Many people and businesses count on WordPress for their CMS, and rightfully so. WordPress has earned its positive reputation. However, there are alternatives to (almost) everyone’s favorite CMS, like Statamic for content-based websites.

1. Statamic CMS: A WordPress Alternative
By Lia Bischoff, ​Codal Inc
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Caption: image courtesy of Statamic blog ​post​.
Many people and businesses count on WordPress for their CMS, and
rightfully so. WordPress has earned its positive reputation. However, there
are alternatives to (almost) everyone’s favorite CMS, like ​Statamic​ for
content-based websites.
Statamic vs. WordPress
Although WordPress is free, which is always nice, you might save money in
the long-run with Statamic. For starters, Statamic is far more customizable
than WordPress. The core of Statamic is already fitted with Advanced
Custom Fields, a backup utility, a forms module, search plugin, and a better
caching system, unlike WordPress. As a result, the cost of ownership is
lower.
Additionally, 90% of hacked sites from 2018 were WordPress sites.
However, Statamic is built on Laravel which is one of the safest and most

2. secure PHP frameworks ever. Other benefits of Laravel include mail
integration, authentication/authorization system building, and separation of
business logic code and presentation logic code.
No Database
Statamic stores all your information/data via flat files opposed to
databases, making information/data more accessible, as well as easier to
edit and use. For example, ease in doing the following: version control,
migrations​, and development. Furthermore, not having a database makes
the operating speed of Statamic faster than its database CMS counterpart.
Using Statamic
First off, the UX/UI of Statamic easy to use and easy on the eyes.
(Interested in improving the UX/UI of your website,web-application, or
platform? Check out ​UX/UI design company​, ​Codal​!).
Caption:
control panel
illustrates user
friendly and
aesthetically
pleasing
UX/UI, image
from ​Statamic |
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WordPress Alternatives Part 4​.
Secondly, Statamic is user friendly on the back-end. Set up and
customization on the back-end is easy, inpart due to the Laravel
framework.
eCommerce

3. While Statamic has ​eCommerce​ capabilities, such as addons like ​Charge
and ​Statamify​, it doesn't stand a chance relative to platforms like ​Shopify​ or
BigCommerce​. However, if you’re an online retailer using Statamic (or any
other CMS), but you’re in need of some custom tweaking in order to bolster
your eCommerce business, take it to the experts in​ ​eCommerce website
design and development​: ​Codal​.
Plugins and Add-ons
WordPress​ has considerably more plugins/add-ons than ​Statamic​. It’s
worth noting the control panel of Statamic doesn't allow you to download
plugins/add-ons within it. If you’re using Statamic or another CMS and need
custom plugin/add-on assistance, ​Codal​, an ​application development
agency​, can help.
Conclusion
Both WordPress
and Statamic have
a lot to offer.
Choosing between
the two of them will
ultimately depend
on your specific
CMS needs.
Interested in
exploring these needs with a ux company or a mobile app design company,
even a WordPress development company? Come talk to us here at ​Codal​!
And for more useful information, visit our ​blog​!