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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle WebCenter Sites

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/AOracle WebCenter Sites is the new name for FatWire which Oracle acquired in 2011. It is a complete CMS often bundled with other Oracle WebCenter products to present a more comprehensive management solution for businesses and enterprises.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
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSalesforce CMS
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    Oracle WebCenter SitesSalesforce CMS
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSalesforce CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    56 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    57 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    24 Answers
    Features
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSalesforce CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    7.0
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    25 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Role-based user permissions7.04 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    5.5
    4 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    27% above category average
    API5.03 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.03 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    6.8
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    26% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.04 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.03 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Admin section8.04 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Page templates6.04 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.02 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design3.04 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.04 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Form generator8.63 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Salesforce CMS
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.04 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    SEO support7.03 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Bulk management6.04 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions4.03 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.03 Ratings10.021 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSalesforce CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.3
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
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    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSalesforce CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Oracle WebCenter Sites is very well suited to presenting marketing content in all shapes and forms, including mobile, an in a corporate web site. Oracle WebCenter Sites can also manage small product catalogs easily. Important things to consider when selecting a CMS:
    • How important is the ease with which my business users update content?
    • How often are updates made?
    • How distributed are my business contributors?
    • How important is preview in my organization's workflow and publishing process?
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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
    Oracle
    • Easy-to-use content authoring and design tools for business users.
    • Segmentation based on implicit (behavioral) or explicit (known user or characteristics) criteria or a combination of the two.
    • Flexible rules engine for creation of customer segments and recommendations, enabling delivery of targeted content and campaigns.
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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
    Oracle
    • Creating new content is not so easy
    • Publishing is not trivial
    • In my opinion documentation is weak
    • I think there are cheaper solutions then WCS
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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
    Oracle
    A valuable tool for enabling marketers and business users to easily create and manage contextually relevant social and interactive online experiences across multiple channels on a global scale to drive sales and loyalty. It also allows multi-site management (in fact Sites) using the assets and template developed, without having to re-implement again for each individual site.
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    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
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    The WebCenter Sites Support team is extremely good and very responsive to client needs. They are quick to resolve Level 1 issues and when escalated to Level 2, the team makes every effort to keep the client informed.
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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
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    N/A. I wasn't present for vendor-provided training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    There are lot of WCM products available in the market, some free and some licensed. But for a organisation using more Oracle products and on Java technology, WCS is the best in class, for intranet and internet needs. It has everything which is required for a web application. Also it can be well integrated with other platforms with Oracle Document Cloud/Oracle Content/Oracle Identity Manager and a lot more. Its a well integrated product. It can also be integrated with social media using a community plugin. It also comes with its own search and analytics tools. The templates are pure JSP and can be easily coded by Java developers using the development guide. Its based on Java, so writing custom applications and integrating is easy
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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
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    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
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    N/A. I've never used Salesforce professional services.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • It has alleviated some of the burden on our IT staff.
    • It has allowed our Marketing department to be more hands-on with content changes, and they have more flexibility with the types of changes and how often they make them.
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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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