Originally Posted by vdbucks

We're looking for some comparisons and opinions as to which of these CMS' has a better VOD integration as well as other general input about each product.

From viewing each product myself, here's some things I gather... Neither seems to specialize in VOD. Both seem to have 'support' for vod...

MechBunny supports the token payment method, but doesn't give any more info outside of that.

The token system is already integrated in to the MB core, as is a mobile friendly version as well as some other things. MB looks to be a 1 time fee of $999.

MB is also scalable across servers which is a feature I like; but, does each additional server require it's own license? IE. if I want to scale across say 5 geo located servers, will I need 5 licenses? We would start with 1 server though so upfront cost would be $999. There's no info on whether this is a flat fee, or if there is an additional setup fee as well.

MB is also 100% unencoded which is a major selling point for me as I hate having to rely on 3rd party support for troubleshooting - regardless of how good said support is.


Elevated X supports VOD by way of additional plugin. Same for mobile site, video transcoding, fhg builder, etc. Seems most if not all of the things we really need require an additional monthly subscription. So $149/mo for the standalone CMS + $100/mo for vod + $50/mo for mobile + $50/mo for transcoding + $100/mo for site networking + $100/mo for fhg builder. So a grand total of $549/month + $500 setup fee. And that's not including scaling across servers because I didn't see any information regarding that.

$549/month is quite hefty for just software... but if it is worth it then we don't mind paying... so long a it's actually truly worth it.

EX is also zend encoded which is something I absolutely despise. While I haven't seen the code yet, I'm assuming the entire thing is encoded - except template files - as opposed to just encoding the proprietary/core features; which makes us have to rely on 3rd party support for any kind of troubleshooting whatsoever - again, it doesn't matter how good the support is...

Based on the limited info I have about each product, it does seem that Elevated X has batter integration for VOD than MB does....

So, given the information I've compiled, we're leaning towards MB as it just seems to be less of a money grab than EX is. Not trying to knock EX but it just seems way too overpriced without any direct proof of actual proprietary solutions. MB is a bit steep as well (if it's $999 per server) but it's a one time fee.

Naturally, both solutions are basically just compilations of various open source CMS features and other open source software. I could actually write my own from scratch but I simply do not have the time to do so.

So, I ask you guys, which solution do you prefer and why. Please give some good information on whichever product you prefer, and why you prefer it. Replies like "MB rocks" or "EX is the bestest" will be ignored as we're looking for quality opinions.

Thanks