Arc XP vs. Brightspot

Arc XP

Brightspot

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Arc XP	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Arc XP’s cloud-native tools help organizations create and distribute content, monetize websites and drive ecommerce, and deliver multichannel experiences. With a modular architecture built on AWS, Arc XP’s integrated ecosystem includes an agile content management system (CMS), a suite of digital subscription tools, a built-in DAM and video platform, and a hosted and managed low-code front-end experience platform. Built for flexibility, Arc XP’s agile CMS can be integrated into an existing…	N/A
Brightspot	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Brightspot (formerly Perfect Sense) is a content management system for businesses looking to distinguish themselves via digital transformation. The platform helps editors and developers to utilize publishing processes, customized workstreams and collaboration features. This helps users to deliver content to audiences without compromise.	N/A

Pricing

Arc XP

Brightspot

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Arc XP	Brightspot
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Optional

Additional Details

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Features

Arc XP

Brightspot

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	Arc XP 9.0 1 Ratings 11% above category average	Brightspot 8.6 2 Ratings 7% above category average
Role-based user permissions	9.01 Ratings	8.62 Ratings

Platform & Infrastructure

Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
	Arc XP 9.5 1 Ratings 16% above category average	Brightspot 8.0 2 Ratings 4% above category average
API	10.01 Ratings	8.22 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language	9.01 Ratings	7.72 Ratings

Web Content Creation

Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
	Arc XP 9.2 1 Ratings 20% above category average	Brightspot 7.7 2 Ratings 1% above category average
WYSIWYG editor	10.01 Ratings	8.22 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness	10.01 Ratings	7.72 Ratings
Admin section	8.01 Ratings	8.22 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design	10.01 Ratings	7.72 Ratings
Publishing workflow	8.01 Ratings	8.22 Ratings
Page templates	00 Ratings	8.22 Ratings
Library of website themes	00 Ratings	5.92 Ratings

Web Content Management

Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
	Arc XP 10.0 1 Ratings 35% above category average	Brightspot 7.9 2 Ratings 7% above category average
Content taxonomy	10.01 Ratings	8.22 Ratings
SEO support	10.01 Ratings	7.32 Ratings
Bulk management	00 Ratings	7.32 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions	00 Ratings	8.62 Ratings
Community / comment management	00 Ratings	8.21 Ratings

Digital Experience Platform

Comparison of Digital Experience Platform features of Product A and Product B
	Arc XP 9.1 1 Ratings 2% below category average	Brightspot - Ratings
Cloud enablement	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Content aggregation	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Content classification	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
DXP Third-Party Integrations	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-website management	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Digital asset management	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Editorial workflows and task management	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Arc XP	Brightspot
Small Businesses	Kentico Xperience Score 6.5 out of 10	Divi Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Tridion Score 9.0 out of 10	Image Relay Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Tridion Score 9.0 out of 10	Tridion Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Arc XP	Brightspot
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Arc XP	Brightspot
Likelihood to Recommend	WP Company LLC (The Washington Post) Arc XP is the state-of-the-art cloud based CMS for news publishing. It's well suited for large to medium organizations that want a robust, secure and scalable platform. Depending on the use case, it may still require a development team to maintain and make changes to the sites the CMS powers. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Brightspot Great for any news business Mark Stahura Senior Product Owner Read full review
Pros	WP Company LLC (The Washington Post) Enables content creation and curation Content distribution. Web and APIs Easy to use development framework with good documentation and support Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Brightspot Ease of use to users Intuitive display High traffic loads Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	WP Company LLC (The Washington Post) The CMS lacks a responsive design web interface or a good native app alternative. It's heavily dependent on the AWS infrastructure and a disruption of the AWS service can cause serious problems Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Brightspot Personalization features (dependent on integration with a CDP) Mark Stahura Senior Product Owner Read full review
Alternatives Considered	WP Company LLC (The Washington Post) No answers on this topic	Brightspot Best example of ease of use and future flexibility Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	WP Company LLC (The Washington Post) After the implementation of the CMS, the development team started focusing more on developing new features for the site than maintaining the CMS and the infrastructure. 100% of the work is now focused on creating value to the customer. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Brightspot All positive, allowing the newsroom to react to events without engineering help Mark Stahura Senior Product Owner Read full review
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