What to look for when choosing news software
Speed, security, SEO, cost and support: a checklist for choosing the right news software.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
Most readers come from mobile and Google favors fast pages. Your news software should produce fast pages without add-ons like AMP and score well on Core Web Vitals.
Handling high traffic
Traffic multiplies during breaking news. Ask how the infrastructure handles it; Ulakom runs on serverless infrastructure across a global network; it scales automatically with traffic and stays up even with millions of visitors.
Security
Are DDoS protection, bot blocking and regular backups included, or do you need a separate service for each?
SEO and Google News readiness
Are structured data, a news sitemap and large images for Google Discover automatic? If they need plugins or a developer, long-term costs rise.
Modern architecture and API
If you plan mobile apps, smart TV or other front ends, a content API (headless) matters. Ulakom also serves your content through an API.
Total cost
Look beyond the license or subscription fee to servers, security, maintenance and technical staff. With cloud news software most of these are included in one price.
Migration and support
Can you migrate your existing site with its archive and keep your Google rankings? Will you get fast support? Ask these before deciding.