Contentful vs. Elementor

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.
$489
Elementor
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Elementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit featuring a drag and drop live editor, 100+ widgets, and tools to landing pages and popups.
$49
per year
Pricing
ContentfulElementor
Editions & Modules
Team
489/month
Community
Free
Enterprise
Custom
Personal
$49.00
per year
Plus
$99.00
per year
Expert
$149.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentfulElementor
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ContentfulElementor
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.3
8 Ratings
10% below category average
Elementor
8.3
23 Ratings
3% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.38 Ratings8.323 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
4% above category average
Elementor
6.9
21 Ratings
11% below category average
API8.38 Ratings7.321 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.76 Ratings6.514 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.7
10 Ratings
0% below category average
Elementor
8.3
37 Ratings
7% above category average
WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings9.035 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.56 Ratings8.634 Ratings
Admin section8.08 Ratings8.635 Ratings
Page templates7.64 Ratings8.336 Ratings
Library of website themes7.52 Ratings7.433 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design7.75 Ratings8.837 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.09 Ratings8.731 Ratings
Form generator7.01 Ratings7.033 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
9% above category average
Elementor
7.9
36 Ratings
7% above category average
Content taxonomy8.08 Ratings8.530 Ratings
SEO support7.07 Ratings7.230 Ratings
Bulk management7.75 Ratings7.525 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.56 Ratings8.331 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings8.125 Ratings
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User Ratings
ContentfulElementor
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
9.1
(37 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentfulElementor
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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Elementor
I would recommend this for the ease of use and price. It is a good value for any website developer or designer to be able to create multiple websites a year with super simple coding. If you've got a way to speed up your website without using WP Rocket, then it's even better! I think this software is specifically made for someone with a coding background and would recommend that you have a background with Wordpress to make using this software even easier
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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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Elementor
  • Theme builder (header, footer, site parts)
  • Forms, with options for what to do with form submissions after they've been submitted (email, collect , push to EMS)
  • Easy to use widgets for things that would otherwise need coding manually (sliders, carousels, flip boxes etc.)
  • Pre-built templates
  • Dynamic conditions for content display
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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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Elementor
  • Could definitely use an AI bot for ad-hoc customer queries
  • Very limited Wdgets available in free version - If you have complex pages, go pro
  • Ensure robust internet speed (50 MBPS bare minimum) to be able to operate it. Below 8 GB RAM is not advised
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Usability
Contentful
No answers on this topic
Elementor
I love Elementor and would be lsot without it for our site! I love that I can assign page roles for everyone involved on the back end, so we can work as a team to make the site exactly what we want. I also love that I have so many options to customize my site and also keep things mobile friendly. I only have a basic understanding of coding, which makes Elementor so nice. You really don't need to know a whole lot of coding to make a really nice site
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Support Rating
Contentful
No answers on this topic
Elementor
There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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Implementation Rating
Contentful
No answers on this topic
Elementor
The business team has to stick to its core competencies - Our key turning point occured when we delegated webpage design challenges to a tech. firm with specific mandates (including a certain degree of internal control). Once the initial go-live was completed, the agency trained us on internalizing ad-hoc and tactical change work
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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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Elementor
I have used the built-in Gutenberg content builder and Visual Composer before. Neither of these are truly "front-end" page builders. They allow you to build with blocks the content you want, but you can not see it live as you design it. That is the true value Elementor has above all the other tools.
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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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Elementor
  • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
  • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
  • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
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