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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Contentful

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AContentful is a cloud based CMS solution that provides the ability to manage content across multiple platforms.The editing interface allows for managing content interactively and provides developers the ability to deliver the content with the programming language and template framework of their choice.

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    Pricing
    CommonSpotContentful
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $300
    per month
    Community
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CommonSpotContentful
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    CommonSpotContentful
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CommonSpot and Contentful
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Contentful
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CommonSpot and Contentful
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Contentful
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Admin section6.52 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Page templates7.02 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Form generator4.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CommonSpot and Contentful
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Contentful
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    SEO support7.02 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Bulk management8.01 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of CommonSpot and Contentful
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    -
    Ratings
    Contentful
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    5% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CommonSpotContentful
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    CommonSpotContentful
    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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    Contentful
    Contentful is well suited for folks who want a simple, clean, easy-to-use interface for a JAVASCRIPT website. If you do not want a javascript website you should look [elsewhere].
    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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    Contentful
    • Clean, modern interface (not clunky and outdated, like WordPress)
    • High degree of flexibility (I can structure data any way my clients need)
    • Enables headless frontend (i.e. I can build any frontend I want without having to change my CMS)
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contentful
    • The new Contentful "branches" feature looked promising (it appears to mirror a git-like repository) but it requires the CLI, which isn't necessarily practical for teams that aren't current CLI users. It would be nice if the management of this feature were available via the UI (without that it causes more confusion than anything).
    • The Contentful data modeling method makes for a bit of an awkward SDK developer experience in some strongly typed languages like Java. Most things that you might need can be accomplished, but it feels like the experience could be smoother.
    • It would be nice if there were a way to migrate data between spaces (e.g. from your staging space to production).
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contentful
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    PaperThin, Inc
    Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
    Incentivized
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    Contentful
    Easy to use and much more organized as a single platform versus multi. The layout is clean and easy to read and we don’t have to worry about certain users safe guarding data or content then losing it when they leave the company. It’s a one stop shop for imagery
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contentful
    • There was no negative impact as such.
    • Positive impact is increase in sales.
    • More work is delivered due to reusability and other features within a time and less manual effort.
    Incentivized
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