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    CommonSpot

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ACommonSpot 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

    WordPress VIP

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    CommonSpotWordPress VIP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CommonSpotWordPress VIP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CommonSpotWordPress VIP
    Considered Both Products
    PaperThin, Inc
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    Automattic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    CommonSpotWordPress VIP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CommonSpot and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    16% below category average
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CommonSpot and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    22% below category average
    WordPress VIP
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Admin section6.52 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Page templates7.02 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Form generator4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CommonSpot and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    SEO support7.02 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Bulk management8.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of CommonSpot and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CommonSpot
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
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    Umbraco CMS
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    Umbraco CMS
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CommonSpotWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.2
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CommonSpotWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PaperThin, Inc
    Commonspot is well suited for web content management to be conducted by individuals with low-level web skills.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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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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    Automattic
    • Keeps us informed of upcoming releases/patches associated with the Wordpress Platform.
    • Introduces us to products/companies/Wordpress plugins as necessary when new business needs arise.
    • Amy and Allie are excellent at managing the relationship; speaking with them on our monthly calls is a pleasure.
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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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    Automattic
    • Too many different dashboard formats
    • Everything should have the same look and feel.
    • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
    Incentivized
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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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    Automattic
    There is documentation for everything you might need.
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    Support Rating
    PaperThin, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
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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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    Automattic
    Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
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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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    Automattic
    • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
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