CommonSpot vs. Elementor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CommonSpot
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
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.N/A
Elementor
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
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
CommonSpotElementor
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
CommonSpotElementor
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrices 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
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Features
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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 permissions7.00 Ratings6.90 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 / cleanliness6.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Admin section6.50 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Page templates7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Library of website themes7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Publishing workflow7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Form generator4.00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings6.90 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 taxonomy7.50 Ratings7.70 Ratings
SEO support7.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Bulk management8.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Community / comment management9.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
-
Ratings
Elementor
3.0
Ratings
87% below category average
API00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CommonSpotElementor
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CommonSpotElementor
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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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
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Pros
  • 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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  • Theme builder (header, footer, site parts)
  • Forms, with options for what to do with form submissions after they've been submitted (email, collect , push to EMS)
  • Easy to use widgets for things that would otherwise need coding manually (sliders, carousels, flip boxes etc.)
  • Pre-built templates
  • Dynamic conditions for content display
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Cons
  • 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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  • Could definitely use an AI bot for ad-hoc customer queries
  • Very limited Wdgets available in free version - If you have complex pages, go pro
  • Ensure robust internet speed (50 MBPS bare minimum) to be able to operate it. Below 8 GB RAM is not advised
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Likelihood to Renew
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Elementor is critical to our ongoing success and providing our clients with world-class websites
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Usability
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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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.
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Support Rating
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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.
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Implementation Rating
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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
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Alternatives Considered
Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
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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.
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Return on Investment
  • Better customer service
  • Improved accountability as it regards tracking the tasks assigned to which employee
  • Improved accountability led to increased employee efficiency
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  • 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.
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