth does do everything they say it does on their website... It really does make life easier - if all the features you need are listed on their website, then I would recommend you go for it as the cheaper option.

anybody using carma wanna comment

i use sitedepth

:)

www.ThePaysiteCMS.com hands down #1

I've used carma, needs a lil customization but when everything falls into place it fuckin' rocks.

I love sitedepth. Their support is outstanding, and the script does anything a site should need. And if it doesnt do it, they will write up a new plugin for ya. And at a very small charge. :) Love em'.

Yes, it's great.


The right CMS all depends on what you want to do with the site, especially with content rotation. Carma is very powerful and can handle a huge amount of members accessing the content. Organizing and setting up content rotation across multiple sites. It also uses smarty.

Cons: Something like $3500 to purchase or $120 a month to lease. Unless you are knowledgeable with templating, it will cost you extra to set up your site, and there do not seem to be alot of people that can do it. With any CMS, make sure you schedule and budget for this process.


For CMS's, there are Awiz, Sitedepth, Carma, MAS, Joomla. A few threads have been posted here on CMS's, just use the search function on the board to find out more.

The pricing seems a bit off to me. Not sure what anyone else thinks, but $30k for a CMS seems a bit out there.

:2 cents:

It pays for itself....no other CMS does what this 1 does...

50% off if you host with us...

yo thank you for the info

Most adult paysites won't GROSS $30k in a year :2 cents:

I agree. :thumbsup

You don't mention much about what your specifications, budgets, etc etc, so this is a bit like posting: I need a car, which one?

As Marty [the ghost] points out above - CARMA is all powerful. Its knockout punch is in its templating engine [based on SMARTY]. You can do anything you want. Anything you can think of, it can handle.
From a content handling point of view, it does a great job.

On the other side of the fence you have SiteDepth. SD is to the point, and easier to get a handle on. Its templating system is less powerful, but with that said: if you can do HTML, you can do your own templates - which can't be said for CARMA (without a degree of ease anyhow)

They're in entirely different ballparks for cost and functionality, and you need to work out which one you want to head for.

There are other options as well, such as MAS from Mansion (which I haven't used so can't comment), and the round-robin of awiz etc (which I have, and can't recommend...)

MAS is great!

all i know is i referred a friend to SiteDepth and he bought it and he hit me up today frustrated that he is having a tech problem and nobody is getting back to him about it.

if you're reading this SD - get with the program please, I don't like looking bad when I recommend a product.

Theres No $ in Porn.....:1orglaugh

Why pay all that money when Joomla plus just a little custom coding would give you EXACTLY what you want plus so much more more?

$30k???? are you fucking kidding me? ROFL ROFL ROFL

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Cos it's buggy and bloated?

I use joomla on at least 10 sites of mine and never had any issues with it being buggy or bloated....it rocks!

Still waiting :disgust

If you're looking for a high end system, be sure to request a demo of Elevated X http://www.elevatedx.com.

At least I'm not the only one who thinks it's crazy...unless of course it sucks my dick and gives a good rim job. Even then it still might be overpriced.

it's really good - it's meant for big budget DVD download sites - if u figure one of those sites is minimally a $100K investment just for the content, spending $30K on a CMS that does everything is not that bad.

i was hoping for a leased version which Stan said they were going to do but now he says its a long way off or maybe never.

So it's a lot more than most would need and from what you're saying a whole different ball game. If that's so, than that might make sense. But, not really someone looking at either of the two in the title would need or be able to use.

so, it isn't even in the same ball game as the two mentioned in the title?

someone needs to learn to market better ;) haha

Sometimes I read your posts and wonder if we're sharing the same brain. :1orglaugh

I am using sitedepth, and it rocks for me!

I highly recommend Joomla. As a matter of fact, I just got joomlawebmasters.com up and running today!

:thumbsup

Using SiteDepth and love it.

we use sitedepth and they are normally very fast in a response, however, i did notice last week when i put in a trouble ticket, they have changed the "ticket system" but their website still listed the old location (which they won't answer) have your friend try this address

[email protected]

Thank you - at this point I am very disappointed to say the least. I will give this a try :mad:

If you get no joy shoot me an ICQ, I have Omar's private Bat Phone #

Still no response by email - i will definitely hit you up for this in the morning :thumbsup

ok so today i got Carma thanks for all the replys i will let you guys know whaat i think