Amaxus CMS (discontinued) vs. OpenText WEM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
Score 3.0 out of 10
N/A
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
OpenText WEM
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText's Web Experience Management is part of the Customer Experience suite and is based on the Vignette product that OpenText acquired in 2009.N/A
Pricing
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText WEM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText WEM
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText WEM
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
OpenText WEM
8.5
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings8.52 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
OpenText WEM
7.9
2 Ratings
3% above category average
WYSIWYG editor5.01 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Admin section6.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Page templates10.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Library of website themes8.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Form generator6.01 Ratings8.52 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
OpenText WEM
8.6
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Content taxonomy7.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions10.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Community / comment management5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
6.0
1 Ratings
23% below category average
OpenText WEM
8.2
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Internationalization / multi-language6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
API00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText WEM
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)OpenText WEM
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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OpenText
Areas where OpenText WEM is well suited 1. Improved digital/web presence of the organization's leaders globally. 2. Established the leaders as go-to experts for thought leadership and domain knowledge among C-level executives of related industries. 3. Amplified the client’s marketing and branding efforts. 4. Customer engagement reflected by interaction count on social media—likes,comments and conversations.
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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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OpenText
  • Easier management of websites.
  • Integrates well with Portal to deliver news, working like a blog.
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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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OpenText
  • It's unable to connect user accounts so that accounts are set and utilize a single sign-in.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
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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OpenText
We have choosen OpenText WEM against other vendors because : 1. Helped client reinforce brand image
through unique design language and templatization of collaterals, consistent
messaging, and regular competitor benchmarking. 2. Enables lead generation through
high-quality gated collateral, product videos, etc. 3. Senior management and sales lead meet
client regularly for project review meetings and feedback on engagement
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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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OpenText
  • Improved online engagement.
  • Speeds up our digital transformation my the day.
  • Modernizing our web content management system.
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