CommonSpot vs. HubSpot Content Hub

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CommonSpot
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
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
HubSpot Content Hub
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Hubspot Content Hub is used to take control of content assets. The unified platform is used to manage, update, and distribute content from a central location, ensuring everyone has access to the most up-to-date and relevant materials.
$20
per month
Pricing
CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Starter
$20
per month per seat
Content Hub Professional
$500
per month 3 seats included, $50 for each additional seat
Content Hub Enterprise
$1500
per month 5 seats included, $75 for each additional seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAnnual commitment required. A discount is offered for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
Features
CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.0
1 Ratings
16% below category average
HubSpot Content Hub
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
6.3
2 Ratings
21% below category average
HubSpot Content Hub
-
Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator4.01 Ratings00 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
HubSpot Content Hub
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
7.6
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(8 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CommonSpotHubSpot Content Hub
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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HubSpot
If you want all your marketing activities to be in one place, where your CRM and customer data exist, go for Hubspot's entire suite, which could include CMS, depending on your needs. If you have to create a company blog, marketing landing pages for events or lead generation, or send decently designed newsletters, Hubspot does the job well. Any company that has grown to enterprise level or has fragmented marketing should probably not use Hubspot CMS because of the fragmented activities that might occur. Hubspot's reporting can also break. Also, if you want your designed pages to be very creative with many animations, Hubspot CMS is probably not the way to go. But for anyone who is still finding their footing, go for it.
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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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HubSpot
  • Asset control is super easy if your willing to create folder structures that make sense
  • Drag and drop building elements are great, even if you create custom blocks
  • control of domains and how they link into your main system is super easy
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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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HubSpot
  • Although you can integrate it with Google Analytics, there is still a significant difference between what each tells you about [a] number of visitors to a given page, etc.
  • There's a lot to the program and it's not always intuitive where to go for a feature. Though the help center and academy are good and usually have the answers, having to look things up isn't.
  • It's expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
I don't think we justify the amount of usage we have of CMS Hub professional. We might discontinue it to save some bucks. But if we ever need an extensive solution, we'll come back to it, as we already other products of Hubspot (Sales Hub, Reporting, Automations)
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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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HubSpot
HubSpot CMS HUB is well-rounded and brings a robust list of capabilities while maintaining an ease-of-use that beginners can engage. HubSpot is by far the best at doing this among the half-dozen or so CMS platforms I've used in my 20+ years experience. It turns glorified business card websites into purposeful marketing machines that become a key part of a marketing strategy rather than a complicated and frustrating mess.
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Reliability and Availability
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
As of now we didn't face any application errors and unplanned outages.
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Performance
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
Yes the pages load fastly and this tool is pretty good in integration with other tools like zapier, calendly and so on.
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Support Rating
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
They are always there to help in any way possible. Our account manager works out any situations we may encounter during business hours
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Online Training
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
Pretty easy and resources available at fingertips.
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Implementation Rating
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
Yes, recreation of landing pages, forms and email templates.
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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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HubSpot
We have about 10 seats that were needed. Wanted a sales platform that had good status and reputation. HubSpot was the best choice for me given Salesforce not being the best in the past. Price was appealing and our team liked the overlay. Other options do not provide the same ability with data
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Scalability
PaperThin, Inc
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
Because it aligns with our goals and streamlined all the hubspot at one place.
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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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HubSpot
  • When I was using it I couldn't see the direct return on investment since I was only seeing web development.
  • Practicality when creating articles and content
  • Efficiency when creating landing pages, basically content and interactions, but no return on investment in money.
  • Cuando lo estuve usando no pude ver el retorno de inversión directa ya que solo veía desarrollo web
  • Practicidad al momento de crear artículos y contenido
  • Eficiencia al momento de crear landings, basicamente contenido e interacciones pero no retorno de inversion en dinero
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