What users are saying about

Cascade Server vs Siteglide

Cascade Server
55 Ratings
Siteglide
3 Ratings

Cascade Server

55 Ratings
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Score 7.4 out of 100

Based on 55 reviews and ratings

Siteglide

3 Ratings
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Score 9.7 out of 100

Based on 3 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

  • Cascade Server ranks higher in 1 feature set: Platform & Infrastructure
  • Siteglide ranks higher in 3 feature sets: Security, Web Content Creation, Web Content Management

Security

8.0

Cascade Server

80%
9.8

Siteglide

98%
Siteglide ranks higher in 1/1 features
Siteglide ranks higher in 1/1 features

Role-based user permissions

8.0
80%
19 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

Platform & Infrastructure

7.1

Cascade Server

71%
5.8

Siteglide

58%
Cascade Server ranks higher in 1/2 features
Cascade Server ranks higher in 1/2 features

API

7.0
70%
12 Ratings
8.8
88%
2 Ratings

Internationalization / multi-language

7.3
73%
7 Ratings
2.7
27%
1 Rating

Web Content Creation

7.1

Cascade Server

71%
8.2

Siteglide

82%
Siteglide ranks higher in 5/8 features
Siteglide ranks higher in 5/8 features

WYSIWYG editor

6.1
61%
19 Ratings
6.8
68%
2 Ratings

Code quality / cleanliness

6.0
60%
18 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

Admin section

8.0
80%
19 Ratings
8.8
88%
2 Ratings

Page templates

9.0
90%
17 Ratings
7.1
71%
2 Ratings

Library of website themes

5.5
55%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Mobile optimization / responsive design

7.0
70%
15 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

Publishing workflow

9.0
90%
19 Ratings
7.5
75%
2 Ratings

Form generator

6.4
64%
7 Ratings
7.3
73%
2 Ratings

Web Content Management

6.9

Cascade Server

69%
9.7

Siteglide

97%
Siteglide ranks higher in 5/5 features
Siteglide ranks higher in 5/5 features

Content taxonomy

8.0
80%
13 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

SEO support

7.0
70%
14 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

Bulk management

9.0
90%
14 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

Availability / breadth of extensions

6.0
60%
11 Ratings
9.5
95%
2 Ratings

Community / comment management

4.8
48%
5 Ratings
9.8
98%
2 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • Cascade Server is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability
  • Cascade Server and Siteglide are tied in 1 area: Support Rating

Likelihood to Recommend

9.9

Cascade Server

99%
44 Ratings
9.5

Siteglide

95%
2 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

9.1

Cascade Server

91%
26 Ratings

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Usability

9.1

Cascade Server

91%
4 Ratings
8.2

Siteglide

82%
1 Rating

Availability

6.7

Cascade Server

67%
8 Ratings

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Performance

8.0

Cascade Server

80%
2 Ratings

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Support Rating

9.1

Cascade Server

91%
10 Ratings
9.1

Siteglide

91%
1 Rating

In-Person Training

7.0

Cascade Server

70%
1 Rating

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Online Training

5.0

Cascade Server

50%
1 Rating

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Implementation Rating

9.1

Cascade Server

91%
8 Ratings

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Product Scalability

5.0

Cascade Server

50%
1 Rating

Siteglide

N/A
0 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Cascade Server

Cascade Server is well suited with it's WYSIWYG editor being better than most editors that I have used in other systems. In context, editing makes adding content easy compared to the last CMS I used where you had to wing it and view the page outside of the CMS to see if it was correct. The ability mix HTML, CSS, and the Script of your choice anywhere and with ease.
The scenarios were Cascade Server is less appropriate would be in the use of compilers or programs like Visual studio. You need to go out of Cascade Server and go to other environments to perform tasks and then copy the result to Cascade Server. You can write directly in Cascade Server, but it's easier to do in and editor that is specific to a function.

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Siteglide

As already mentioned, migrating websites from Adobe Business Catalyst, or any other platform is a strength. Using the Siteglide CLI, websites can be migrated as a static site to Siteglide, thus greatly reducing the amount of work necessary for the migration. Also, as long as developers are acquainted with HTML, CSS, Liquid, and Javascript, building sites with Siteglide can be done rapidly using their Siteglide Studio site builder. One of the additional strengths of Siteglide is Webapps. These can be easily used to provide the display and manipulation of dynamic data. The site can be designed so that users can change information without knowing anything about the underlying code. It allows a form-driven way to update site pages.

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Pros

Cascade Server

  • Cascade CMS makes no assumptions about your content. Templates control how the content gets displayed.
  • Workflows are intuitive and allow for one or more people to review content before it is published.
  • The published site is static (no database connection) which allows for faster page loads and reduced risk of attack.

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Siteglide

  • Webapps
  • Members Zones
  • Data access

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Cons

Cascade Server

  • Cascade CMS is not an out-of-the-box pre-built system that you can install, turn on and expect to be serving sites and pages on day one. It's not a blogging system like WordPress, or a drag-and-drop system like SquareSpace (both of which I've used for their own purposes). You need to have someone tasked with management and system administration – and if you implement the on-premise self-hosted version, you ought to have several people. We have the university's IT shop handling infrastructure (server hardware, containers, clustering, operating systems, load-balancing, DNS, database servers, NAS/SAN drives), our Web & Design team managing Cascade CMS (system settings, sites, templates, permissions) and managers coordinating each respective academic unit (A&S, business, education, law, marine science).

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Siteglide

  • Some features are still under development
  • Billing plans occasionally cost more than competition, mainly because of the way Platform OS works
  • "Drag and Drop" website building and maintenance could be improved in order to compete with other site-builders. Less reliance on knowing HTML, CSS, Liquid, Javascript, etc. would be a good direction to go in the future.

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Pricing Details

Cascade Server

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional

Starting Price

—

Siteglide

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

Likelihood to Renew

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 9.1
Based on 26 answers
Changing systems would require too much effort. Our institution is using Cascade Server, WordPress and Drupal but we only serve 2200 students so we have 1 too many content management systems. Reflecting on current technical resources we would like to drop down to 2. This effort hasn't moved forward because of the extensive work required to migrate content and train users in a new system.

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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Usability

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 9.1
Based on 4 answers
Cascade CMS is completely usable on mobile devices, we can train our content editors in a single 2-hour session, and we support 1,000 users with a very small team.
There is a level of complexity for the system administrators, site managers and web programmers who implement templates and content types. But the complexity is neither arbitrary nor inconsistent – and once learned provides a powerful environment within which we can develop robust sites that are beautiful and powerful, yet easy for our content editors to manage.

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Siteglide

Siteglide 8.2
Based on 1 answer
There could be an improvement for "non-programmers" and drag and drop editing. However, Siteglide's target market of website development agencies is well served and a great fit. Sites can be migrated from other platforms quickly and easily. New responsive websites can be developed quickly using Siteglide Studio and then robust functionality can be built out quickly and reliably. There is a wide range of features included in Siteglide and more features and upgrades are being rapidly added. The environment is built on a stable and performance-oriented platform. This allows agencies to provide excellent service on a worldwide basis.

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Reliability and Availability

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 6.7
Based on 8 answers
Amazing customer service and VERY customizable.

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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
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Performance

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Does a great job.

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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Support Rating

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 9.1
Based on 10 answers
They have always regarded any question or problem we encountered as very important. We have never felt that they ignore or downplay any issue and not once has anything been left unresolved. They also hold an annual conference where users are invited to attend and share their experiences and wisdom with the entire Cascade community. And with the care and support the provide, we all feel a part of that community.

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Siteglide

Siteglide 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Very responsive and a great system in place to facilitate communication.

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In-Person Training

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 7.0
Based on 1 answer
Training was helpful.

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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Online Training

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 5.0
Based on 1 answer
Still needed that physical help

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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
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Implementation Rating

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 9.1
Based on 8 answers
The key to any CMS implementation is PLAN, PLAN, PLAN. Proper planning with Cascade can increase your satisfaction exponentially once the site migration/creation is complete. When all is said and done, your implementation can make your site run like a Yugo or Maserati. Be smart and deliberate in your decisions. Drive the Maserati. It is already paid for.

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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
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Alternatives Considered

Cascade Server

We selected Cascade server seven years ago, and the CMS environment at the time was clearly different than it is today. We decided to go with a vendor solution rather than a free solution because the long term cost in hosting a free solution is not, in fact, free; we've found Cascade to have been an excellent choice for us.

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Siteglide

Siteglide knocks the socks off Duda in terms functionality, it's eCommerce isn't a match for Shopify (yet) but it's got a lot more flexibility and functionality than Shopify which comes up short if businesses want to do more than sell products...and versus WordPress, well, it's just much more professional and doesn't fall on its arse.

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Scalability

Cascade Server

Cascade Server 5.0
Based on 1 answer
I used it only a few times.

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Collan Davidson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Siteglide

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Return on Investment

Cascade Server

  • Initially, ROI was positive - because we completely redesigned the website when we implemented Cascade.
  • Over time, the inability to keep up with the latest interactive tools has reduced visitors time on site.
  • Also over time, the difficulty of use has led to less buy-in by backend users, leading to outdated pages, little timely information, and lower visitors.

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Siteglide

  • It allows us to seel complicated sites to customers with lower budgets
  • It's quick to migrate sites to
  • It's cost effective

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Nicholas Fenmor Collins | TrustRadius Reviewer
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