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    Arc XP

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AArc XP’s cloud-native tools help organizations create and distribute content, monetize websites and drive ecommerce, and deliver multichannel experiences. With a modular architecture built on AWS, Arc XP’s integrated ecosystem includes an agile content management system (CMS), a suite of digital subscription tools, a built-in DAM and video platform, and a hosted and managed low-code front-end experience platform. Built for flexibility, Arc XP’s agile CMS can be integrated into an existing…N/A

    WordPress VIP

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Considered Both Products
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
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    Automattic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Arc XP and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Arc XP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Arc XP and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Arc XP
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    API10.01 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.01 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Arc XP and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Arc XP
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor10.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Admin section8.01 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Arc XP and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Arc XP
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    32% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Content taxonomy10.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    SEO support10.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Digital Experience Platform
    Comparison of Digital Experience Platform features of Arc XP and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Arc XP
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    WordPress VIP
    -
    Ratings
    Cloud enablement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content aggregation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content classification7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    DXP Third-Party Integrations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-website management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Digital asset management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Editorial workflows and task management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Small Businesses
    Yext
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sitecore Digital Experience Platform
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Progress Sitefinity
    Score6.9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arc XPWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    Arc XP is the state-of-the-art cloud based CMS for news publishing. It's well suited for large to medium organizations that want a robust, secure and scalable platform. Depending on the use case, it may still require a development team to maintain and make changes to the sites the CMS powers.
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    Automattic
    WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    • Enables content creation and curation
    • Content distribution. Web and APIs
    • Easy to use development framework with good documentation and support
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    • Keeps us informed of upcoming releases/patches associated with the Wordpress Platform.
    • Introduces us to products/companies/Wordpress plugins as necessary when new business needs arise.
    • Amy and Allie are excellent at managing the relationship; speaking with them on our monthly calls is a pleasure.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    • The CMS lacks a responsive design web interface or a good native app alternative.
    • It's heavily dependent on the AWS infrastructure and a disruption of the AWS service can cause serious problems
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    • Too many different dashboard formats
    • Everything should have the same look and feel.
    • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    There is documentation for everything you might need.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
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    Alternatives Considered
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
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    Return on Investment
    WP Company LLC (The Washington Post)
    • After the implementation of the CMS, the development team started focusing more on developing new features for the site than maintaining the CMS and the infrastructure. 100% of the work is now focused on creating value to the customer.
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    Automattic
    • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
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