TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Amaxus CMS (discontinued) vs. OpenText Web CMS

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    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

    OpenText Web CMS

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Web CMS (TeamSite) accelerates and simplifies the end-to-end digital content and campaign lifecycle, from content creation and rich media management to omnichannel publication, optimization, automation, commerce, and community. According to the vendor, with TeamSite, users can: Capture diverse digital audiences with amazing brand experiences – Give customers and prospects consistent, high-quality brand experiences across devices and channels, and foster closer…N/A
    Pricing
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText Web CMS
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText Web CMS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText Web CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText Web CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor5.01 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Admin section6.01 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Page templates10.01 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Form generator6.01 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.01 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions10.01 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Internationalization / multi-language6.01 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    API00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText Web CMS
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    OpenText
    OpenText TeamSite is well-suited to large, enterprise-wide implementations where customization, content governance, and dynamic content distribution is needed or prioritized. It is probably not ideal for smaller sites with simple architecture and few resources to manage custom implementation.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    OpenText
    • I have recommendation for improvements.
    • It is easy to work with all the features.
    • All necessary content management tools are included.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Overall, it's a solid package with the potential to offer much functionality with appropriate resources applied. There are a few issues with the authoring interface that OpenText should address before its a top shelf authoring experience.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Our technical resources engage with OpenText TeamSite so I don't have direct experience. However, critical issues that we need help with seem to get the attention they deserve without issue. However, training and user resources for business owner roles are a bit lacking and some annoying issues with the authoring interface should be addressed sooner.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    OpenText
    It offers more content editing features at a relatively low cost thus overall deployment is lower in cost. It has great customer support who are always there to support and answer to our needs thus making the process of deployment seamless at every stage and offering training for working with their product.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The annual contract should be clearer in terms of the breakdown of user license types (system admin, admin, regular user, etc).
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots