CommonSpot 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.
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Elementor
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Elementor 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
CommonSpot
Elementor
Editions & Modules
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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
CommonSpot
Elementor
Free Trial
No
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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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
CommonSpot
Elementor
Features
CommonSpot
Elementor
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Elementor
6.9
Ratings
16% below category average
Role-based user permissions
7.00 Ratings
6.90 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
6.3
Ratings
20% below category average
Elementor
7.9
Ratings
2% above category average
Code quality / cleanliness
6.00 Ratings
8.50 Ratings
Admin section
6.50 Ratings
9.50 Ratings
Page templates
7.00 Ratings
10.00 Ratings
Library of website themes
7.00 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Publishing workflow
7.00 Ratings
8.00 Ratings
Form generator
4.00 Ratings
4.00 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor
00 Ratings
7.50 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design
00 Ratings
6.90 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.7
Ratings
5% above category average
Elementor
6.2
Ratings
17% below category average
Content taxonomy
7.50 Ratings
7.70 Ratings
SEO support
7.00 Ratings
5.00 Ratings
Bulk management
8.00 Ratings
5.00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions
7.00 Ratings
6.20 Ratings
Community / comment management
9.00 Ratings
7.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
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I do actually think CommonSpot is pretty well suited when the organization that you work for requires very specific parameters on site design. It was very clear what could be used and what could not in the design of individual department pages. The other thing I think CommonSpot is best suited for is website content management done by people with little or no website content management experience. It's very intuitive and easy to use and thus, easy to train people on.
I would recommend this for the ease of use and price. It is a good value for any website developer or designer to be able to create multiple websites a year with super simple coding. If you've got a way to speed up your website without using WP Rocket, then it's even better! I think this software is specifically made for someone with a coding background and would recommend that you have a background with Wordpress to make using this software even easier
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.
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.
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.
Elementor is one of those website builders that is really easy to get started with. The drag and drop features make it easy to create attractive and creative webpages for even the non-website designer. Some of the features available are not easy to find or easy to discover when you first start using Elementor. Practice makes perfect.
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.
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
Compared to other providers, Elementor can be easy to use and learn, allowing you to build professional websites in a fraction of the time it takes to build websites with other sites. The AI feature can help non-tech people to easily understand and build a website that is SEO and Google search compliant.
Our sales have really grown over the past five years of using Elementor. We went from fulfilling less than five orders a month to now 10-15 per months. And we are a small bulk food store with a small audience.
We have been able to add plug ins along with Elementor to customize our products, store, and pages.
We haven't done as much with SEO and Elementor. I feel like this is one area that we could probably do better.