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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freedom CMS

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AFreedom is a cloud-based content management system from Accrisoft Corporation.Accrisoft Freedom specializes in membership and events management, social media, online marketing and e-commerce. Freedom is notable for its highly customizable databases, providing full control over HTML layout and complex filter and search capabilities.

    $100

    per month

    Acoustic Content

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AAcoustic Content (formerly Watson Content Hub) gives business owners the power to create, robust and consistent brand experiences using cloud-based, cognitive content management capabilities. Marketing and merchandising professionals can quickly select content to create relevant offers delivered across multiple channels, such as mobile, web-based or email. Acoustic is an independent spun off from IBM Watson Marketing in 2019.N/A
    Pricing
    Freedom CMSAcoustic Content
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Freedom CMSAcoustic Content
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Freedom CMSAcoustic Content
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accrisoft Freedom and Acoustic Content
    Feature
    Accrisoft Freedom
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Acoustic Content
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions8.92 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Accrisoft Freedom and Acoustic Content
    Feature
    Accrisoft Freedom
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Acoustic Content
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor7.73 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.63 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Admin section8.03 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Page templates8.33 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Library of website themes4.32 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.22 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.82 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Form generator7.83 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Accrisoft Freedom and Acoustic Content
    Feature
    Accrisoft Freedom
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Acoustic Content
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Content taxonomy8.33 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    SEO support7.83 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Bulk management7.42 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.72 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Community / comment management8.02 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Accrisoft Freedom and Acoustic Content
    Feature
    Accrisoft Freedom
    -
    Ratings
    Acoustic Content
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Freedom CMSAcoustic Content
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Freedom CMSAcoustic Content
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Accrisoft
    The only thing I believe Accrisoft Freedom is not as well suited is for large e-commerce sites. Accrisoft Freedom actually has an E-commerce module and can do products and online sales, however if this is the majority of what your business does (or your clients' businesses), I would recommend an E-commerce focused CMS.
    For almost all other circumstances I can think of though, I would recommend Accrisoft Freedom - ma and pa shops on up to a corporation.
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    Acoustic
    We can organize all our content easily by uploading content files and other digital assets. CMS smart AI generates metadata by tagging them automatically which helps us to sort our content into different categories. CMS content modeling feature helps us to visualize our content structure, assemble them in an intelligent manner and reuse the content whenever we want to for different purposes.
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    Pros
    Accrisoft
    • Hosting and maintenance is taken care of. Due to it being proprietary software, everything is built to work together.
    • Simple to use. Basic functionality for websites is built in without having to dig through thousands of potential options.
    • Development is straightforward...no backend languages required. So if someone wants a unique layout for a portfolio, it's very simple to add a new content type and build the new layout using basic html and css.
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    Acoustic
    • Creating separate pages is easy and straightforward and only requires basic basic knowledge to get started
    • Advanced API calls can be easily built.
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    Cons
    Accrisoft
    • Their preview setup for reviewing page changes prior to pushing them live is not good. You basically have to push things live to see how they will look, then go back and tweak it, while the changes in progress are live on the site. They need a sandbox, or a better preview feature within the backend so you dont have to keep pushing changes live to test out functionality.
    • Integration with outside tools is non existent. Instead of trying to force people to use their modules or features it would make much more sense to more easily integrate with leading tools in niche spaces.
    • The UI is pretty old. It could use a big refresh. Things like drag and drop builders and functionality should be standard these days. This is also a plus for non tech savvy users as it keeps their page structures to what works without letting people tinker. But if you want to tinker and be a higher end user Freedom isn't the best bet.
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    Acoustic
    • The organization of the application is poor and some elements could be more easily accessible not buried in menus.
    • There is little to no community around the application and what does exist is out of date.
    • Does not work well with our IBM applications as well as you would expect, which seems a common issue with IBM products.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Accrisoft
    We switched to WordPress; it was out of my control.
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    Acoustic
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Accrisoft
    This rating is based on personal experience only. I believe majority of people would say their support is top notch & 10/10. The only reason I am personally am giving it lower is because I consider my self a much more advanced user of Freedom than their typical Solution Provider developers. Because I am advanced, I troubleshoot my own issues pretty in-depth before I even contact Accrisoft support. Therefore sometimes I feel it takes longer to get the researched & specific answer I need vs. a simple support question would.
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    Acoustic
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Accrisoft
    In all honesty, we have been moving away from Accrisoft Freedom due to its lack of customizability. We as an agency generally prefer open source solutions since our client base primarily consists of those looking for a more custom solution that can be built off of in the future. While yes, these tend to need more care and attention, they have benefited us more.
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    Acoustic
    Added benefit
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    Return on Investment
    Accrisoft
    • This was the first CMS we had at our company so hard to say positive or negative impact.
    • Prior to this CMS there was a static site that html files had to be ftp to a company to have the site updated. So from that standpoint it made updating the site much less expensive.
    • Compared to a tool like Wordpress this is much more secure and easier to manage, but since we outsource that portion of it to the company that built the site we dont realize those gains.
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    Acoustic
    • With the AI based content organizer in place, we can focus more on the content creation.
    • Acoustic Content makes sure your content is safe and secure with its Content Delivery Networks and we can easily pull out the right content into our channels with the help of its REST APIs.
    • With their rich Digital Asset Management capabilities, we can find most suitable images to go with your content
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