CommonSpot vs. OpenText Web CMS

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
OpenText Web CMS
Score 5.0 out of 10
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OpenText 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
CommonSpotOpenText Web CMS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CommonSpotOpenText Web CMS
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
CommonSpotOpenText Web CMS
Considered Both Products
CommonSpot
Chose CommonSpot
Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
Chose CommonSpot
CommonSpot is the only web content management program I have used.
OpenText Web CMS
Chose OpenText Web CMS
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 …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
OpenText TeamSite has been more powerful and resourceful as compared to Storyblok. The cost of deployment was relatively low and it has more content editing features. The customer support team members are always online 24/7/367 and they offer the best training of working with …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
It offers an intuitive user experience, modern, versatile and consistent in performance. It simplifies the whole process of managing the digital experience across all marketing channels, which is done from a unified interface. This tool has enabled us to take control of our …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
OpenText went through an RFP process against IBM Content Management back in 2012. OpenText not only met our business and technical requirements, but we asked both vendors to show a use case and OpenText provided an extensive solution that IBM could not. Also the content …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
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Features
CommonSpotOpenText Web CMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.0
Ratings
16% below category average
OpenText Web CMS
8.6
Ratings
5% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
6.3
Ratings
21% below category average
OpenText Web CMS
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Code quality / cleanliness6.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Admin section6.50 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Page templates7.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Library of website themes7.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Publishing workflow7.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Form generator4.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.7
Ratings
3% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
7.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Content taxonomy7.50 Ratings7.90 Ratings
SEO support7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Community / comment management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
-
Ratings
OpenText Web CMS
7.9
Ratings
2% above category average
API00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
CommonSpotOpenText Web CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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7.4
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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3.6
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Usability
8.0
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7.3
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Support Rating
-
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6.4
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User Testimonials
CommonSpotOpenText Web CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
I do actually think CommonSpot is pretty well suited when the organization that you work for requires very specific parameters on site design. It was very clear what could be used and what could not in the design of individual department pages. The other thing I think CommonSpot is best suited for is website content management done by people with little or no website content management experience. It's very intuitive and easy to use and thus, easy to train people on.
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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.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Offering compelling experiences to customers, which help in improving satisfaction
  • Information is delivered across multiple channels
  • Testing relevant result sets to improve the rate of website conversion
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Cons
  • 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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  • I have recommendation for improvements.
  • It is easy to work with all the features.
  • All necessary content management tools are included.
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Usability
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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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.
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Support Rating
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
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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.
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Return on Investment
  • Better customer service
  • Improved accountability as it regards tracking the tasks assigned to which employee
  • Improved accountability led to increased employee efficiency
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  • 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.
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