CommonSpot vs. Strapi

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
Strapi
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Strapi is an open-source software platform that helps developers to easily build, deploy, and manage APIs.N/A
Pricing
CommonSpotStrapi
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CommonSpotStrapi
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CommonSpotStrapi
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.
Strapi

No answer on this topic

Features
CommonSpotStrapi
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.0
Ratings
16% below category average
Strapi
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
6.3
Ratings
21% below category average
Strapi
9.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Code quality / cleanliness6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section6.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Page templates7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Library of website themes7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.7
Ratings
3% above category average
Strapi
8.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Content taxonomy7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Bulk management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Community / comment management9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
-
Ratings
Strapi
10.0
Ratings
25% above category average
API00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CommonSpotStrapi
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CommonSpotStrapi
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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1. If a headless CMS is needed. 2. Need the cms UI to be clean. 3. There is a need for customization options in the UI and API as well. 4. Expertise in javascript and need cms with node js backend. 5. Want auth APIs pre-made. 6. Easy to customize the backend as well. 7. The user interface can be fully customizable.
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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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  • Free and open source.
  • CMS UI is nice and clean.
  • Customization options.
  • Regular updates and bug fixes.
  • Easy to find and understand docs.
  • Blogs available to learn more.
  • Plugin eco system.
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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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  • Tutorial videos.
  • Use typescript for it's backend.
  • Detailed explanation of commands available.
  • More clear docs for releasing.
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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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Alternatives Considered
Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
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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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  • Easy to setup.
  • Customize the ui.
  • Increased productivity.
  • Get prebuilt auth apis.
  • Customize the backend and add new apis.
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ScreenShots

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