General Features | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
---|---|---|
Version |
4.21
|
1.6
|
Release Date |
2008-08-20 (15 years ago)
|
2004-04-22 (20 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
Author |
Six Apart
|
EllisLab, Inc.
|
URL | ||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
License |
GPL
|
Proprietary
|
License Cost/ Fee |
$0
|
From 0$ - 249.95$
|
Development status |
Mature
|
Mature
|
Interface Languages |
0
|
0
|
Multi-User Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Multi-Site Deployment |
Yes
|
Yes
|
System Requirements | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Programming Language |
Perl 5
|
PHP
|
Operating System |
Platform Independant
|
Linux, Windows, OS X, BSD, Solaris
|
Webserver |
Apache, Microsoft IIS, and cgi friendly webserver
|
IIS, Apache
|
Root Access |
No
|
No
|
Other Requirements |
PHP must have XML support
|
|
Datastorage | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Text Files |
Yes
|
No
|
MySQL |
Yes
|
Yes
|
PostgreSQL |
Yes
|
No
|
Oracle |
Yes
|
No
|
SQLite |
Yes
|
No
|
BerkeleyDB |
Yes
|
No
|
MS SQL Server |
Yes
|
No
|
Other |
LDAP, Oracle and SQL Server available with Enterprise license
|
No
|
Anti-Spam | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Akismet Support |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Word Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP Ban List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other Anti-Spam mechanisms |
Numerous plugins provide complete solution
|
Email Banning, secure forms, randomized Trackbacks, Bad Behavior extension
|
User Access Features | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
ACL |
No
|
Yes
|
Audit Log |
Yes
|
Yes
|
LDAP Authentication |
Optional
|
No
|
Other Authentication |
Pluggable
|
No
|
Support | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Commercial Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Online Help |
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/support/
|
http://expressionengine.com/support/
|
Issue Tracker |
http://bugs.movabletype.org/
|
http://expressionengine.com/bug_tracker/
|
Books |
2-5
|
None
|
Support Forum | ||
Mailing List | ||
IRC-Channel |
#movabletype @ freenode.net
|
|
Blogging Features | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Categorization |
Multiple
|
Multiple
|
Tags |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trackback |
Send+Receive
|
Send+Receive
|
Pingback |
Receive
|
No
|
Ping Service Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Link- / Blogroll |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Protected Posts |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Blog by Email |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Blog by SMS/MMS |
No
|
Yes
|
Blog API |
XML-RPC and Atom
|
Blogger, MovableType/Metaweblog
|
Post Editing | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Multi-paged posts |
No
|
Yes
|
Spell Checker |
No
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Undo |
No
|
Yes
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
File Upload |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Asset Management |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Emoticon Images |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Comment Features | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Comment Layout |
Threaded
|
Flat
|
Feeds for Comments |
Optional
|
Optional
|
E-Mail on Followup |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Gravatars |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Open-ID Support |
Client + Server
|
None
|
Extended Features | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Plugin System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Photo Gallery |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Polls / Surveys |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Search Engine |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom Pages |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Google Sitemap |
Plugin
|
Optional
|
Workflow | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Content Approval |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Versioning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Article Publishing |
scheduled
|
scheduled
|
Comment Moderation Queue |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Interoperability | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Content Import |
Greymatter, NewsPro, Blogger.com, own format, WordPress WXR
|
MovableType, pMachine, RSS, CSV
|
Content Export |
Yes
|
MySQL
|
Unicode Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
WebDAV Support |
No
|
No
|
HTML Output |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional
|
XHTML 1.0 Transitional
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Administration | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
E-Mail Notifications |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Themes / Skins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trash |
Yes
|
No
|
Web Statistics |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Web-based Style / Template Management |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Comment Administration |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Syndication | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
RSS 0.9x |
Yes
|
Yes
|
RSS 1.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
RSS 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
ATOM 0.3 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
ATOM 1.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Podcasting/Videocasting | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
Podcast Feeds |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
ID3-Tag Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
YouTube Support |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Media Converter |
No
|
No
|
Phone2Podcast Support |
No
|
Yes
|
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