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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)

    Score3 out of 10
    N/AAmaxus was a commercial PHP-based content management system from Box UK, an agile software developer and consulting company. It provided an enterprise-level web content management system used by large brand and agencies. It is known for a focus on usability. The product has been discontinued.N/A

    Elementor

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AElementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit featuring a drag and drop live editor, 100+ widgets, and tools to landing pages and popups.

    $11.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $11.99
    per month
    Basic
    $14.99
    per month
    Business
    $24.99
    per month
    Grow
    $32.99
    per month
    Expert
    $149.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices reflect deployment via WordPress. Options are also available for use with WooCommerce. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Elementor
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Elementor
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Elementor
    6.8
    19 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings6.819 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Elementor
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Elementor
    7.9
    29 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor5.01 Ratings7.427 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Admin section6.01 Ratings9.627 Ratings
    Page templates10.01 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.01 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings6.829 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Form generator6.01 Ratings4.025 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Elementor
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Elementor
    6.1
    28 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Content taxonomy7.01 Ratings7.623 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions10.01 Ratings6.024 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.01 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings5.022 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings5.020 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Elementor
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Elementor
    3.0
    15 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Internationalization / multi-language6.01 Ratings2.011 Ratings
    API00 Ratings4.015 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Elementor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Amaxus is well suited as a development platform and content management system for companies who have a dedicated, experienced development team because it has such complex functionality. It is not well suited for companies whose main content updater will be a person with limited development experience, because it is so hard to learn and understand how to use.
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    Elementor
    Wanted to create a website quickly and get it running within a week's time. The step-by-step guide on installing Elementor and creating the basic webpage was easy and time-efficient. Some of the advanced features can be time-consuming, but they are definitely worth it once you start creating professional sites. It fits in from basic to advanced sites; I don't think there could be any scenarios where it can be inappropriate.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • There is a lot of flexibility and power with what you can do.
    • The client has a lot of power to make changes on their own without needing a development team.
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    Elementor
    • Block code is very easy to work with.
    • They don't have support, per se, but they have a whole big group of users on Facebook who are great at helping each other out.
    • They have some templates you can use to just get going if you're in a particular industry that would probably work well with a template!
    • The price is really not bad for how much you get.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • There is a huge learning curve for developers. All our new website builds were going beyond the timeline because of the learning curve.
    • It is very complex and teaching our clients how to use it required several training sessions.
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    Elementor
    • Occasional plugin conflicts
    • Occasional differences in appearance between the editor and live page.
    • Flexbox building has a deeper learning curve than the previous sections/columns builder. In-editor guidance would be helpful here.
    • Some options/widgets available in other builders aren't in Elementor, which means additional plugins are sometimes needed.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Elementor
    Elementor is critical to our ongoing success and providing our clients with world-class websites
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Elementor
    1. Very intuitive user interface with very well organized options for basic and advanced design features 2. Integrates very well with wordpress and a variety of plugins 3. Vast collection of Elementor themes available in the market for the small to mid sized businesses who would still prefer desired internal control over tactical/relatively less complex website changes and thus reduce dependency /Expensive annual web design contracts
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Elementor
    There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Elementor
    The business team has to stick to its core competencies - Our key turning point occured when we delegated webpage design challenges to a tech. firm with specific mandates (including a certain degree of internal control). Once the initial go-live was completed, the agency trained us on internalizing ad-hoc and tactical change work
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    I have used an in-house CMS which was very simple and only allowed the user to update very basic templated content, and I have used Sitecore, which is sort of like a middle-of-the-road. Sitecore is great because it allows for the user to have a lot of control over templates and updating content, but it's not so complex that it is very difficult and time-consuming to learn how to use, like Amaxus.
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    Elementor
    Elementor is a bit of a different platform than, say, easyTithe, Robly, and Apptivo, but it is comparable to Shopify. I feel like Elementor and WooCommerce are a lot easier to use than Shopify, and it doesn't come with such high fees. For our business, it was no choice! Elementor fits great for our needs!
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • It has a negative impact because it put us back on our timelines.
    • It had a negative impact because our customers didn't like the learning curve to use it.
    • It had a negative impact because it caused so much stress among our team to learn it.
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    Elementor
    • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
    • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
    • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
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