You can use so many free plugins to create custom post types like:
which all do the same as the two you you listed and some do even more, in creating custom post type, custom taxonomies and as for custom fields not all of them have that feature but there are a few who do, and you even for that you have some amazing free plugins like:
with the right plugin or combination of plugins you don’t have to spend a dime (donations to plugins authors is more the welcome) you can achieve exactly what you want. And after that long list you can doo all of that your self by code with the help of the Codex and this great site.
Now the main question
What should I use – Taxonomies, custom fields, Post Type?
I follow my own set of rules by deciding what kind of data i need stored and what i need to do with it.
- Post types – for all major data
records that need/not to be displayed
or queried. - taxonomies – for grouping
posts/custom records together, helps a lot
in queries. - custom fields – for extra data that
needs to be per post/custom record
,maybe even to help in queries.
Good luck.