• Installations: According to the survey10, Liferay has a considerable lead in installations, but given a lack of third party data to corroborate this, it is difficult to reach a firm conclusion on this point11. • Third Party Support: The systems are too close to call. • Familiarity: Alfresco enjoys a clear lead over Liferay in this metric12 . • Reputation: Brand Sentiment is too close to call 13. However, Liferay clearly leads in both Conversion Rates and Abandonment14. While, in the 2010 Report, we declared Liferay the leader in the Open Source Java CMS race, this year we have to say that the race is too close to call. While there is no doubt that Liferay retains the lead in several key metrics, the gap between the systems has narrowed, and in some places closed.
10
See, Exhibit 2, Installations as per Survey.
It should also be noted at this point that Liferay did promote the survey much more extensively to their community than Alfresco. 11
12
See, Exhibit 10 Brand Familiarity.
13
See, Exhibit 16, Brand Sentiment.
14
See, Exhibits 17 and 18, respectively.
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