Before claiming your preferred website-building platform, a few things to consider are support, security, and budget. Opensource.com recently published an article discussing 3 myths about open-source CMS platforms.

This 8-minute read outlines open-source alternatives and their benefits to developers and users.

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The blog article starts by talking about choices when it comes to building a website—the discussion in the article compares an open-source site to a proprietary platform.

This blog article emphasizes the importance of working with an open-source platform. Proprietary platforms don't factor in the budget now, although the indecisiveness maybe be justified by stating quality as the full use of your money. The blog article submits many examples where Drupal, an open-source platform, is the choice of many of the world's most prominent corporate brands.

It's worth noting that many of the world's biggest corporate brands use Drupal as their CMS of choice, including General Electric, Tesla, IBM, Paramount Global, United Airlines, and the Royal Family. The Government of Australia operates on Drupal, as does the Government of Ontario, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), several US state governments, and countless other government agencies worldwide.

This article runs through some popular myths around proprietary and open-source platforms that continue to influence decision-making.