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    GatherContent

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AGatherContent headquartered in London offers their content operations, collaboration and governance platform for enterprises.N/A

    Optimizely Content Management System

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Content Management System (CMS) is purpose-built for marketers, and fully composable for developers. The CMS supports the end-to-end content lifecycle, helping users to deliver on-brand, high-impact digital experiences that 'wow' audiences.N/A
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    GatherContentOptimizely Content Management System
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    GatherContentOptimizely Content Management System
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    99%
    Would buy again
    151 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    105 Answers
    Features
    GatherContentOptimizely Content Management System
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of GatherContent and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    GatherContent
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    8.5
    152 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings8.5152 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of GatherContent and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    GatherContent
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    8.0
    150 Ratings
    5% above category average
    API7.01 Ratings8.1145 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.01 Ratings7.8112 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of GatherContent and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    GatherContent
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.9
    175 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor7.01 Ratings7.8161 Ratings
    Admin section9.01 Ratings8.2161 Ratings
    Page templates8.01 Ratings8.4154 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.01 Ratings7.9157 Ratings
    Publishing workflow10.01 Ratings8.2154 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.3150 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.587 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.9117 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of GatherContent and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    GatherContent
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.6
    164 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SEO support9.01 Ratings7.2149 Ratings
    Bulk management7.01 Ratings7.1123 Ratings
    Community / comment management10.01 Ratings8.0108 Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.2149 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.5130 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GatherContentOptimizely Content Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    8.5
    (201 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.6
    (33 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.5
    (67 ratings)
    Availability
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    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GatherContentOptimizely Content Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GatherContent
    We create and manage content for various client's websites. The customizable workflows, assignments and user roles help us keep everyone accountable to deadlines. It is transparent, collaborative, and more efficient for all.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    If you want to build a website quickly there are plenty of ways to do so with some great examples and plenty of support both from the company and in the forums. if you want to build a more complex structure you can but be ready to spend the time to build exactly what you need as a solid foundation goes a massive way before building out content and making those choices early and sticking with them helps
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GatherContent
    • Easy to navigate interface.
    • Customizable workflow.
    • Set up project templates for recurring projects.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • I think the user interface for content admins is very good and very competitive. And compared to other providers, the technology that CMS in particular has. So the way it integrated the net ecosystem is very well because it follows the MBC pattern. So basically it just allows really simple implementations for what would normally be complex components on any other sort of vendor that's out there.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    GatherContent
    • Getting emails for every single change is really annoying.
    • It seems pretty easy, but I suggest you take time to train anyone who will be working on it.
    • API integrations could be better as it doesn't work 100% of the time.
    • Layouts created are static and you can not move the order.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Magento did have some nice tools for creating product groups or carousels for promotion. Opti seems to be lacking in that.
    • A blog - maybe this is available and we don't have it installed, but a searchable blog would be very appreciated.
    • Structured Data/MicroData - maybe it's our install, but this seems to be missing
    • Meta data: we have access to limited types and need to make a request from IT, it would be nice to be able to access more to adjust for SEO needs.
    • When in a folder on the BLOCKS tab, it would be wonderful to hit the MEDIA tab and stay in that same folder.
    • I have some less technical people that will make folders with spaces - which Opti handles, but it would be great if it wouldn't accept a space or gave an error message not to use them.
    • I think I know why the extra code is added to urls and image links, but it causes issues when taking things from our testing site to the live site. For example, I need to copy the Navigation from Inspect Element on testing to put it in production. I have learned to work around it, but it's not my favorite.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GatherContent
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Since I work on the implementation side of things, and do not directly own licensing for Ektron CMS, I have to base this rating off of how I think it will be received or presented to customers looking to start a new site deployment. I try to remain CMS agnostic, though my specialty is with the .NET and Microsoft stack. Because of the experience I have working with Ektron, I tend to be more forgiving with the shortcomings as I am familiar with how to work around them or past them from experience. Being familiar with the community available also helps, as you become familiar with the best approaches to find solutions to your issues. Each product has it's ups and downs and all of them are only going to be as good as the company or development team implementing them can make them. This is EXTREMELY important to remember when choosing a CMS, as it can make or break your expensive investment.
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    Usability
    GatherContent
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    From our editors perspective they find the CMS system easy and to clear to use. Our developers find it very easy to design on and appreciate the level of service support available. It's also always evolving and getting better every year. We find this investment reassuring and encourages us to try keep pace and see how we can continue to push the envelope and continue to improve all aspect of our websites and online touch points.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    GatherContent
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Unplanned outages or errors are fairly rare in our instance. And when there are issues, they're usually fixed fairly quickly
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    Support Rating
    GatherContent
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    I attended multiple trainings/tutorials early in the process. The vendor-supplied content about Optimizely was engaging for users/attendees (I often analyze training content, compliance programs, governance plans), which helps our OCM people by having good "word of mouth" about the product long before a rollout ever happens. I actually when the user-focused portion of the Optimizely Academy twice in 2022 to ensure I had a grasp on operability and to be able to support the training and OCM efforts
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    GatherContent
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Ektron is one of the best solution for .Net platform. Over the years have improved the performance issues that the previous versions had. My only complain is right now you can't do Page builder pages if you choose to have a MVC architecture
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    Implementation Rating
    GatherContent
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    I was not fully involved.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    GatherContent
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    Optimizely
    Optimizely Content Management System is much more feature rich, and less complex that the other CMS platforms we have used. Optimizely Content Management System is more intuitive in how the content is structured and how easy it is to pull blocks of content to create the layout of a page.
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    Return on Investment
    GatherContent
    • Accountability to deadlines and roles.
    • Less emails and less multiple documents.
    • Large scale content management for new websites.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Flexibility with design that allows us to work towards our mission of 'Tennis Opened Up'
    • Speed of deploying content, meaning users can really on us for the most up-to-date content on tennis in Britain
    • Ability to have different logged-in areas for different user groups, allowing us to create more bespoke and personalised experiences
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Optimizely Content Management System Screenshots

    Screenshot of Content delivery: Developers can use modern GraphQL and REST APIs to query content from any source and send it to any channel or device.Screenshot of User roles and permissionsScreenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Add an image: Optimizely Visual Builder offers a range of editing features designed to make content creation and layout building intuitive and accessible to both technical and non-technical users. A drag-and-drop system is used to add, move, and rearrange elements within the layout, for quick and flexible content organization.Screenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Create an experience: Create an Experience functionality in Optimizely Visual Builder offers a code-free way to build and manage captivating digital experiences. It offers pre-built content blocks or elements (like text, images, buttons, forms, etc.) that can be positioned on the page layout as desired. Visual Builder offers extensive options to customize the appearance and behavior of these elements. Users can modify colors, fonts, sizes, animations, and even add interactive features providing flexibility in arranging content, accommodating various design needs and responsiveness across different screen sizes.Screenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Publish: The Visual Builder displays changes in real-time as they are made. This includes side-by-side previews for different devices like desktops, tablets, and mobiles. Before publishing, the Interactive Preview mode can be used to test elements like forms, buttons, and other interactive components to ensure they work as expected on the live site. Changes can then be published directly from the Visual Builder interface, making them instantly available to site visitors.Screenshot of the central location to manage assets, editing and publishing content.