The cost of a CMS system ranges greatly. Some of the higher end 'name brand' systems start between $50,000 - $140,000 for licensing alone. This doesn't include the cost for hardware, installation, consulting, customization and implementation of the site.
While these high end systems do have their place, we find that for most companies (even large ones) there are more cost effective options. There are great open source solutions that have very similar functionality and are available for free. This means that the license for the software is free. This enables the client so save the expensive up front license fees (and also yearly ones too) and only spend to customize and implement.
CMS can be implemented as both as a hosted service or on in-house hardware. This will also affect the TCO.
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An Introduction to Content Management Systems  |