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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Circle Community Platform

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACircle is an all-in-one branded community platform. Circle empowers creators and businesses to bring together their community, events, courses, and so much more — all under their own brand.

    $39

    per month

    OpenText Web CMS

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Web CMS (TeamSite) accelerates and simplifies the end-to-end digital content and campaign lifecycle, from content creation and rich media management to omnichannel publication, optimization, automation, commerce, and community. According to the vendor, with TeamSite, users can: Capture diverse digital audiences with amazing brand experiences – Give customers and prospects consistent, high-quality brand experiences across devices and channels, and foster closer…N/A
    Pricing
    Circle Community PlatformOpenText Web CMS
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $89
    per month (billed annually)
    Business
    $199
    per month (billed annually)
    Enterprise
    $360
    per month (billed annually)
    Enterprise
    $399
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Circle Community PlatformOpenText Web CMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Circle Community PlatformOpenText Web CMS
    Considered Both Products
    CircleCo, Inc
    No answer on this topic
    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Circle Community PlatformOpenText Web CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Circle Community Platform and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Circle Community Platform
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Circle Community Platform and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Circle Community Platform
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Circle Community Platform and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Circle Community Platform
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Circle Community Platform and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Circle Community Platform
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Circle Community PlatformOpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Circle Community PlatformOpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CircleCo, Inc
    Circle offers all the main functionalities that are needed to build a Community from scratch. It is very easy to set up even for someone like me with ZERO technical skills. I really enjoy managing the Community on Circle as it is very intuitive and smooth and doesn't require a lot of time to learn of to work around it
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    OpenText
    OpenText TeamSite is well-suited to large, enterprise-wide implementations where customization, content governance, and dynamic content distribution is needed or prioritized. It is probably not ideal for smaller sites with simple architecture and few resources to manage custom implementation.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CircleCo, Inc
    • Community Engagement, connection and communication
    • Courses
    • Payments
    • Channels/Spaces to specific topics and conversations
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • The drag and drop forms feature makes publishing simple and quick.
    • Preview of customer data before sending publications helps us to deliver personalized experiences.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CircleCo, Inc
    • Deeper analytics and more customization in metric views
    • More accurate tracking for invite links (Not just clicks; actual joining would be useful)
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • I have recommendation for improvements.
    • It is easy to work with all the features.
    • All necessary content management tools are included.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CircleCo, Inc
    Overall, great. Platform could be easier to navigate.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Overall, it's a solid package with the potential to offer much functionality with appropriate resources applied. There are a few issues with the authoring interface that OpenText should address before its a top shelf authoring experience.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    CircleCo, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Our technical resources engage with OpenText TeamSite so I don't have direct experience. However, critical issues that we need help with seem to get the attention they deserve without issue. However, training and user resources for business owner roles are a bit lacking and some annoying issues with the authoring interface should be addressed sooner.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CircleCo, Inc
    It was the easiest to set up and it was suggested by a lot of people as the best one for my needs! I have zero previous experience about building a community so I tried to listen to suggestions of ppl with more experience than myself. So far it has been a good choice
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    OpenText
    It offers more content editing features at a relatively low cost thus overall deployment is lower in cost. It has great customer support who are always there to support and answer to our needs thus making the process of deployment seamless at every stage and offering training for working with their product.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    CircleCo, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The annual contract should be clearer in terms of the breakdown of user license types (system admin, admin, regular user, etc).
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CircleCo, Inc
    • $500 a month, instead of needing several different platforms to do the things I need, Circle does most of them.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • We integrated with google analytics, now we have the proper comprehension of our audience data reception and behaviors - we've greatly improved on personalized marketing.
    • Quick publication of content across the main digital channels.
    • We run our digital campaigns swiftly.
    • We've maintained our brand consistency for three years.
    Incentivized
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