Dry Goods (for Web Developers)

In anticipation of the alkalineapp.com launch, here’s a sampling of the goods that some of your favorite Web sites are running:

• Content management: Movable Type ($395), ExpressionEngine ($150-300)
• eCommerce: Many options, very expensive
• Message boards: vBulletin ($195), Invision Board ($150), XenForo ($140)
• Image management: 4images ($130), Pixaria ($250), Alkaline ($TBA)
• Statistics: Mint ($30)

There are hundreds of commercial Web applications from ad serving to sweepstakes management, so this is just a snapshot of the most popular. You can also peruse a run-down of Alkaline’s competition over at Wikipedia. It’s been nearly a year in the making (Alkaline’s birthday is February 11), but I’m almost there, I promise.