Feature Empire CMS (帝国CMS) DedeCMS (织梦CMS) WordPress
Origin & Focus Chinese. Built for high-data portals. Chinese. Built for quick informational sites. Global. Built for blogs and corporate sites.
Page Rendering Pure Static HTML (Ultra-low server load). Pure Static HTML (Degrades at high volume). Dynamic PHP (Requires heavy caching for speed).
Max Content Scale 10 Million+ rows (Native data sharding). ~30,000 rows (Performance drops sharply). Hundreds of thousands (Requires optimized databases).
Security Risk Extremely Low. Exceptional track record. High. Infamously plagued by web shell exploits. Medium. Vulnerable via third-party plugins.
Template Customization Steeps tags + database-driven layout. Easy dede:arclist XML tags. Visually through page builders (Elementor/Divi).
Plugin Ecosystem Very sparse. Requires manual PHP coding. Moderate. Many abandoned legacy plugins. Massive (60,000+). Plugins for any feature.
Commercial Fee ~4,200 RMB (Only enforced if verified). 5,800 RMB (Aggressively forced on all businesses). 100% Free (GPL License). Paid themes/plugins separate.
Latest Major Update Active (Version 8.0 support for PostgreSQL). Semi-active (Regular security patch releases). Highly Active (Updates deployed monthly).