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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Contentful

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AContentful 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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    Plesk

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/APlesk is a server control panel, providing a solution that enables usres to build and manage multiple sites from a single dashboard. Users can also run updates, monitor performance and onboard new prospects all from the same place. Plesk also boasts a robust toolkit for Wordpress management, and supports other CMS. It is available on the public cloud of the user's choice.

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    ContentfulPlesk
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $300
    per month
    Community
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Web Admin Edition - Dedicated
    $12
    per month
    Web Admin Edition - VPS
    $12
    per month
    Web Pro Edition - VPS
    $18.50
    per month
    Web Pro Edition - Dedicated
    $18.50
    per month
    Web Host Edition - VPS
    $30.50
    per month
    Web Host Edition - Dedicated
    $54.50
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContentfulPlesk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts available for an annual subscription.
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    Community Pulse
    ContentfulPlesk
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    Contentful
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    Plesk International GmbH
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    ContentfulPlesk
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentful and Plesk
    Feature
    Contentful
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Plesk
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentful and Plesk
    Feature
    Contentful
    9.5
    12 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Plesk
    -
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    API9.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentful and Plesk
    Feature
    Contentful
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Plesk
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section9.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design4.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow9.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentful and Plesk
    Feature
    Contentful
    9.4
    12 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Plesk
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    Content taxonomy10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
    VMware vCenter
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ContentfulPlesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ContentfulPlesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Contentful
    It's a great all rounder for content projects. It's easy in the basics and powerful in the complex, data heavy scenarios. Extending the platform is straightforward and the SDK gives you everything you need. If you have many many varying content types , it gets expensive and perhaps not the best choice .
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    Plesk International GmbH
    Plesk is well-suited for website creators who have been developing websites on a regular basis. If one is new to website development, Plesk could be a bit confusing and difficult to navigate. However, if one has experience on another type of platform, like CP (Control Panel) which is used by other web hosts out there, then it will be much easier to navigate the Plesk panel. Keep in mind there is definitely a learning curve, as Plesk really is quite different. Overall, new users will learn to love the ability to have more control over their websites.
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    Pros
    Contentful
    • Flexible. This CMS can be easily extended and provide access to dynamic content
    • Simple. The WYSWG is very easy to work with and identifying pages and content in the system is fairly easy
    • Clean Interface. The interface is clean and uncluttered keeping focus on the content and not other factors.
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    Plesk International GmbH
    • Automatically update the CMS, plugins, and templates of all your websites, depending on your CMS, all at the same time, with just a few strokes of your keyboard.
    • Enables one to set up a schedule to back up your websites, automatically, and easily download/save the backup files off-site, for safety.
    • Makes it easy for users to use a backup file to reinstall a website, with just a few strokes of the keyboard. Excellent service!
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    Cons
    Contentful
    • Contentful uses "references" to allow you to build very modular content. If I have a "slider" content type, I can create a "slide" content type which references a "button" content type, and so forth. This works well, but I occasionally wish there was a better solution for one-off content, like a settings page. Currently, this is done for creating an entire content type called "settings" with a single entry. Not a big deal, but not ideal, either.
    • There are a few quirks with GatsbyJS integration, etc, but these issues are being fixed and improved upon very quickly.
    • A minor gripe, but Contentful does not have a way to organize fields within an entry. Entries with many fields are somewhat tiresome to scroll through.
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    Plesk International GmbH
    • Interface Improvement: It is a bit hard to find specific functions
    • Additional integration with third party services would be great
    • categorization of services to make management easier
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    Usability
    Contentful
    It is a very easy to use and configure application. I find that it is on the user to manage the content after the models have been created, yet I still do not encounter issues finding or creating new components for our site. It is easy to set up and easy to navigate.
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    Plesk International GmbH
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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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    Plesk International GmbH
    Plesk has a much more intuitive platform that allows for customization and scalability within an organization. It has the advantage when it comes to the ability to adapt to the current state of the company and grow with it organically. There are a few limitations that would make me choose a competitor, and there is good value for the price.
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    Return on Investment
    Contentful
    • Contentful has saved us valuable development time that was previously spent doing deploys for minor content updates.
    • Contentful has helped us maintain consistent documentation, reducing time needed to review for consistency.
    • Can't say we've really experienced any negative ROI impacts from using Contentful, but we've run into some limitations in adding too many content models and the next pricing tier is substantially more expensive.
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    Plesk International GmbH
    • We're spending less on server costs by having Plesk manage multiple clients on one server.
    • We're spending less on support costs as Plesk is doing all the heavy lifting for us.
    Incentivized
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