Open Source Wordpress CMS Alternatives, 2011

Wordpress is undoubtedly the best content management system out there and when it comes to Search Engine Optimization, nothing could beat it. But this doesn't imply that you should use necessarily use wordpress as there are several best alternatives to wordpress CMS on the Internet. Let's dig into those details now.

Best Open Source Wordpress Alternative CMS in 2011

1. Geeklog: If you're an experience Wordpress user and would like to try out something fresh, Geeklog is for you. Its CMS is loaded with all the basic features that Wordpress is providing such as spam protection, trackbacks, commenting, etc...that is required to successfully run a blog.
   

   Highly customizable and less updates (for those who're frustrated with frequent wordpress updates).
   

   
2. Nucleus: Said to be the second fastest growing content management system (CMS) after Wordpress. All its features are somewhat similar to Wordpress and unlike "Movable Type", it’s extremely lightweight.
   
3. Drupal: Probably the best alternative and the arch rival of Wordpress. Its CMS is powerful enough that you can use it for developing websites such as news website, e-commerce website, blogs etc...Only drawback that it has is the SEO friendliness. You'll need to play within to make it SEO friendly which is tiresome. If you are a player (programmer), then this is the best and most recommended CMS for you.
   
4. Joomla: It's the second best alternative and a rival of wordpress. Mostly used to develop complex/ clutter free websites and applications. The best advantage of Joomla over Drupal is that you need not have to be a geek to work on it. Just the basic processing skills are enough.
   
5. Movable Type: With this, you can run either a complete website or a web blog without facing any hassle. There are several themes and plugins to make your work easier. However, the bad thing about this CMS is that the plugins are not lightweight and so it puts a lot of weight on your blog, making your blog to load slower.
   
6. b2Evolution: A highly advanced content management system (web tool) which is best for newsfeed managing, photo streaming, and of-course blogging.
   
7. Lifetype: A standard wordpress alternative which gives you all the good features of wordpress except the flexibility of theme customization.
   
   

If there are any other best Wordpress alternatives, please do let us know in the comments.