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    CommonSpot

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ACommonSpot is a Web platform that includes a content management system, an application development framework, marketing solutions, and social media features from PaperThin, Inc, a privately held, MA-based company. PaperThin's customers span multiple industries, including: government, healthcare, higher education, and association/non-profit sectors.N/A
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    CommonSpot
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    CommonSpot
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    CommonSpot
    Considered Both Products
    PaperThin, Inc
    Chose CommonSpot
    Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
    Incentivized
    Chose CommonSpot
    CommonSpot is the only web content management program I have used.
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CommonSpot
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CommonSpot
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CommonSpot
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings
    Admin section6.52 Ratings
    Page templates7.02 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.01 Ratings
    Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings
    Form generator4.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CommonSpot
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings
    SEO support7.02 Ratings
    Bulk management8.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CommonSpot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CommonSpot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PaperThin, Inc
    Commonspot is well suited for web content management to be conducted by individuals with low-level web skills.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    PaperThin, Inc
    • I think CommonSpot's greatest strength is its ease of use. It's relatively intuitive in it's usage, so it therefore makes it easy to train new people to use it.
    • Within my usage of it, our options were limited, which again added to it's ease of use.
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    Cons
    PaperThin, Inc
    • Commonspot needs to improve on its authoring feature. It is impossible to author on more than one page at a time . (One must always click on "View work on all changes") before switching between pages otherwise, the changes will not be saved.
    • CommonSpot does not support sharing the definition of any custom element or any template layouts. Therefore, one must recreate these in each site.
    • In Commonspot, a user who has to manage content in multiple sites will have to log in to each site to see and act on any actions.
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    Usability
    PaperThin, Inc
    I had no previous background in content management, and found it very easy to use. If I could figure it out, I am pretty certain that just about anyone else could as well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PaperThin, Inc
    Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
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    Return on Investment
    PaperThin, Inc
    • I was working in a religious institution and based upon our usage and audience, there was no ROI to speak of. Our usage was more for providing information than having any type of interaction. In that instance, it worked very well.
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