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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Caspio

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACaspio is a low-code platform for building custom business applications — the databases, portals, dashboards, and workflow tools organizations use to run daily operations. Users describe the application they need, and the platform generates the data model, interface, and user roles as a secure, deployed application that the organization fully owns, without requiring code maintenance. According to the vendor, Caspio holds independently audited HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR compliance…

    $300

    per month

    Concrete CMS

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AConcrete CMS (formerly Concrete5) is a free and open source, PHP built content management system for content on the web and also for intranets. It is optimized to support the creation of online magazines and newspapers.N/A
    Pricing
    CaspioConcrete CMS
    Editions & Modules
    TEAM
    $300
    per month
    BUSINESS
    $600
    per month
    ENTERPRISE
    Contact Sales
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CaspioConcrete CMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details> All plans include unlimited users. > Caspio offers a 10% discount to non-profits, NGOs, and customers in qualifying countries. > Compliance plans support strict regulatory requirements: HIPAA; FERPA; PCI DSS Level 1; VPAT 2.0/Section 508; GDPR; EU-US Privacy Shield; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 9001, 27001; CSA Star Level 1, 2 & 3; 3D Secure 2. > Project consultations for planning and customization, in-depth online help, how-to videos and instructor-led training. > Pricing plans designed for teams of all sizes. Discount for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    CaspioConcrete CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Caspio
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    Portland Labs
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    CaspioConcrete CMS
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Caspio and Concrete CMS
    Feature
    Caspio
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Concrete CMS
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Caspio and Concrete CMS
    Feature
    Caspio
    -
    Ratings
    Concrete CMS
    9.5
    38 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.538 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Caspio and Concrete CMS
    Feature
    Caspio
    -
    Ratings
    Concrete CMS
    9.7
    33 Ratings
    22% above category average
    API00 Ratings9.731 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.730 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Caspio and Concrete CMS
    Feature
    Caspio
    -
    Ratings
    Concrete CMS
    8.4
    42 Ratings
    7% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.342 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings10.037 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings4.238 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.739 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings7.737 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.639 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Caspio and Concrete CMS
    Feature
    Caspio
    -
    Ratings
    Concrete CMS
    6.9
    40 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.939 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings6.039 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.439 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings5.439 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CaspioConcrete CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.2
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CaspioConcrete CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Caspio
    Contact forms are incredibly easy to build and customize, as are most other kinds of more involved forms. Forms allow html input and can be designed in a number of ways. It's helpful if you know some HTML. JavaScript knowledge can add advanced options, but is not necessary for the most common uses. The company used to call itself "No-Code," but has changed to say "Low Code," which is much more accurate.
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    Portland Labs
    Suitable if you are part of small to large scale companies or web-houses which have PHP developers and frontend engineers with some budgets. [Also suitable if] you or your client want to build a website that requires some features or uniqueness [and needs] some customization and freedom. Additionally suitable if you want this project to be DevOps based project or if the project requires very tight security and is inside of a closed network.
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    Pros
    Caspio
    • Caspio is an online database platform. It allows one to create multiple tables and views to be stored via the web. Tables can be configured to not only hold data but also to hold files like Word docs and images.
    • Caspio is great at creating online forms and reports. It allows the user to create forms to capture, update data, whether it's password protected or just a simple form.
    • As a database platform, one can create online tables and forms linking multiple tables and views to each other. I would say it is the Microsoft Access of the online platforms.
    • The system is very easy. Wizards allow one to create forms, tables, and datapages. Since the platform is online, you may access your database anywhere.
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    Portland Labs
    • As a dev, the Page object (coupled with page attributes, nav menus and page lists) makes structuring a website or web app a dream. The separation of page templates from page types also helps, the former being about layout while the latter is more conceptual.
    • As an admin, you pretty much have as much control as the developers of the site decide to give you.
    • The versioning system allows admins to roll changes back and work on changes before publishing them.
    • The permissions system is exceptionally powerful, allowing roles and/or individual users to be included or excluded from each permission.
    • The attributes system allows pages, files and users to be given custom properties of various types (e.g. text, image, colour).
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    Cons
    Caspio
    • Pricing for additional storage could be a bit more competitive
    • The builder wizard is helpful, however there could be a tutorial for first time users
    • Calendar pdf exports would be usefull
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    Portland Labs
    • Allow end users to clear cache when updating pages.
    • Needs a few more built in forms.
    • The CMS is not multilingual by default. Even though I managed to 'hack' it so, it would be nice to have it included.
    • It'd be nice to make use of custom PHP modules through shortcodes more straight forward. It seems the hooks are a bit contrived.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Caspio
    We are committed to Caspio Bridge. We could migrate to another product, but we would not be able to do so quickly. I estimate that we would need about a year (maybe more) to convert all of our forms and processes if we were to switch to some other product
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    Portland Labs
    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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    Usability
    Caspio
    No answers on this topic
    Portland Labs
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Caspio
    No answers on this topic
    Portland Labs
    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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    Performance
    Caspio
    No answers on this topic
    Portland Labs
    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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    Support Rating
    Caspio
    I've had some instances where my team and I discovered a bug in Caspio. We alerted the company, and the bug was fixed in the next regular update of the software. The few times that I've had to contact support, it was a pretty good experience. They're not terribly quick to respond and take action, but they don't ignore you, either.
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    Portland Labs
    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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    Implementation Rating
    Caspio
    No answers on this topic
    Portland Labs
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Caspio
    GroupHigh is so frustrating to use. It is constantly changing the way you can search for bloggers, and we can never find exactly what we are looking for
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    Portland Labs
    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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    Return on Investment
    Caspio
    • Positive impact of easy of adding new varieties.
    • Positive impact of having new emails added directly to email list through Zapier.
    • Positive impact on increasing productivity of our staff.
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    Portland Labs
    • Concrete5 is the customer-facing side of our business. It's where we host the site that potential customers see before they choose to purchase and create an account with us. We are able to keep that site clean, user-friendly, and with a lot of available options for customers to interact with thanks to Concrete5
    • The ability to have multiple users and admins for the site means that we all members of our team can go in and create new content, fix or troubleshoot issues, and edit the site easily.
    • Our CRM isn't directly integrated with Concrete5, so when customers go to make a purchase with us, they have to leave our Concrete5 site.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Caspio Screenshots

    Screenshot of Caspi AI App BuilderScreenshot of Caspio Flex ApplicationsScreenshot of Caspio DesignerScreenshot of Caspio OverviewScreenshot of Caspio Triggered ActionsScreenshot of Caspio Valut

    Concrete CMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of In-context editing is simple to understandScreenshot of Change text just like a word processorScreenshot of Versioning and workflow built on top of powerful permissionsScreenshot of Flexible backend to power complex communities and intranets.