We are evaluating several solutions for a new web thing we're looking to build. There are several aspects to it, including user management, content management, campaigns, community, and financial transactions.
We are looking to roll the framework ourselves, using Joomla + Vaadin + CAS (to name a few) to DIY, but I am wondering if we should simply adopt the Liferay portal for one-stop shopping?
I have looked for testimonials and have not come up with much. I appreciate anyone who has used Liferay (or chosen not to) who would share what technical hurdles it solves (or doesn't) and potentially what others it may create.
Thank you!
We decided not to go with Liferay primarily because we did not need a portal server and would only have been using it for security things. Since we were running against an Active Directory server for maintaining user info and permissions, we decided to just build out a Spring MVC application and use Spring Security to tie into Active Directory.
In the end, the decision was made to not use Liferay because we didn't want all of the extra overhead of a portlet container when we didn't need all of the extra stuff, and also wanted to maintain full control / flexibility over exactly how everything was strung together.