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Contentful vs. dotCMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Contentful
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
Contentful 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.
$300
per month
dotCMS
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
dotCMS is a Java open-source content management system for companies that demand performance in web operations and content management. With dotCMS, companies can create value and deliver dynamic user experiences across multiple channels. The solution is built on open standards: JSON, XML, REST, Spring, OSGI and CMIS. The vendor says it is extensible and massively scalable, and can help companies rapidly deliver personalized, engaging content across devices, channels, second screens…
$0
Pricing
ContentfuldotCMS
Editions & Modules
Lite
$300
per month
Community
Free
Enterprise
Custom
Community
$0
Standard
$0
Professional
$0
Prime
$0
Standard
$0
Professional
$0
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentfuldotCMS
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details—Pricing is per server. One server equals one JVM. There is no limit on users, seats, or web sites.
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Community Pulse
ContentfuldotCMS
Features
ContentfuldotCMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
dotCMS
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
dotCMS
-
Ratings
API8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.7
Ratings
0% below category average
dotCMS
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
Ratings
8% above category average
dotCMS
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ContentfuldotCMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentfuldotCMS
Likelihood to Recommend
Coming from WordPress, Contentful feels like content management as it should be. There's no clutter to get rid of, you can simply start building from scratch, and the end product is perfectly tailored to your or your clients needs.
Andrew Folts | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andrew Folts
Digital Strategist
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Pros
  • Contentful provides organized, flexible data models with support for a variety of data types and content editors (e.g. WYSIWYGs, form fields, raw text areas).
  • Contentful has great built-in versioning features with history and draft states so it's easy to make updates and revert when needed.
  • Contentful has an intuitive user interface and good support for multiple spaces (which can be helpful for companies that need separate projects for dev/staging/production).
EM
Eric Mason
Lead Developer
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Cons
  • Preview of changes prior to publishing
  • The ability to use a spell check plug-in when working on content (it doesn't work well with Grammarly)
Nathaly Sierra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nathaly Sierra
Marketing Coordinator for FirstService Realty NYC
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Alternatives Considered
Contentful was affordable and much simpler than the Java based systems and preferred over a PHP solution
Jennifer Garcia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jennifer Garcia
Web Marketing Manager
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Return on Investment
  • 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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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ScreenShots

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dotCMS Screenshots

Screenshot of Custom WorkflowsScreenshot of HTML5 and CSS3 templating with full support for responsive design.Screenshot of Auto clustering servers allows customers to quickly scale environments.Screenshot of Mobile development framework with full support for responsive design.