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    Contentstack

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AContentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.N/A

    Salesforce CMS

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Marketing Cloud Personalization (formerly Salesforce CMS) is a hybrid CMS allowing users to author content once and deliver it anywhere, in or out of Salesforce. Users create content, define content access, and define channels so they can share content and limit access to appropriate contributors. For an experience built with Salesforce, users can choose from two of the company's “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” (WYSIWYG) tools: Experience Builder and Commerce Page Designer. If the user…N/A
    Pricing
    ContentstackSalesforce CMS
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContentstackSalesforce CMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ContentstackSalesforce CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Contentstack
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    56 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    57 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    24 Answers
    Features
    ContentstackSalesforce CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentstack and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    25 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Role-based user permissions7.411 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentstack and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.5
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    27% above category average
    API8.19 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.98 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentstack and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Contentstack
    8.1
    12 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    26% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.12 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Admin section7.712 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Page templates7.78 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.01 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design6.69 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.810 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentstack and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Contentstack
    6.4
    12 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.210 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    SEO support6.410 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Bulk management5.79 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions6.58 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Community / comment management6.16 Ratings10.021 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ContentstackSalesforce CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContentstackSalesforce CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
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    Salesforce
    When managing a team of 30 or more technician the tools available for a scheduler are incredible. The system sync's quickly so all schedulers can be looking at the same Gantt and see what changes have been made or need to be made. If you have too small of a team this service would be overkill especially given the cost.
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    Pros
    Contentstack
    • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
    • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
    • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
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    Salesforce
    • It has a very smooth integration with Salesforce and third-party tools, ensuring easy tracking of policies and assets.
    • It also has impressive security features like used-based permissions and encrypted data.
    • Everything can be managed from a centralized place which saves a lot of time.
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    Cons
    Contentstack
    • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
    • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
    • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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    Salesforce
    • I find that the more complex you make things it starts to hit load times quite hard.
    • Additional tracking and analytics for the pages/emails would be nice.
    • Version control with autosaves and regular saves so you can tell the difference with 15-minute intervals.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    It will be too difficult to change to a different software. We are fully integrated, and if things are not working well, it would be way worse to try to move to a different platform.
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    Usability
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Strengths: - Intuitive for Salesforce Users – If you’re already working within the Salesforce ecosystem, the Salesforce CMS is easy to navigate, with a clean UI, drag-and-drop content management, and reusable assets for quick updates. - Seamless Integration – Since it connects natively with Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and CRM, it allows for efficient multi-channel content distribution without needing extra third-party tools. - AI-Powered Personalization – The ability to deliver dynamic content based on user profiles and engagement data is a huge plus, making content delivery more relevant and impactful. Challenges: - Learning Curve for New Users – If you're not already familiar with Salesforce, the interface can feel overwhelming, requiring training to fully leverage all features. - Limited Customization & Workflow Automation – While it works well for structured content, advanced approval workflows and deep editorial customization are limited compared to enterprise CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. - Media & Design Limitations – Salesforce CMS is not as robust for managing rich media-heavy content, which can be frustrating for teams needing more flexibility in multimedia presentation.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Seen very least outages and it would took more time hardley not more than 10 mins that to with prior advance notice
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    Performance
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Its very quick and not facing any issus in loading if we have good internet bandwidth then it works very well and doesnt gives any issues
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    Support Rating
    Contentstack
    They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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    Salesforce
    I've never really had to contact support. It's at the point where we have people in the organization that are our specific go-to inhouse support teams for Salesforce. Again, that goes back to what I said about there being a point where just too much is added to Salesforce that you have to hire someone to be the go-to person of Salesforce. There is only so much their support team can do for you. I wouldn't expect Salesforce Support to have any sort of understanding of the weird issues I deal with!
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    In-Person Training
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Since I attended training from one of our senior resource in organizations I didn't face any issues
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    Online Training
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    N/A. I wasn't present for vendor-provided training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I joined post the installtion so not aware much of it but as per feedback its not that hard to setup
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    Alternatives Considered
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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    Salesforce
    As our business heavily relies on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud, we need a CMS that works natively with our existing Salesforce Data. Other platforms would require third-party connectors or custom API development, making integration more complex and expensive. Salesforce allows us to manage content once and distribute it across multiple touchpoints. It also delivers personalized marketing content based on CRM data.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    N/A. I did not help purchase Salesforce and am unaware of our contract details.
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    Scalability
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Its highly reliable when it comes to usage with high availability and robust infrastructure
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    Professional Services
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    N/A. I've never used Salesforce professional services.
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    Return on Investment
    Contentstack
    • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
    • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
    • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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    Salesforce
    • It allows me to keep a close eye on all of my performance metrics through the Dashboard Reporting, ie what my sales pipeline looks like, how much it's changed in the last 60 days, new opportunities created in the last 7 days, # of emails sent for the week, etc. The ease of the design and output make it really easy to check my progress throughout the day to find where I have holes and am falling short on my personal and work goals. It's resulted in greater transparency with my Mgmt Team and shorter 1-on-1 mtgs with my boss as he can see exactly where I am at all times (to be fair, I'm a senior sales rep, so he pretty much lets me do my job completely unfettered), but it does prove that I am continually producing which recently resulted in a raise I didn't even ask for.
    • The SF repository is so detailed that I don't have to spend tons of time finding frequently used websites attached to a client or see what all interactions with the company look like. Even though I don't use SF for my bulk emails and email sequences, SF provides me with an email to use in the bcc of these emails which links everything back to SF. I find that extremely helpful. This really impacts my efficiency and I can honestly say that once I started using all the functionality of data management, it saved me about 20% of my time/week that I could then allocate towards other revenue-generating tasks like prospecting and account management. The more time I have for those, the better. My year-over-year on accounts 1 year and older just grew by 17% this last year.
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