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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)

    Score3 out of 10
    N/AAmaxus 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

    Square Online

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASquare Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Square Online
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Square Online
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month
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    Features
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Square Online
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Square Online
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Square Online
    7.5
    31 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings7.531 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Square Online
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Square Online
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor5.01 Ratings5.636 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings5.339 Ratings
    Admin section6.01 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Page templates10.01 Ratings6.143 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.01 Ratings6.243 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings5.435 Ratings
    Form generator6.01 Ratings7.136 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Square Online
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Square Online
    9.3
    40 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.01 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions10.01 Ratings9.333 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.01 Ratings9.430 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings9.636 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings9.521 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Amaxus CMS (discontinued) and Square Online
    Feature
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Square Online
    9.4
    22 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Internationalization / multi-language6.01 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    API00 Ratings9.417 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Square Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amaxus CMS (discontinued)Square Online
    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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    If you are having students create websites or information pages about something they are studying in class, this is a great option. The fact that students can spend less time getting situated and learning the app and get right to work researching and creating their pages is great. For middle to high school, this is a fantastic app to use. However, if you want more nuanced analytics or want students to focus on blogging more than webpage building, this is limited.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Drag and drop interface makes it very easy to add all types of content, including images, text, video (and YouTube videos), embeddable applications and more.
    • It's very easy to set up navigation features like cascading menus and sticky navigation (where the menu stays put - may depend on the template chosen though).
    • A technical backend is fairly straight-forward for setting up a fav icon, 301 redirects, SEO, Google Analytics, etc.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly doesn't have a lot of templates to choose from, so if you don't have any experience with CSS or HTML, it's hard to customize your site to an extent.
    • Weebly isn't fully SEO friendly. They don't allow you to add H1 tags to pages out of the box.
    • You can't create folder structures when it comes to web page URLs. You can put web pages under a main menu dropdown, but they don't allow you to put all sub-menu items in a structured folder (like site.com/folder/page-1 and site.com/folder/page-2).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly is consistently adding features that line up with our needs. The ease of use makes it the perfect program for us since we have users of multiple age brackets and knowledge of web design. We love that we can give users access to only the pages they are affiliated with
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Very easy to use and intuitive to design after all of our business needs. From the website and POS system to how we represent ourselves internally and to our customers... Square is second-to-none in helping our business and others in our same boat become the kind of businesses we want to be when it comes to our inventory and sales of these kinds of products.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly's designs, plugins, and customization options are a little more advanced in some cases than other similar programs. WordPress requires a different level of expertise and knowledge of code, keywording, and plugins, so I wouldn't even compare them. Wix is a little more user-friendly because you can drag and drop your design, which was very convenient for customizing your site. I didn't personally select Weebly, but it is user-friendly and nearly anyone comfortable with a computer could figure it out. Weebly support is also pretty good.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly has allowed our business to create a connection with our customers by offering home decor, cooking and styling tips.
    • Weebly gives us the chance to relay information to customers regarding merchandise, current sales and promotions, store hours and locations etc. Which has helped increase business.
    • Weebly has given our not very tech savvy business the opportunity to have a website and stay relevant with our competitors.
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