TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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.

    $0

    DNN Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe DNN Platform (formerly DotNetNuke) is a free web content management systems (CMS) from DNN Corporation headquartered in San Mateo, California.N/A
    Pricing
    ContentfulDNN Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $300
    per month
    Community
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContentfulDNN Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    ContentfulDNN Platform
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentful and DNN Platform
    Feature
    Contentful
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    10% below category average
    DNN Platform
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Role-based user permissions7.38 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentful and DNN Platform
    Feature
    Contentful
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    5% above category average
    DNN Platform
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    API8.38 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language7.76 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentful and DNN Platform
    Feature
    Contentful
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    0% below category average
    DNN Platform
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.56 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Admin section8.08 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Page templates7.64 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.52 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.75 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.09 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Form generator7.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentful and DNN Platform
    Feature
    Contentful
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    8% above category average
    DNN Platform
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Content taxonomy8.08 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    SEO support7.07 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Bulk management7.75 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.56 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ContentfulDNN Platform
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    ContentfulDNN Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContentfulDNN Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    Read full review
    DNN
    DNN [Platform] is great for organizations of any size who wish to have a robust CMS to manage their site. DNN is not ideal for a small site that is better suited to a super easy to user interface such as Wix. DNN [Platform] is plenty strong enough for enterprises and large entities.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    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
    Read full review
    DNN
    • Very easy to use CMS - Ease of use is paramount with CMS products to minimise on support calls. Also the template structure of pages ensures that content editors cannot inadvertently corrupt the layout of the page.
    • Powerful application framework - The existence of APIs for all functionality within the CMS provides limitless scope in terms of developing bespoke applications which sit within the CMS.
    • Commercially supported option available - For larger clients, the comfort factor of having a direct line to the developers of the application is a big selling point.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    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).
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    DNN
    • Out of the box, it has some modules, but not enough unless you do a paid version.
    • The support is a bit slow.
    • The menuing can be confusing and terms used a bit strange. which makes training difficult.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    DNN
    My experience with Joomla! was over six years ago so a lot could have changed. However, I prefer DNN over Joomla because DNN offers more modules and a better administration user interface.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    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
    Read full review
    DNN
    • DNN helps us win bids on projects through the improvements the community has done over the past few years; we were ready to scrap it all together but it has made great strides
    • DNN's community has come back and is actively working to improve and expand the capabilities of the cms
    • on a negative note, the confusion between evoq and dnn has caused us headaches
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Contentful Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot