MySource Matrix Open Source CMS - Reviews

The Butler Group on MySource Matrix

In October 2008, The Butler Group conducted an independent 'Technology Audit' of our enterprise-class open source CMS, MySource Matrix. Their analysts sat down with the product for a good few weeks, pulled it apart and then put it back together again.

(If you don't know them already, The Butler Group is the IT End User division of Datamonitor Plc and is a leading provider of Information Technology research, analysis, and advice to organisations around the world.)

The result is a concise, seven page, review that describes the guts of MySource Matrix and how we deliver our solutions.

Butler's MySource Matrix CMS Review:  Download it now!

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Butler's MySource Matrix CMS Review: What It Covers

The report tells you how Matrix scrubs up on the following attributes:

• Content editing (they think we're easy to use)
• Content structure (they like our 'asset-based' approach and how simple it makes life)
• Workflow (they like it, but have some advice on improving it - which we agree with.)
• Open source licencing (they dig our GPL licence, and understand our SSV commercially supported version)
• Collaboration (they approve of our approval processes)
• Version control (a nice roll call for our 'roll back')
• Integration (they give you a great view of the breadth of our connectors)
• Standards and compliance (we pass)
• Architecture (a nice independent view of how well we scale)
• Our technology roadmap (they're fans of open source - and, importantly, commercially supported open source)
• Our deployment methodology (a good, unbiased view of how we do things)
• Our support, SLAs and training services (we do all of these things and we do them well)

Butler's MySource Matrix CMS Review: The Conclusion

In brief, the Butler Group thinks that MySource Matrix is a good option for "organisations with a high volume publishing requirement such as publishing companies, media, universities, government bodies, charities, and travel firms," or, in other words, firms with "200 plus staff" and "at least 100 articles a month to publish."

Butler's MySource Matrix CMS Review: Summarised

The Butler Group likes that fact that we're a commercial company that deliver an enterprise-class open source CMS with the option to use our professional services (such as implementation, design, development, support, training and SLAs).

Unlike community-based open source offerings, we give you the flexibility to either go it alone (via the GPL version of MySource Matrix) or take some help (via our SSV licence and professional services). In other words, our brand of commercially supported open source gives you both the control of open source and the peace of mind of traditional commercial software and support.

In Butler's words, web content management "is the type of market where commercial open source solutions are making inroads, particularly in the mid-range enterprise segment. There are a high number of open source WCM solutions, making this a competitive sector where vendors attempt to differentiate themselves through the implementation and support services that they offer, combined with a vibrant open source community that contributes code to the product."

In our book that makes for a whole lot of healthy competition for your development spend.

In Butler's book, that makes Squiz "well positioned" to help you.

We appreciate your interest in MySource Matrix.