Contentful vs. CoreMedia

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Contentful
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Contentful is a cloud based CMS solution that provides the ability to manage content across multiple platforms.The editing interface allows for managing content interactively and provides developers the ability to deliver the content with the programming language and template framework of their choice.
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CoreMedia
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
CoreMedia is a global provider of web content management software headquartered in San Francisco and Hamburg, Germany, with offices in Singapore and London. CoreMedia CMS, or CoreMedia 7, is a Java-based web content management and publishing system supporting high traffic, multi-language, multi-channel publishing.N/A
Pricing
ContentfulCoreMedia
Editions & Modules
Lite
$300
per month
Community
Free
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentfulCoreMedia
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ContentfulCoreMedia
Features
ContentfulCoreMedia
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.3
8 Ratings
11% below category average
CoreMedia
5.0
2 Ratings
49% below category average
Role-based user permissions7.38 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
4% above category average
CoreMedia
7.0
1 Ratings
17% below category average
API8.38 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.76 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.7
10 Ratings
1% below category average
CoreMedia
7.2
2 Ratings
6% below category average
WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.56 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Admin section8.08 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Page templates7.64 Ratings4.52 Ratings
Library of website themes7.52 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design7.75 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.09 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Form generator7.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
8% above category average
CoreMedia
6.0
2 Ratings
18% below category average
Content taxonomy8.08 Ratings6.02 Ratings
SEO support7.07 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Bulk management7.75 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.56 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
ContentfulCoreMedia
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
6.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
5.6
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentfulCoreMedia
Likelihood to Recommend
Contentful
Contentful is well suited for folks who want a simple, clean, easy-to-use interface for a JAVASCRIPT website. If you do not want a javascript website you should look [elsewhere].
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CoreMedia
I think this CMS is best suited as an enterprise level system. For small, or simple sites, there are better options, but for large high-traffic sites, this is a great CMS.
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Pros
Contentful
  • Clean, modern interface (not clunky and outdated, like WordPress)
  • High degree of flexibility (I can structure data any way my clients need)
  • Enables headless frontend (i.e. I can build any frontend I want without having to change my CMS)
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CoreMedia
  • Allows many staff members to contribute content to various portions of our website, and allows our Electronic-Communications staff to delegate tasks to these various staff (diffusing the work-load).
  • CoreMedia allows for easy creation of different types of content (like teasers, articles, download objects, links, etc). Permission levels can be set, so only certain staff can upload content such as photos, videos, or audio files.
  • The CoreMedia workflow process is easy to understand and follow. Once a staff member has submitted content for publishing to the web, they can then see who it's been assigned to for review, and at what time. You're able to leave detailed notes and stay abreast of where the workflow is at any given time.
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Cons
Contentful
  • The new Contentful "branches" feature looked promising (it appears to mirror a git-like repository) but it requires the CLI, which isn't necessarily practical for teams that aren't current CLI users. It would be nice if the management of this feature were available via the UI (without that it causes more confusion than anything).
  • The Contentful data modeling method makes for a bit of an awkward SDK developer experience in some strongly typed languages like Java. Most things that you might need can be accomplished, but it feels like the experience could be smoother.
  • It would be nice if there were a way to migrate data between spaces (e.g. from your staging space to production).
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CoreMedia
  • Early learning within the company was slow.
  • We elected a customized version of CoreMedia - which in the end may not have been the best decision.
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Likelihood to Renew
Contentful
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CoreMedia
CoreMedia continues to refine and deliver new features. They also explore new technologies and trends, like social media integration. The platform is solid and growing. We are also slightly locked into using CoreMedia. Migrating such a large amount of content to another system would likely not be feasible or prudent.
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Implementation Rating
Contentful
No answers on this topic
CoreMedia
Set aside more time than you think you need to migrate content. That is the hard part. Implementing the technology is easy.
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Alternatives Considered
Contentful
Easy to use and much more organized as a single platform versus multi. The layout is clean and easy to read and we don’t have to worry about certain users safe guarding data or content then losing it when they leave the company. It’s a one stop shop for imagery
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CoreMedia
While CoreMedia has a better workflow, django CMS has a much easier user interface, wysiwyg editor, and is superior on every other level. Django CMS is easier to teach and support, easier to manage and develop, and provides much more flexibility in the development and design areas.
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Return on Investment
Contentful
  • There was no negative impact as such.
  • Positive impact is increase in sales.
  • More work is delivered due to reusability and other features within a time and less manual effort.
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CoreMedia
  • Increased employee proficiency compared to nothing at all. I really don't have anything else to compare it to though.
  • Reports from Core do not help/.
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