Compare ExpressionEngine and Volume Manager - Feb 2020

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ExpressionEngine or Volume Manager?

Volume Manager is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ExpressionEngine, and ExpressionEngine is rated higher (60/100) than Volume Manager (57/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Content Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

EllisLab Vs. Microsoft

EllisLab: We founded EllisLab in 2002 with the launch of a blogging application called pMachine Pro. A few years later we took everything we had learned from that experience and built ExpressionEngine, a powerful Content Delivery Platform, and CodeIgniter, an agile, open-source framework. Using these tools, web professionals can build nearly any type of dyna...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? ExpressionEngine or Volume Manager?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Content Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for ExpressionEngine and Volume Manager.

ExpressionEngine price starts at $299 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 ExpressionEngine is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Content Management software. Volume Manager accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 ExpressionEngine is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Content Management software.

Bottom line: Volume Manager is more expensive than ExpressionEngine.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ExpressionEngine Vs. Volume Manager based on some of the most important and required Content Management features.

ExpressionEngine: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Volume Manager: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types. The software is a viable solution for use in all businesses sizes, including small tech startups as well as personal use.