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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    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
    Salesforce CMSRWS Tridion Sites
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce CMSRWS Tridion Sites
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Salesforce CMSRWS Tridion Sites
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    56 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    57 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    24 Answers
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    Features
    Salesforce CMSRWS Tridion Sites
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Salesforce CMS and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    25 Ratings
    21% above category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Role-based user permissions10.025 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Salesforce CMS and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    27% above category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    18% above category average
    API10.024 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language10.020 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Salesforce CMS and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    26% above category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor10.018 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness10.020 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Admin section10.018 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Page templates10.019 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.014 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.019 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Publishing workflow10.019 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Form generator10.017 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Salesforce CMS and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Salesforce CMS
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    31% above category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    7.6
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Content taxonomy10.018 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    SEO support10.017 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Bulk management10.019 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions10.019 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Community / comment management10.021 Ratings3.03 Ratings
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Salesforce CMSRWS Tridion Sites
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    9.9
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Salesforce CMSRWS Tridion Sites
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    RWS Group
    Love the product and I really like how we use it for public sites. The only negative aspect is that it is just hard to find Tridion devs that understand the tool, grasp .net, react, and understand the blueprint, etc.
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    Pros
    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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    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)
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    Cons
    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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    RWS Group
    • Tridion is complicated in enough ways that it makes it difficult to train new users. Therefore, we have to limit the number of people with access to the system since we have not yet implemented Workflow.
    • When something goes wrong (items fail to publish, or there is unexpected behavior with components), there is little explanation provided that would point us in the right direction to troubleshoot. As a result, content Authors and Editors have to frequently ask for IT assistance.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    RWS Group
    I am giving this a semi-high rating because we have already got Tridion up and running and we are still in the process of moving the sites over to Tridion. It is unlikely we will be moving things to a new CMS AGAIN in the near future as the cost to get Tridion was high.
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    Usability
    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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    RWS Group
    The editor user interface is very user friendly and in-site editing makes simple updates fast and easy. The extensibility of Tridion is a big plus and the ability to add our own options into the default Tridion interface helps us integrate with external systems. Finally, the user permissions and security system helps us deploy it within our large organization.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    RWS Group
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    Performance
    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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    RWS Group
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    Support Rating
    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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    RWS Group
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    In-Person Training
    Salesforce
    Since I attended training from one of our senior resource in organizations I didn't face any issues
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    RWS Group
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    Online Training
    Salesforce
    N/A. I wasn't present for vendor-provided training.
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    RWS Group
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    RWS Group
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    RWS Group
    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 nuclear missile into the sky? Then definitely do it. Especially if you need a very good multi-lingual blueprint provider like Tridion.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Salesforce
    N/A. I did not help purchase Salesforce and am unaware of our contract details.
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    RWS Group
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    Scalability
    Salesforce
    Its highly reliable when it comes to usage with high availability and robust infrastructure
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    RWS Group
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    Professional Services
    Salesforce
    N/A. I've never used Salesforce professional services.
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    RWS Group
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    Return on Investment
    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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    RWS Group
    • SDL is a very complex system. Creating custom components by external vendors turned out to be expensive.
    • The learning curve is very slow, so training takes a lot of time and cost.
    • The revamped corporate site looks clean, modern, and is mobile-friendly.
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