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Arc XP

Score9.8 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is Arc XP?

Arc XP’s cloud-native tools help organizations create and distribute content, monetize websites and drive ecommerce, and deliver multichannel experiences. With a modular architecture built on AWS, Arc XP’s integrated ecosystem includes an agile content management system (CMS), a suite of digital subscription tools, a built-in DAM and video platform, and a hosted and managed low-code front-end experience platform. Built for flexibility, Arc XP’s agile CMS can be integrated into an existing technology stack or used with the fully hosted and managed Arc XP Experience Platform as a full enterprise suite to manage content and digital experiences.

Top Performing Features

  • API

    An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.

    Category average: 8.2

  • WYSIWYG editor

    What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get editing tool allows users to build pages without writing code.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Code quality / cleanliness

    Code generated by WYSIWYG editor is clean and validates according to W3C standards.

    Category average: 7.1

Areas for Improvement

  • Publishing workflow

    The software allows users to set up a custom workflow for updating the website, including approval processes.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Content classification

    Groups content into logical clusters.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Digital asset management

    Provides organizations with the ability to create, access, and manage digital asset files from a single central platform.

    Category average: 8.5

Best cloud-based CMS solution for publishers

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Arc XP is the CMS that powers our news site, from content creation to distribution. Enables the newsroom to publish and edit stories, manage photos, curate content on the different sections and verticals of the site. Arc XP offers a framework for web development, it's highly customizable for design and integration with other platforms and systems.

Pros

  • Enables content creation and curation
  • Content distribution. Web and APIs
  • Easy to use development framework with good documentation and support

Cons

  • The CMS lacks a responsive design web interface or a good native app alternative.
  • It's heavily dependent on the AWS infrastructure and a disruption of the AWS service can cause serious problems

Return on Investment

  • After the implementation of the CMS, the development team started focusing more on developing new features for the site than maintaining the CMS and the infrastructure. 100% of the work is now focused on creating value to the customer.

Other Software Used

Laravel PHP Framework, Google Analytics, Jira Work Management