Amaxus CMS (discontinued) vs. Broadsign

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
Score 3.0 out of 10
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Amaxus was a commercial PHP-based content management system from Box UK, an agile software developer and consulting company. It provided an enterprise-level web content management system used by large brand and agencies. It is known for a focus on usability. The product has been discontinued.N/A
Broadsign
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Broadsign in Montreal offers a suite of digital signage products for various purposes including Broadsign Control for content distribution across a network of digital signs with content automation and scheduling. Broadsign Creator provides tools to support the creation of compliant brand content to be created locally or distributed across a network. Finally Broadsign Direct supports advertising sales and Broadsign Reach is the company's supply side platform.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Broadsign
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
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Features
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Broadsign
Security
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Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Broadsign
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Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
7.4
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Broadsign
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WYSIWYG editor5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Broadsign
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Content taxonomy7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
6.0
1 Ratings
24% below category average
Broadsign
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Internationalization / multi-language6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Broadsign
Small Businesses
Divi
Divi
Score 9.9 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Image Relay
Image Relay
Score 9.5 out of 10

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Enterprises
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10

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User Ratings
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Broadsign
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Broadsign
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Amaxus is well suited as a development platform and content management system for companies who have a dedicated, experienced development team because it has such complex functionality. It is not well suited for companies whose main content updater will be a person with limited development experience, because it is so hard to learn and understand how to use.
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Broadsign
Very suitable for large networks and projects requiring enhanced functionality. less suitable for small networks as the learning curve might be considerable.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • There is a lot of flexibility and power with what you can do.
  • The client has a lot of power to make changes on their own without needing a development team.
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Broadsign
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • There is a huge learning curve for developers. All our new website builds were going beyond the timeline because of the learning curve.
  • It is very complex and teaching our clients how to use it required several training sessions.
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Broadsign
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Alternatives Considered
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I have used an in-house CMS which was very simple and only allowed the user to update very basic templated content, and I have used Sitecore, which is sort of like a middle-of-the-road. Sitecore is great because it allows for the user to have a lot of control over templates and updating content, but it's not so complex that it is very difficult and time-consuming to learn how to use, like Amaxus.
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Broadsign
We analyzed other solutions in 2008 but were convinced from the get go Broadsign would be a perfect fit for our needs in the long run. 15 years later our choice has been proven right.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • It has a negative impact because it put us back on our timelines.
  • It had a negative impact because our customers didn't like the learning curve to use it.
  • It had a negative impact because it caused so much stress among our team to learn it.
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Broadsign
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