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Last updated: January 2026

dotCMS overview

What is dotCMS?

dotCMS is a visual, headless CMS built for compliance-led enterprises that need to manage and scale digital content across brands, regions, and channels. From streamlining governance to enabling visual editing at scale, dotCMS powers global organizations like Telus and Comcast to consolidate platforms, reduce overhead, and launch faster. Whether you're managing 10 or 1,000+ sites, dotCMS brings flexibility, security, and efficiency to enterprise content operations.

Content is one of the primary ways in which customers & prospects interact with brands. Enterprises are increasingly under pressure to engage with their customers and prospects across channels, and provide them with content and experiences that are unique and relevant to them. Many companies are finding it difficult to grow and adapt their content strategy while using costly and cumbersome legacy systems. These systems are often managed primarily by developers, which makes it difficult for content creators and marketers to manage content and make critical changes in a world where content is at the forefront of their business strategy.

The dotCMS platform is best suited for global organizations across industries who manage multiple brands, websites and content types across multiple languages, and need a solution that is secure and scalable for a development team to work with, but also puts power into the hands of the content & marketing teams who regularly need to make content changes. Brands such as Dairy Queen, Newell, Greensky, RBC and Telus have chosen dotCMS as their primary platform to scale their content operations and empower their marketing teams so they can reduce developer dependency, enabling teams to go-to-market faster, without sacrificing the flexibility and security of their CMS.

We are dedicated to continuing development of a platform that makes it easy for both developers and business users to create, manage and deliver content to any digital channel. dotCMS is also SOC2 and ISO 27001 certified.

Not all organizations have the in-house resources they need to execute their digital strategy. To ensure the success of every dotCMS customer, we provide unparalleled support and dedicated customer experience teams. Our global partner network can help with everything from strategy to complete implementation, and we offer additional professional services packages for ongoing maintenance and consulting.

Key benefits of using dotCMS

• API-first flexibility for developers to architect the system in the best way that fits within their tech stack
• Reduce developer dependency and eliminate internal bottlenecks so content editors can be empowered to go to market with new content and experiences, faster
• Get the best of both worlds with a hybrid solution, while keeping your total cost of ownership low
• A hands-on support and services team that is dedicated to our customers' success with dotCMS

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Ease of Use

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dotCMS pros, cons and reviews insights

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What do users say about dotCMS?

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Who uses dotCMS?

Based on 39 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Small Businesses

Top industries

Higher Education
Information Technology and Services
Financial Services
Consumer Goods
Others

Use cases

Content Management
Headless CMS
Java CMS
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
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dotCMS's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from dotCMS users:

Content management
Website management
Access controls/permissions
Document management
API
Customizable templates

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Activity tracking
Multi-Channel distribution
Analytics
Text editing
Content publishing options
Document storage
SEO management
Search/Filter
Metadata management
Multi-Language
Preview functionality
Real-Time notifications
Reporting & statistics
Rich text editor
Role-Based permissions
Rule Based Publishing
Single sign on
Tagging
Template management
Third-Party integrations
User management
Version control
Video support
Website analytics
Workflow management
WYSIWYG editor
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
Approval process control
Asset lifecycle management
Campaign management
Collaboration tools
Configurable workflow
Content delivery
Content library
Customizable branding
Customizable forms
Data import/export
Document classification
Drag & drop
Electronic forms
File management
Filtering
Forms management
Full text search
Image editing
Indexing
Interactive content

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Features included:

  • Unlimited Users
  • Unlimited Content
  • Basic Workflows
  • Self-Hosted

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User opinions about dotCMS price and value

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To see what individual users think of dotCMS's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“We needed a system that was fully responsive and this was an excellent presentation for our needs.”
RS

Ravi S.

Manager of IT Applications

“We've been using the software with out clients since almost the inception of the software. Their support is great, and more affordable than most that are comparable amongst enterprise CMS providers.”
JH

Joshua H.

Solution Architect

dotCMS support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

24/7 (Live rep)
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Chat
Phone Support

Training options

Documentation
Live Online
Videos
Webinars

dotCMS FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of dotCMS?

dotCMS has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations

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Q. What languages does dotCMS support?

dotCMS supports the following languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish


Q. Does dotCMS offer an API?

Yes, dotCMS has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does dotCMS offer?

dotCMS offers the following support options:
24/7 (Live rep), FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support

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