Friday, 20 August 2010 12:52

Joomla Extension Comparison: K2 vs Docman

Background: While researching some Joomla extensions for a client project, I decided to create a comparison table to help the client decide which Joomla extensions to use for a particular application.  In this case, we needed to build some sort of a download manager.  After narrowing the choices down to 2, K2: a CCK (Content Construction Kit) and DocMan: an actual Download Manager.

While Docman is built primarily for downloads and file management, a CCK presented a viable option as it offers better control over the style and presentation of the content.

Feature

K2 CCK

DocMan

Home Page www.getk2.org www.joomlatools.eu

Auto-generate Thumbnail

Yes

Yes

Lightbox (click to enlarge thumbnail)

Yes

No

Authentication (Login Required)

Hack Required

Yes

Simple Logging (Count)

Yes

Yes

Detailed Logging (User, IP, OS)

No

Yes

User Groups

Yes

Yes

Categories & Sub-categories

Yes

Yes

Item : File Relationship

1 : Many

1 : 1

Tagging

Yes

No

Licensing (agree to terms before each download)

No

Yes

Granular Access Control (1 file:1 user / usergroup)

No

Yes

Front-end Uploading (non-admins can add files)

Yes

Yes

Email Notifications (on upload/download/edit)

No

With Productivity Pack

Upload via FTP

No

Yes

Remote Files (ability to link to external server)

No

Yes

RSS Feeds

Yes

3rd Party Ext.

Search

Yes

Yes

Last modified on Thursday, 11 November 2010 22:45
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Very nice, thanks. But next time you should add info about: Zerosoft - Downloads Pro (izerosoft.com) this is very powerful component for J!

Paul
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@ Paul - I've never heard of Zerosoft, was also considering Phoca Downloads for the comparison. I've seen a lot of sites using Phoca, but not Zerosoft...

Nate Covington
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