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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

    Gemini

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $10

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    CommonSpotGemini
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Gemini Express
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Gemini Enterprise
    $850.00
    Per 10 Users Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CommonSpotGemini
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    CommonSpotGemini
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CommonSpot and Gemini
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Gemini
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CommonSpot and Gemini
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Gemini
    -
    Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CommonSpot and Gemini
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Gemini
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CommonSpotGemini
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CommonSpotGemini
    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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    CounterSoft
    Gemini is well suited to help track issues and change requests, projects, bugs, time logs, etc. It is less appropriate for reporting needs or general office management needs.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    CounterSoft
    • File De-Duplication - Gemini does a great job of finding files that are bit-for-bit identical to each other. Typically these are caused by user replication, and Gemini sniffs them out and displays them for easy user decisions.
    • Similar Photo identification - Got a lot of similar photos, but not the exact same one? That's ok, this is a huge source of wasted space, and Gemini can deal with these too. If you're a "spray and pray" type of photographer, Gemini will help you clean up near-duplicate photos, helping you keep only the best.
    • Fast File Triage - Once Gemini has identified all these duplicates, what do you do with them? Gemini helps you triage the list of duplicates and easily decide which copies to keep. This is handy if you want to keep all files in the X folder, but not in the Y folder.
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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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    CounterSoft
    • Sometimes when I search for an Ad Group, duplicates appear. But when I go into the Campaign and look for the Ad Group, there is only one.
    • The line in which it says which Campaign and then Ad Group you are in should be frozen so that it would easier to select the Campaign to go back & then into a different Ad Group.
    • You can't search for a keyword by its affiliate id. That is extremely frustrating. When I search for a keyword by its name, it brings up all keywords with that name, no matter what match type it has.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    CounterSoft
    Gemini's development team continues to improve the product and provides a comprehensive roadmap of upcoming features that makes you want to upgrade as soon as a new version comes out.
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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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    CounterSoft
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    CounterSoft
    I've never had any problems with the support for the Gemini application itself, but it seems every time I re-install (on a single machine), I run into a licensing issue. As a result, I need to go to the app's website and request that my activation key gets reset or resent. In either case, it's a pain, but as I have to reinstall infrequently, it's a small price to pay for an otherwise solid application.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    PaperThin, Inc
    Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
    Incentivized
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    CounterSoft
    I have also used Google Adwords Editor - 4 stars and Bing Editor - 2 stars. The fact that it's so easy to edit a bid in Gemini is a big deal. And the toggle switch that changes a keyword or ad group from active to paused is extremely useful and easier to use than the drop down menus that Google Adwords Editor and Bing Editor use.
    Incentivized
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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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    CounterSoft
    • Gemini helped consolidate and centralize projects tracking and status reporting
    • Gemini helped improve defects tracking and reporting
    • Gemini helped streamline release process management, eliminated approval paperwork by allowing ot use comments as electronic signatures.
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