Aims of companies using CMS to create homepages for a fee

When you think of CMS when creating a homepage, many people think of

WordPress

. It is a CMS with the highest market share by far. WordPress is basically free and is used by both corporations and individuals. However, during preliminary research when creating a homepage as a corporation, many people may have noticed that there are paid commercial CMS such as Movable Type and Blue Monkey.

Wouldn’t you like to know whether a paid CMS is good for creating a corporate website, and what kind of goals companies actually use paid CMS for? This time, we will provide information that will help you answer that question.

Features of paid CMS and differences from free CMS

CMS

is an abbreviation for content management system, and refers to a system that allows you to update your homepage without having knowledge of homepage languages ​​such as

HTML

and

CSS

. Since you can easily post, update, modify, and delete from the Internet using a browser, you can work from any PC connected to the Internet, making it possible for multiple people to manage your homepage. Many companies are adopting it because of its convenience and ease of management.

There are free and paid CMSs, but which one is better for creating a corporate website? First, let’s understand what a paid CMS is and how it differs from a free CMS.

1. Features of paid CMS

There are several famous paid CMSs, such as Movable Type, ShareWith, and Blue Monkey. What characteristics do they have?

For example, Six Apart Co., Ltd.’s Movable Type is a commercial package CMS that has the top market share in Japan. It offers high security and solutions for large-scale enterprises, and is used by a wide range of companies, government offices, universities, etc., and is used by more than 50,000 sites in Japan. There are multiple ways to install it: a software version that can be installed and used in an on-premises environment, a higher version that is ideal for corporations, a cloud version of a managed service that allows you to use Movable Type installed in a cloud environment, and a cloud version provided by Amazon.com. Another feature is that you can choose according to your company’s situation, such as the AMI (Amazon Machine Image) version, which allows you to smoothly create an environment using the cloud computing service AWS (Amazon Web Services).

ShareWith is a CMS by Nomura Investor Relations Co., Ltd., and is a flat-rate cloud service that provides everything you need for your company’s website in one package. More than 150 companies have installed it, and it not only allows posting and updating, but also comes with high security and support.

Blue Monkey is a corporate CMS that was developed especially for use by small and medium-sized enterprises, and its feature is that anyone can easily create and update a homepage, just like with familiar office software. is. It has been installed by more than 1,600 companies and is said to have high security and perfect development, operation, support, and maintenance.

1. Differences with free CMS

On the other hand, free CMS includes WordPress, for example. WordPress has paid plans, but the basics are free. It boasts an overwhelming share of the world market share and is designed for professionals at production companies, so even if it is free, it can be fully utilized by corporations. The appeal is that it has a high degree of freedom and can be customized as you like.

On the other hand, it has the disadvantage of being too flexible, and compared to the other paid CMS mentioned above, you have to do everything yourself, such as installing it on the server, managing it, and customizing it.

No one will arrange the server/domain for you, and there is no support. Although security measures are basically in place, it is generally said that you should implement security enhancement measures yourself.

In this respect, the major difference between paid CMS and free CMS is that they offer a full range of services such as arranging servers and domains, security, maintenance, and support according to your wishes.

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The purpose of companies creating homepages using paid CMS

So, what are the aims of companies that actually use paid CMS to create corporate websites? Let’s take the main ones.

1. To ensure security

Paid CMS are often developed for corporations, so they are often developed with security in mind. In order to prevent information leaks and cyber attacks, we aim to ensure the security of our homepages in case of emergencies by introducing a paid CMS that is safe from a security perspective.

1. Because it reduces costs in terms of time and personnel

A paid CMS may take care of server and domain preparation and CMS construction and maintenance work for you. Therefore, in many cases, no knowledge or skills are required, and the work is saved. This results in cost savings in terms of time and personnel.

1. If you use support, it will be difficult to stop the work.

After installing a free CMS, it often happens that something is not clear during the construction process, and because they have to investigate it themselves, it takes time and they leave it as is, or they don’t understand it and end up giving up. With a paid CMS that has extensive support, you can ask questions to the support staff as soon as you have any questions, and the website construction and operation will go smoothly.

summary

◆There are free and paid versions of CMS, and both are used to create and operate corporate websites.

◆Paid CMS are often developed and provided for corporations compared to free CMS, and there are differences in terms of installation and operation time, security, support, etc.

◆The purpose of companies creating homepages using paid CMS is to ensure complete security, and through server/domain preparation, construction, and maintenance services, it is expected to reduce labor and time and personnel costs. Therefore, it may be difficult to stop work if you use support.