[Zope] Zope vs. the Big Boys

Evan Simpson evan@4-am.com
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:41:55 -0400


As Sean says, "how Zope stacks up" really depends on what you want to
do, and what environment you've already got.  When you compare it to the
likes of BEA and WebSphere, though, it's important to remember that Zope
isn't just free (in both senses); it's backed by Zope Corporation.  The
same $12,000 that would buy you a box of software from IBM or BEA, and
nothing else, will get you $12,000 worth of training, support, and
customization from us (or one of the fine Zope solution providers in the
community, some of which are listed at
http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZSP).

Cheers,

Evan @ 4-am & Zope

From: <sean.upton@uniontrib.com>
> What kind of business is your company in?  Perhaps you could describe
the
> problem domain you wish to tackle?  For certain problem domains,
certain
> tools may or may not be more or less appropriate.  Zope is a very good
> general purpose toolkit, but I can think of quite a few applications
where
> it would be leaps and bounds better than other choices.  I guess the
answer
> really depends on what you want to do.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robb Allen [mailto:myself@robballen.com]
> Honestly, how does Zope compare to some of the big names such as BEA
and
> WebSphere? My company is looking at spending a lot of money in the
> Application Server realm, and I wondered how Zope stacks up against
them.
> We're two shakes of a pen away from purchasing something, and I'd like
to at
> least come back with an open-source solution just so that we can
compare
> something.