I test it before,,,,but not too satisfied(need to run this on a IIS server).If you want something good with a large community and a lots of extensions try Joomla
yup, you're right. it needs money to set up and maintain. might as well go with the free but stable ones. I've already tried Joomla and other cms's out there but I find xoops quite comfy and easy. thanks for your suggestion.
I'm using DNN on some of my sites. It's only a few extra costs to me and I'm using But it makes the handling easier. There were some problems I sorted out. The google performance is good. The speed is slower then html but sufficient. And yes, there is a way it allows for very good SEO, but that of course is my secret.