63 Ratings
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Wix
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Likelihood to Recommend
Concrete5
If you have some knowledge of coding or website editing, Concrete5 is a great choice. You can go into their marketplace and find additional add-ons or modules that you would like to add to your site. If you are looking for a simple web site hosting service, this may not be the option for you.
Content Manager
The Next StreetEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Wix
I would recommend Wix 100%, due to the fact that the marketing strategy that it gives to the customer makes you want to register for such a great site. It also has a great user experience, without putting difficulties on the site creation process. Wix really knows what the user wants.
Product Development Asst.
Myron ManufacturingMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Security
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
8.4
Role-based user permissions
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
8.4
Platform & Infrastructure
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
8.5
API
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
8.3
Internationalization / multi-language
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
8.6
Web Content Creation
Concrete5
9.0
Wix
8.3
WYSIWYG editor
Concrete5
8.9
Wix
8.8
Code quality / cleanliness
Concrete5
9.2
Wix
7.9
Admin section
Concrete5
8.5
Wix
8.5
Page templates
Concrete5
9.1
Wix
8.5
Library of website themes
Concrete5
6.5
Wix
8.3
Mobile optimization / responsive design
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
8.3
Publishing workflow
Concrete5
9.9
Wix
8.6
Form generator
Concrete5
9.8
Wix
7.9
Web Content Management
Concrete5
8.0
Wix
7.7
Content taxonomy
Concrete5
9.2
Wix
8.2
SEO support
Concrete5
10.0
Wix
7.1
Bulk management
Concrete5
3.8
Wix
7.0
Availability / breadth of extensions
Concrete5
8.2
Wix
7.8
Community / comment management
Concrete5
8.7
Wix
8.2
Pros
Concrete5
- Concrete5 provides a very easy interface for website owners/administrators. Adding pages and content is simple and straightforward.
- Concrete5.7+ works well on mobile devices such as phones and tablets - including admin editing tools.
- Concrete5 has a good user community and support forums, as well as paid add-ons which provide advanced functionality which other open-source CMSs can lack.
Web Developer
Reitz Internet TechnologiesInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Wix
- The most important strength of Wix is its simplicity and intuitive interface. Wix is, by far, the best web CMS that I've ever used because it's easier to navigate and understand than other CMS platforms. Once you start building your site, there are pop-ups explaining what to do next until your entire site is filled with content. Because it's so easy to get started, I've completed websites on the same day that I started them, which makes marketing managers and directors extremely surprised and excited.
- Wix's design and theme options are the best I've seen. When using other CMS platforms, I've had a difficult time finding themes that fit the way that I want to organize the content on my website. I felt restricted because the themes were not editable. Wix, however, allows users to edit themes as much as they want. The platform will also take the information that you've already plugged into the site and find a theme that works, choose the best fonts, and even implement color schemes. Wix really gives you control over the way your site is organized but also provides a "hands-off" route for people who don't want to be too heavily involved in the design process. There are options for any and all levels of experience and involvement.
- Wix has an option to add a contributor to a website, which I also have not seen on any other CMS platforms. In most cases, CMS users would need to create several logins to get their colleagues or partners to edit the site. But with Wix, I can have my own account with both personal and professional sites - and invite colleagues to edit a specific website without seeing anything else. It's similar to having a Google Drive of websites. I can see all of my Wix websites, but colleagues can only see or edit the websites that I invite them to.
Marketing Assistant
ASTM InternationalNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Cons
Concrete5
- Concrete5 uses Bootstrap in their UI so when developing themes that may also use Bootstrap there can be conflicts using the same classes. This has been solved somewhat in 5.7, however, by use of namespacing.
- Concrete5's MVC structure is great in how easy you can override blocks. However, if you go nuts you can quickly rack up an obscene amount of stylesheet and "is" calls in the head of the document which can hurt performance.
- It's been criticized for having a rather large amount of files, which can be a problem on cheaper shared hosting, but I can't speak to that personally. We've never had a problem.

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 1-10 employeesWix
- Some of the features do not work consistently or they are not able to be seen at all times.
- There are frequent bugs.
- SEO optimization can be improved.
- They removed some features that I cannot get back.
- Form builder applications and plug ins can be slow to set up and slow to load.
- Cannot customize certain features.
- Handling the footer section can provide issues.
- Event application / plug in has basic features but mostly not useful.
- Paid plug ins don't work well or fast enough.
- Paypal buttons take a long time to load.
- Repeater boxes don't work well.
- It doesn't allow you to copy and paste a section from one website design to another website design, which is an important function for saving time when managing multiple business websites.
Founder & Creative Director
Jet Set GoLeisure, Travel & Tourism, 1-10 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Concrete5
Concrete5 9.9
Based on 22 answers
Its a very solid, very consistent package that never lets you down or leaves you frustrated. It gets a 10/10 because its so much better than anything else currently available. It also gets a 10/10 because, even if not compared to others, it does not leave you wanting for features or functionality. It is an excellent piece of software that will answer almost every CMS need.
Owner
Host2helpInternet, 1-10 employees
Wix
Wix 10.0
Based on 3 answers
We will definitely renew Wix. The ability to completely control our website has been invaluable to us. We will maintain this service as long as we are an incorporated organization, we've tried several other software options and this has been the best solution by far for all of our needs.
Program Manager
Western Michigan UniversityNon-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees
Usability
Concrete5
Concrete5 9.0
Based on 12 answers
I have used it on over 30 projects in the past 3 years and it's still a pleasure to work in. Doesn't always have all the answers, no CMS does, but I still find it very easy to use from prototyping to working to final project. Also there is no problem working on a localhost then moving to a live site, like there is with WordPress. It's my go to app in my CMS quiver.
Owner
TeKno ZizInternet, 1-10 employees
Wix
Wix 8.9
Based on 6 answers
Great customization, but a pain to backtrack. They recently added the ability to set fonts etc as headings, title, body etc, but if you did not begin your build with these presets you are screwed if you ever try to change font/ colors/layout etc.

Verified User
Project Manager in Product Management
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1-10 employeesReliability and Availability
Concrete5
Concrete5 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Since it's not tied to a central server (other than for authorizing updates and assigning licenses to specific sites), it's available pretty much 100% of the time.
Owner
TeKno ZizInternet, 1-10 employees
Wix
Wix 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Premium users can use any feature for a great website. There is no limit, so the availability that Wix offers is vast.
Product Development Asst.
Myron ManufacturingMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees
Performance
Concrete5
Concrete5 9.0
Based on 2 answers
The site works extremely well, the front end flies, searches and form submissions are very fast indeed.The reason its a 9 not a ten? the back end can be a little slow at times, and this is unfair, because for the backend to be so amazing, it has to do a huge amount of work!
Owner
Host2helpInternet, 1-10 employees
Wix
Wix 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Not complex at all. It teaches you how to use their platform in a dynamic way. Each tutorial offers an explanation that can be reviewed later on. The connection speed of a web page has been smooth so far, with no major problems regarding this subject. Overall, Wix can manage 10+ pages with great connection speed.
Product Development Asst.
Myron ManufacturingMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Concrete5
Concrete5 10.0
Based on 6 answers
Concrete5 is open-source and has an incredibly strong, polite, and supportive community. You can get an answer to nearly anything you want to do with Concrete5 by googling for it, searching the Concrete5 discussion forums or stack overflow, or posting your question to the forum. Members are very courteous and do not look down on those with less knowledge. And answers are always quick, informative, and supportive.
★ Assistant Director of Electronic Communications
Emory & Henry CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Wix
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Concrete5
Concrete5 9.8
Based on 12 answers
Build off of an existing theme to speed up the creation of custom designed themed. Bootstrap is a good one but there are many others that are probably much simpler to build from than the Bootstrap one was. Make sure you host on a Unix/Linux server so you don't have to install PHP or MySQL separately. It's just smoother on those platforms.
Ux Designer
Open Scan Technologies, Inc.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Wix
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Concrete5
Freelance Web Developer
SJI Associates | Design & AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Wix
Wix just has a better repertoire of templates, default design formats for displaying images and video, and a wider control over what I can tweak to make the site truly my own. I love Wix’s simple to grasp user interface and speed with which it works to upload my images. It also contains just more options in templates and plug-ins in my opinion.

Verified User
Employee in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employeesScalability
Concrete5
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Wix
Wix 9.0
Based on 1 answer
I give this rating to Wix because it's a great content creator. It has a great platform and also offers great customer service. If you encounter any technical issues, with Wix you will find a solution. For premium members or domain holders, this is the same as for Trial members or non-domain holders.
Product Development Asst.
Myron ManufacturingMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Concrete5
- Clients rarely require support with simple tasks such as updating pages allowing our developers to focus on higher value projects.
- Cost reduction due to increased employee efficiency
- Increased customer satisfaction as clients are able to have more control over their websites.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 1-10 employeesWix
- For clients, it has had a positive ROI. The site I built for them using Wix was able to function as their hub for events and for marketing their events.
- For myself, it has had a small negative impact. I've let my premium account expire due to not needing it anymore. For generating leads for my freelance business I've found that LinkedIn is by far the better choice.
- Overall, I have been able to add my experience using Wix to my personal portfolio and resume. I can advise clients on its pros and cons as well as jump in and help them with the Wix interface if they ask me to do so.
Content Specialist
Freelance Marketing and Creative ServicesMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
Concrete5
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Concrete5 Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—Wix
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Wix Editions & Modules
Edition
Combo | $141 |
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Unlimited | $181 |
Pro | $231 |
VIP | $391 |
Business Basic | $231 |
Business Unlimited | $271 |
Business VIP | $491 |
Enterprise | Custom Pricing |
- per month