Contentful vs. OpenText WEM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Contentful
Score 7.6 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
OpenText WEM
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText's Web Experience Management is part of the Customer Experience suite and is based on the Vignette product that OpenText acquired in 2009.N/A
Pricing
ContentfulOpenText WEM
Editions & Modules
Team
489/month
Community
Free
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentfulOpenText WEM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ContentfulOpenText WEM
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.3
8 Ratings
11% below category average
OpenText WEM
8.5
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.38 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
5% above category average
OpenText WEM
8.2
2 Ratings
7% above category average
API8.38 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.76 Ratings8.01 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
OpenText WEM
7.9
2 Ratings
2% above category average
WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.56 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Admin section8.08 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Page templates7.64 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Library of website themes7.52 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design7.75 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.09 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Form generator7.01 Ratings8.52 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
OpenText WEM
8.6
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Content taxonomy8.08 Ratings8.52 Ratings
SEO support7.07 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Bulk management7.75 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.56 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
ContentfulOpenText WEM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentfulOpenText WEM
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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OpenText
Areas where OpenText WEM is well suited 1. Improved digital/web presence of the organization's leaders globally. 2. Established the leaders as go-to experts for thought leadership and domain knowledge among C-level executives of related industries. 3. Amplified the client’s marketing and branding efforts. 4. Customer engagement reflected by interaction count on social media—likes,comments and conversations.
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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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OpenText
  • Easier management of websites.
  • Integrates well with Portal to deliver news, working like a blog.
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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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OpenText
  • It's unable to connect user accounts so that accounts are set and utilize a single sign-in.
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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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OpenText
We have choosen OpenText WEM against other vendors because : 1. Helped client reinforce brand image
through unique design language and templatization of collaterals, consistent
messaging, and regular competitor benchmarking. 2. Enables lead generation through
high-quality gated collateral, product videos, etc. 3. Senior management and sales lead meet
client regularly for project review meetings and feedback on engagement
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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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OpenText
  • Improved online engagement.
  • Speeds up our digital transformation my the day.
  • Modernizing our web content management system.
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