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Overview

Category Leaders

WordPress is a website and blog creation and publishing platform with tools for aesthetic designing, visitor tracking, content...

dotCMS is a content management system that helps global enterprises who have sophisticated content and security requirements...

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

4

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

3750

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

5

4

3

2

1

9.4K

4.4K

821

103

27

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

4.2

41

5

4

3

2

1

18

17

4

1

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
95%
would recommend this app

Pros

Great solution to build landing pages / small & big websites with low budget - but if you got the money the results will be amazing.
If you are a person who has many thoughts that you would like to publish or perhaps you like fashion and want to show that interest, then WorldPress is your best friend.
WordPress is really an amazing content management system, that allows you to build stunning and amazing websites within few hours.

Pros

We needed a system that was fully responsive and this was an excellent presentation for our needs.
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.
We also have the freedom to push to production without having to involve the System Administrators which gives us AMAZING turn around time.

Cons

We've found ourselves stalled out badly with problems at times because a theme or plugin had terrible support.
The biggest problem with WordPress is the lack of understanding that it is a blog software.
As a result, I'm forced to disapprove and delete spam comments individually, and when you get hundreds of these kind of spam comments each week, you can imagine that it can be frustrating.

Cons

As a result, we missed years of updates and then had a very painful period where everything seemed to break while, version by version, we got our system up to date.
The interface and learning curve can be intimidating for first-time or casual users.
Expensive Enterprise license. Site documentation is poor.
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  • Last review6 days ago
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  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features48
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audio File Management
  • Auto Update
  • Campaign Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Content Sharing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Design Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Email Management
  • File Management
  • Filtering
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Indexing
  • Interactive Content
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Layout & Design
  • Metadata Management
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Language
  • Multimedia Support
  • Online Booking Tools
  • Online Store Builder
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Management
  • Post Scheduling
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Preview Functionality
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rule Based Publishing
  • SEO Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Subscription Management
  • Survey Builder
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Support
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Visual Analytics
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Hosting
  • Website Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features53
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audio File Management
  • Auto Update
  • Campaign Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Content Sharing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Design Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Email Management
  • File Management
  • Filtering
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Indexing
  • Interactive Content
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Layout & Design
  • Metadata Management
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Language
  • Multimedia Support
  • Online Booking Tools
  • Online Store Builder
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Management
  • Post Scheduling
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Preview Functionality
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rule Based Publishing
  • SEO Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Subscription Management
  • Survey Builder
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Support
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Visual Analytics
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Hosting
  • Website Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations1584
  • AWeber
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Adobe Commerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Google Analytics 360
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • PayPal
  • ShipStation
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Twitter/X
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • Total integrations21
  • AWeber
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Adobe Commerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Google Analytics 360
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • PayPal
  • ShipStation
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Twitter/X
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net

User reviews that mention these apps

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Steve C.

Used daily for 2+ years

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dotCMS

When you need a solid framework that lets you build a web infrastructure, dotCMS is a great choice.

Reviewed 7 years ago
Pros

Intuitive interface for creating web pages and reusable or structured content; ease of adding JQuery plugins; custom workflow designer; theme-based templates that support responsive design; built-in personalization and rule-based targeting; effective multilingual support; RESTful API; push publishing across servers.

Cons

Lack of built-in components - but then it's more of a framework than a plug-and-play system like WordPress.

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Bill D.

Higher Education, 201-500 employees

Used other for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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dotCMS

DotCMS (hosted/Enterprise edition) might be perfect for you – but it wasn't for us

Reviewed 6 years ago

I think the biggest problem over the years (we are no longer clients) was the lack of a good, consistent working relationship. As a result, we missed years of updates and then had a very painful period where everything seemed to break while, version by version, we got our system up to date. During this time our stakeholders lost faith in DotCMS, so when it came time for a site redesign, there was no question that we would move to another platform even though the capabilities of the updated software were solid.

Pros

The ability to create widgets and place them in any container on the page allows for a ton of flexibility for pulling in and displaying content. The interface for content editors was generally easy enough for them to use effectively.

Cons

If you're not a developer who already knows the language, there's a long learning curve before you're able to code Velocity to do what you want. Also, some things that require little or no setup in other systems require customization. (Example: generating friendly URLs, which is automatic in something like Wordpress.) We also didn't like the strange URLs auto-generated for file assets. Permissions were buggy, partly because some of our files were so old ("legacy" assets).

Vendor response

Hey Bill, We completely understand your frustrations and valued having Oberlin College as a customer This feedback is representative of the why behind our investment in customer experience and customer success. We've built out a customer centric program over the last two years to ensure more optimal customer experiences. Since your departure, we've also built out a much more intuitive and...

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Will G.

Higher Education, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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dotCMS

Great CMS for the non-techy

Reviewed 6 years ago

My background is in web development, with most of my experience in frameworks and content management systems like Drupal, WordPress, and Laravel; one organization that I work for specializes in web development. However, another organization that I work for (the one that uses dotCMS) does not specialize in web development. This organization does want each of its employees to be able to add content to the website on a routine basis, though, and dotCMS fits this use case perfectly - its familiar concepts and simple interface make dotCMS an easy tool to learn and get comfortable with.

Pros

dotCMS uses concepts familiar to the average computer user, such as files and folder, so it's easy for people who know nothing in particular about web development to add and maintain content. Support is very courteous and responsive.

Cons

Not very developer-friendly: On the job, the main thing I do in dotCMS is write code for templates, detail pages, etc. I often end up copying and pasting code back and forth between dotCMS' interface and a text editor like Notepad++ because I find the built-in code editor fields too small. While dotCMS has WebDAV support, I have never been able to get it to work - and I've tried about a dozen times on a dozen different computers. The closest I've come to getting WebDAV to work is getting a list of all folders in the dotCMS installation -- but no files.