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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

    HubSpot Content Hub

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AHubspot Content Hub is used to take control of content assets. The unified platform is used to manage, update, and distribute content from a central location, ensuring everyone has access to the most up-to-date and relevant materials.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $20
    per month per seat
    Content Hub Professional
    $500
    per month 3 seats included, $50 for each additional seat
    Content Hub Enterprise
    $1500
    per month 5 seats included, $75 for each additional seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAnnual commitment required. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Features
    CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CommonSpot and HubSpot Content Hub
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    HubSpot Content Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CommonSpot and HubSpot Content Hub
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    HubSpot Content Hub
    -
    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 HubSpot Content Hub
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    HubSpot Content Hub
    -
    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
    CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PaperThin, Inc
    Commonspot is well suited for web content management to be conducted by individuals with low-level web skills.
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    HubSpot
    If you want all your marketing activities to be in one place, where your CRM and customer data exist, go for Hubspot's entire suite, which could include CMS, depending on your needs. If you have to create a company blog, marketing landing pages for events or lead generation, or send decently designed newsletters, Hubspot does the job well. Any company that has grown to enterprise level or has fragmented marketing should probably not use Hubspot CMS because of the fragmented activities that might occur. Hubspot's reporting can also break. Also, if you want your designed pages to be very creative with many animations, Hubspot CMS is probably not the way to go. But for anyone who is still finding their footing, go for it.
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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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    HubSpot
    • Asset control is super easy if your willing to create folder structures that make sense
    • Drag and drop building elements are great, even if you create custom blocks
    • control of domains and how they link into your main system is super easy
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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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    HubSpot
    • Although you can integrate it with Google Analytics, there is still a significant difference between what each tells you about [a] number of visitors to a given page, etc.
    • There's a lot to the program and it's not always intuitive where to go for a feature. Though the help center and academy are good and usually have the answers, having to look things up isn't.
    • It's expensive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    I don't think we justify the amount of usage we have of CMS Hub professional. We might discontinue it to save some bucks. But if we ever need an extensive solution, we'll come back to it, as we already other products of Hubspot (Sales Hub, Reporting, Automations)
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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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    HubSpot
    HubSpot CMS HUB is well-rounded and brings a robust list of capabilities while maintaining an ease-of-use that beginners can engage. HubSpot is by far the best at doing this among the half-dozen or so CMS platforms I've used in my 20+ years experience. It turns glorified business card websites into purposeful marketing machines that become a key part of a marketing strategy rather than a complicated and frustrating mess.
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    Reliability and Availability
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    As of now we didn't face any application errors and unplanned outages.
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    Performance
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    Yes the pages load fastly and this tool is pretty good in integration with other tools like zapier, calendly and so on.
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    Support Rating
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    They are always there to help in any way possible. Our account manager works out any situations we may encounter during business hours
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    Online Training
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    Pretty easy and resources available at fingertips.
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    Implementation Rating
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    Yes, recreation of landing pages, forms and email templates.
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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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    HubSpot
    We have about 10 seats that were needed. Wanted a sales platform that had good status and reputation. HubSpot was the best choice for me given Salesforce not being the best in the past. Price was appealing and our team liked the overlay. Other options do not provide the same ability with data
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    Scalability
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    Because it aligns with our goals and streamlined all the hubspot at one place.
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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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    HubSpot
    • When I was using it I couldn't see the direct return on investment since I was only seeing web development.
    • Practicality when creating articles and content
    • Efficiency when creating landing pages, basically content and interactions, but no return on investment in money.
    • Cuando lo estuve usando no pude ver el retorno de inversión directa ya que solo veía desarrollo web
    • Practicidad al momento de crear artículos y contenido
    • Eficiencia al momento de crear landings, basicamente contenido e interacciones pero no retorno de inversion en dinero
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