Axero vs Concrete CMS | TrustRadius

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Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 12 reviews and ratings

Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 80 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Axero

Concrete CMS

Role-based user permissions

Axero

Concrete CMS

API

Internationalization / multi-language

Axero

Concrete CMS

WYSIWYG editor

Code quality / cleanliness

Admin section

Page templates

Library of website themes

Mobile optimization / responsive design

Publishing workflow

Form generator

Axero

Concrete CMS

Content taxonomy

SEO support

Bulk management

Availability / breadth of extensions

Community / comment management

Pros

Communifire allows people to connect easily through instant chat and messaging. It works similarly to other social media platforms like Facebook so its not hard to learn.
Communifire makes it easy to share news and events with our community and the presentation of this information looks very professional.
I found Communifire quite easy to configure to our individual needs. There were a lot of options to turn things on or off. This was important to us because in some areas of our community we wanted to allow our contractors many features and in other areas we wanted to really limit what was on offer.
We had a big list of things we needed a platform to do. Communifire ticked all the boxes.

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Verified User

Manager in Product Management

Human Resources Company, 11-50 employees

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Page rollback and backup functions are great features for clients.
Easy extendability with package system.
Fast setup on both local and remote web hosting servers, either via "one button" installs or manually.
From a designers point of view, Concrete5 is very easy to re-theme with your own custom web design. Any web designer with a basic understanding of HTML and CSS can re-theme a website.
End users can update their pages using built in forms. It's as easy as using MS Word.

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Security Researcher

Sun*Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Some UX issues that could be improved
Some architecture decisions don't make complete sense to me (though that's just one man's opinion)

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Engagement Manager

Thought LeadersProfessional Training & Coaching, 11-50 employees

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The file sorting system can be clunky at times. It can be difficult to find the correct file when you are searching for files you have previously uploaded.
Sometimes the page will crash in the middle of editing, and there isn't an autosave feature to backup your work.
Without proper training on how to use Concrete5, you can easily get lost or overwhelmed. It's not exactly intuitive right away.

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Content Manager

The Next StreetEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Axero 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Our business depends upon this software to provide information on all aspects of our business. The future of business is a marriage between web site and customer interaction. This software will allow us to move in that direction.

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Managing Partner

CLEARIFY®Computer Software

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Concrete CMS 8.0

Based on 22 answers

Its a very solid, very consistent package that never lets you down or leaves you frustrated. It gets a 10/10 because its so much better than anything else currently available. It also gets a 10/10 because, even if not compared to others, it does not leave you wanting for features or functionality. It is an excellent piece of software that will answer almost every CMS need.

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Owner

Host2helpInternet, 1-10 employees

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Usability

Axero 8.2

Based on 1 answer

This rating has a caveat - there is always room for improvement, and this team gets it.You always learn from customers how to do things better and easier, so it is a constant learning of how people use the site. Although the search engine is exceptional, most people do not use it as their first line of research.Much of the usability has to do with layout - and is not just a software usability item, so the rating is severely dependent up on the layout/options you choose for your usage. And their team will do anything in their power to get the results and layout you want.The areas that need improvement - and acknowledged by the team - are the administrative tools. There are a ton of options, and it takes a little to learn some of those. For most people, however, this won't be an issue, because the support team will always help you. This is always the case with more power. If there were fewer options it would no doubt be easier, but they give you the keys to all of the cars in the lot; so a little more to learn.

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Managing Partner

CLEARIFY®Computer Software

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Concrete CMS 9.0

Based on 12 answers

I have used it on over 30 projects in the past 3 years and it's still a pleasure to work in. Doesn't always have all the answers, no CMS does, but I still find it very easy to use from prototyping to working to final project. Also there is no problem working on a localhost then moving to a live site, like there is with WordPress. It's my go to app in my CMS quiver.

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Owner

TeKno ZizInternet, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Axero 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Never any problems. Quite impressed

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Managing Partner

CLEARIFY®Computer Software

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Concrete CMS 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Since it's not tied to a central server (other than for authorizing updates and assigning licenses to specific sites), it's available pretty much 100% of the time.

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Owner

TeKno ZizInternet, 1-10 employees

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Performance

Axero 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Works in real time.

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Managing Partner

CLEARIFY®Computer Software

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Concrete CMS 9.0

Based on 2 answers

The site works extremely well, the front end flies, searches and form submissions are very fast indeed.The reason its a 9 not a ten? the back end can be a little slow at times, and this is unfair, because for the backend to be so amazing, it has to do a huge amount of work!

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Owner

Host2helpInternet, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Axero 9.0

Based on 4 answers

I have always found Communifire support to be exceptional. We have had a personal account manager who has been very helpful.

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Verified User

Manager in Product Management

Human Resources Company, 11-50 employees

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Concrete CMS 10.0

Based on 6 answers

Concrete5 is open-source and has an incredibly strong, polite, and supportive community. You can get an answer to nearly anything you want to do with Concrete5 by googling for it, searching the Concrete5 discussion forums or stack overflow, or posting your question to the forum. Members are very courteous and do not look down on those with less knowledge. And answers are always quick, informative, and supportive.

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★ Assistant Director of Electronic Communications

Emory & Henry CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

Axero 9.1

Based on 4 answers

I found the system to be very flexible and the Communifire team very supportive in helping me identify solutions for my goals.

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Rebecca Verhoeff

Executive Vice President/Co-Owner

Best CollateralRetail, 51-200 employees

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Concrete CMS 9.8

Based on 12 answers

Build off of an existing theme to speed up the creation of custom designed themed. Bootstrap is a good one but there are many others that are probably much simpler to build from than the Bootstrap one was. Make sure you host on a Unix/Linux server so you don't have to install PHP or MySQL separately. It's just smoother on those platforms.

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Nathanael Girard

Ux Designer

Open Scan Technologies, Inc.Computer Software, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We selected Communifire for the excellent sales support, strong feature set and quick set up time. We were able to get started immediately and build out features as need required which led to faster execution and higher adoption rates among our team.

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President

Treats UnleashedRetail, 51-200 employees

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WordPress at the time was riddled with security breaches in the news and while Concrete5 was smaller (and therefore a smaller attack vector), after eleven years of use, Concrete5 has only had one published incident with an add-on that resolved within hours and with excellent communication. You can talk to the CEO and the CTO (or the rest of the team). They are very engaged and you're working with a small company of people who care, not a call-center with people just waiting to go home.

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Executive in Other

Online Media Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

We are still building out features of the platform but with implemention of paid features by members, we will be able to cover our operating cost of the platform.

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Art Aughey, FDN

FDN Practitioner/ IT Support

Detecting Health, LLCE-Learning, 11-50 employees

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Clients rarely require support with simple tasks such as updating pages allowing our developers to focus on higher value projects.
Cost reduction due to increased employee efficiency
Increased customer satisfaction as clients are able to have more control over their websites.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Screenshots

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

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