CommonSpot vs. Contentstack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CommonSpot
Score 7.0 out of 10
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CommonSpot is a Web platform that includes a content management system, an application development framework, marketing solutions, and social media features from PaperThin, Inc, a privately held, MA-based company. PaperThin's customers span multiple industries, including: government, healthcare, higher education, and association/non-profit sectors.N/A
Contentstack
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Contentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.N/A
Pricing
CommonSpotContentstack
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CommonSpotContentstack
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
CommonSpotContentstack
Security
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CommonSpot
7.0
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Contentstack
7.6
11 Ratings
7% below category average
Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings7.611 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
6.3
2 Ratings
20% below category average
Contentstack
8.2
12 Ratings
6% above category average
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Admin section6.52 Ratings7.712 Ratings
Page templates7.02 Ratings7.38 Ratings
Library of website themes7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Form generator4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.7
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Contentstack
6.5
12 Ratings
13% below category average
Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings7.410 Ratings
SEO support7.02 Ratings6.810 Ratings
Bulk management8.01 Ratings6.39 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings6.48 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings5.86 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
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Ratings
Contentstack
8.0
10 Ratings
5% above category average
API00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
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User Ratings
CommonSpotContentstack
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
8.1
(12 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
CommonSpotContentstack
Likelihood to Recommend
PaperThin, Inc
Commonspot is well suited for web content management to be conducted by individuals with low-level web skills.
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Contentstack
Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
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Pros
PaperThin, Inc
  • I think CommonSpot's greatest strength is its ease of use. It's relatively intuitive in it's usage, so it therefore makes it easy to train new people to use it.
  • Within my usage of it, our options were limited, which again added to it's ease of use.
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Contentstack
  • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
  • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
  • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
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Cons
PaperThin, Inc
  • Commonspot needs to improve on its authoring feature. It is impossible to author on more than one page at a time . (One must always click on "View work on all changes") before switching between pages otherwise, the changes will not be saved.
  • CommonSpot does not support sharing the definition of any custom element or any template layouts. Therefore, one must recreate these in each site.
  • In Commonspot, a user who has to manage content in multiple sites will have to log in to each site to see and act on any actions.
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Contentstack
  • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
  • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
  • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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Usability
PaperThin, Inc
I had no previous background in content management, and found it very easy to use. If I could figure it out, I am pretty certain that just about anyone else could as well.
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Contentstack
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Support Rating
PaperThin, Inc
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Contentstack
They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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Alternatives Considered
PaperThin, Inc
Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
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Contentstack
Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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Return on Investment
PaperThin, Inc
  • I was working in a religious institution and based upon our usage and audience, there was no ROI to speak of. Our usage was more for providing information than having any type of interaction. In that instance, it worked very well.
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Contentstack
  • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
  • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
  • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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