TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kentico Xperience

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AKentico is a web content management system for building websites, online stores, intranets, and Web 2.0 community sites. Kentico CMS uses ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server for development via its Portal Engine, using Visual Studio, or through Microsoft MVC.

    $9,999

    Subscription license

    RWS Tridion Sites

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ARWS Tridion Sites provides web content management capabilities, connecting people, processes, and information across teams, brands, and markets, to deliver impactful online experiences globally. RWS Tridion Sites' DPX platform enables the use of either traditional or headless publishing. It includes advanced features such as automated personalization, multilingual capabilities and Semantic AI. The BluePrinting® technology at the core of RWS Tridion Sites simplifies reuse and…N/A
    Pricing
    Kentico XperienceRWS Tridion Sites
    Editions & Modules
    Kentico Xperience Business
    $9,999 / year
    Subscription license
    Kentico Xperience Business
    $14,999
    Perpetual license
    Kentico Xperience Enterprise
    $17,999 / year
    Subscription license
    Kentico Xperience Enterprise
    $29,999
    Perpetual license
    Kentico Xperience Corporate
    Upon request
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kentico XperienceRWS Tridion Sites
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Kentico XperienceRWS Tridion Sites
    Considered Both Products
    Kentico software
    Chose Kentico Xperience
    I recently started learning Sitecore which resembles Kentico in some aspects, and I find Kentico to be more user-friendly and intuitive. Sitecore is a more robust system, but in my opinion it gives content administrators too many options, and has a way steeper learning curve. …
    Incentivized
    RWS Group
    Chose RWS Tridion Sites
    It is a nuclear missile compared to the other handguns and knives on the market today. But it also requires nuclear technicians and expertise that a handgun doesn't require. Do you need to decimate your competition and you have the investment capabilities necessary to put a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Kentico XperienceRWS Tridion Sites
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Kentico Xperience and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Kentico Xperience
    7.1
    24 Ratings
    14% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Role-based user permissions7.124 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Kentico Xperience and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Kentico Xperience
    7.5
    21 Ratings
    10% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    18% above category average
    API8.020 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language7.018 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Kentico Xperience and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Kentico Xperience
    7.0
    25 Ratings
    9% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.024 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness7.125 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Admin section7.225 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Page templates7.125 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Library of website themes5.812 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.023 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.224 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Form generator7.024 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Kentico Xperience and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Kentico Xperience
    6.9
    25 Ratings
    4% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    7.6
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Content taxonomy6.324 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    SEO support7.224 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Bulk management5.124 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.924 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.923 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Kentico XperienceRWS Tridion Sites
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (44 ratings)
    9.9
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (22 ratings)
    6.3
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kentico XperienceRWS Tridion Sites
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kentico software
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    Kentico software
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Group
    • Makes it easy to spin up a new site quickly
    • Allows for numerous users to work on the same site without conflicting with each other's changes
    • Allows you to unpublish changes or revert to old versions if you make a mistake
    • Allows you to time publishing actions (for example, you can set it to happen overnight)
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Kentico software
    • Kentico needs to invest in more enterprise class environment management utilities -- example: global CDN support via the CMS is sorely lacking. There are work-arounds, but it should be more elegant.
    • The Kentico staging module could be improved to support the concept of bundled releases. Current staging module functionality is good, but could be improved.
    • Kentico ecommerce support is a touch immature. While content management is superb, Kentico lags in this area when compared to many open source ecommerce engines.
    • Kentico is lacking MVC support. 99% of the time this isn't an issue for the end-user or business user, but can be a hurdle for technology teams depending on the team's makeup.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Kentico software
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kentico software
    It seriously is one of the best interfaces I have ever used. I also love the fact that I can use UI personalization to secure any functionality by user or role that I don't want that role to have access to. The best part is the customization of the UI, I can add in any button, tab, or menu item I want through it, no code required.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kentico software
    Their support staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and will work with you until your issue is fixed. This could take a few phone calls back and forth, but they are very diligent in helping you.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Kentico software
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Kentico software
    I've used Sitecore, Ektron, Joomla!, WordPress, and SharePoint (if you want to count that as a competitor for CMS). Kentico 8 blows them all out of the water. Nothing is more intuitive in the way that content is created, the way the site is setup, and how efficient rollouts can be with Content Staging.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Kentico software
    • Kentico has enabled faster speed to market for SMEs. They are empowered to enter content them selves while still having that content go through editorial review to ensure tone of voice and brand are maintained.
    • Deploying Kentico has freed up web developer resources from manual content entry enabling them to build more useful solutions to support the business efforts
    • Tapping into the Kentico event pipelne allows us to trigger external system events when product content is published.
    Read full review
    RWS Group
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    Kentico Xperience Screenshots

    Screenshot of Application listScreenshot of Marketing AutomationScreenshot of Kentico DashboardScreenshot of Data ProtectionScreenshot of Persona InsightsScreenshot of Campaign Management