Amaxus CMS (discontinued) vs. Overdrive

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
Overdrive
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Overdrive is designed for organisations using G Suite in both business and education. It makes workspaces and sites, transforming Drive and other G Suite content into web pages automatically. Overdrive can be used to build custom sites of any shape and size, with no need to upload and publish documents or content in the conventional, saving time and effort. For sites which require large amounts of enterprise data or content, Overdrive helps…N/A
Pricing
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Overdrive
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Overdrive
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEducation and Nonprofit discount available.
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Community Pulse
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Overdrive
Features
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Overdrive
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Overdrive
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
7.4
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Overdrive
7.4
1 Ratings
5% below category average
WYSIWYG editor5.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section6.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Page templates10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Library of website themes8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Form generator6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Overdrive
8.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Content taxonomy7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Overdrive
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Internationalization / multi-language6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Overdrive
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Overdrive
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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Refractiv
We use Overdrive for customer websites to access all our G Suite.
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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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  • G drive integration
  • Mobile access's
  • Security
  • Can design templets
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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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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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Refractiv
We can turn google drive into a website easily & provide the best customization for the websites.
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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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  • Cost efficient
  • Security
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ScreenShots

Overdrive Screenshots

Screenshot of Create great-looking and powerful sites using Google Drive and other G Suite content.Screenshot of Bring your site to life by embedding Google Maps, Calendars, Sheets, Photos, YouTube videos and more.Screenshot of Use Page Builder to create pages by simply dragging and dropping content tiles.Screenshot of Use Template Designer to customize your site.Screenshot of Just a few of the many Overdrive uses.