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Based on 48 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Contentful ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Security, Platform & Infrastructure, Web Content Creation, Web Content Management
Security

9.0
Contentful
90%

1.0
Umbraco CMS
10%
Contentful ranks higher in 1/1 features
Contentful ranks higher in 1/1 features
Role-based user permissions

9.0
90%
5 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure

7.7
Contentful
77%

5.3
Umbraco CMS
53%
Contentful ranks higher in 2/2 features
Contentful ranks higher in 2/2 features
API

7.0
70%
5 Ratings

5.5
55%
9 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language

8.5
85%
3 Ratings

5.1
51%
9 Ratings
Web Content Creation

7.2
Contentful
72%

1.7
Umbraco CMS
17%
Contentful ranks higher in 8/8 features
Contentful ranks higher in 8/8 features
WYSIWYG editor

7.3
73%
4 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness

9.0
90%
4 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
Admin section

8.0
80%
6 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
Page templates

7.6
76%
4 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
Library of website themes

7.5
75%
2 Ratings

1.0
10%
10 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design

7.2
72%
2 Ratings

1.0
10%
10 Ratings
Publishing workflow

4.0
40%
6 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
Form generator

7.0
70%
1 Rating

6.0
60%
9 Ratings
Web Content Management

6.9
Contentful
69%

3.7
Umbraco CMS
37%
Contentful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Contentful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Content taxonomy

6.0
60%
5 Ratings

1.0
10%
11 Ratings
SEO support

8.1
81%
4 Ratings

1.0
10%
10 Ratings
Bulk management

7.5
75%
2 Ratings

5.0
50%
8 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions

4.1
41%
4 Ratings

5.3
53%
10 Ratings
Community / comment management

9.0
90%
1 Rating

5.9
59%
10 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Contentful is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

8.0
Contentful
80%
7 Ratings

1.0
Umbraco CMS
10%
11 Ratings
Usability

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

4.0
Umbraco CMS
40%
1 Rating
Availability

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
Umbraco CMS
70%
2 Ratings
Performance

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

3.0
Umbraco CMS
30%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

2.0
Umbraco CMS
20%
2 Ratings
Online Training

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

3.0
Umbraco CMS
30%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
Umbraco CMS
70%
2 Ratings
Product Scalability

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

4.0
Umbraco CMS
40%
1 Rating
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].
Web Marketing Manager
Lively, Inc.Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS is the perfect tool for a company that is looking to keep their website updated. The simple to use tools and templates means updating and creating new pages is easy. The WYSIWYG editor is a nice feature, however, for accessibility, there should be some more guidance on what is suitable to be used on the CMS.
Operations Manager
CDSM Interactive SolutionsComputer Software, 11-50 employees
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)
Digital Strategist
Sherpa Design Co.Design, 1-10 employees
Umbraco CMS
- Quick to learn. For most if cases, developer needs to know Razor coding.
- Doesn't require back-end programming.
- Has build in users management (developers, content managers) and members management consoles (users of the site).
- Clear admin tool (especially in version 7)
- Fast.
- Creating code from scratch, so it is easier to create clean code.
Web Developer
TMP WorldwideMarketing and Advertising, 501-1000 employees
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).
Lead Developer
SaaSquatchMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Umbraco CMS
- Speed for older sites - Umbraco content can load slowly if you have thousands of pages of content. Of course, this would not be a problem for simpler websites
- Complexity - since the product is free out-of-the-box, it will take technical expertise to get Umbraco setup properly
Data Manager
Foundation for Economic EducationThink Tanks, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Contentful
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$0
Contentful Editions & Modules
Edition
Community | Free |
---|---|
Team | 489/month |
Enterprise | Custom |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Umbraco CMS
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Umbraco CMS Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
Umbraco Free | $0 |
---|---|
Umbraco Professional | $5,0002 |
Umbraco Enterprise | 5000+2 |
- none
- per year
SaaS Edition
Umbraco Cloud Starter | $391 |
---|---|
Umbraco Cloud Standard | $2091 |
Umbraco Cloud Professional | $5691 |
Umbraco Cloud Enterprise | 5000+1 |
Umbraco Heartcore Mini | $491 |
Umbraco Heartcore Starter | $2391 |
Umbraco Heartcore Professional | $9991 |
Umbraco Heartcore Enterprise | 1000+1 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
The Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans. The paid on-premise plans includes support, onboarding, licenses to add-on products (Umbraco Forms, Umbraco Courier, Umbraco TV) as well as a discount on developer training courses. Umbraco Cloud is the CMS hosted on Azure Cloud servers with automated upgrades, unlimited hosting and smooth deployments. All features can be found on Umbraco.com. Umbraco Heartcore is the managed Headless SaaS version of Umbraco.Usability
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 4.0
Based on 1 answer
Many end users will be overwhelmed with the admin interface. Some common functions are buried in menus
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Reliability and Availability
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 7.0
Based on 2 answers
Occasionally, errors will appear in the admin that make it impossible to work without developer support.
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Performance
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 3.0
Based on 2 answers
Working in the admin panel (adding / reviewing / editing content) is very slow.The public facing site speed is dependent on what the pages are doing and how well the code was written (whether it is optimized for speed).
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 2.0
Based on 2 answers
Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Online Training
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 3.0
Based on 1 answer
Online training is often based on older versions of the platform. So, you'll have to fill in the gaps on your own.
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 7.0
Based on 2 answers
Spend the time to wireframe the content structure prior to diving in. This helps speed the process of implementation and it serves as documentation for end users.
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Contentful
Contentful offers a great deal of features for a relatively low price. This is what ended up persuading us to purchase it. We also gathered that this was one of the more well-rated products out there, which was encouraging. It definitely stacks up well against its competitors.
SEO Specialist
BambooHRComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Umbraco CMS

Verified User
Professional in Corporate
Internet Company, 1-10 employeesScalability
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Umbraco CMS
Umbraco CMS 4.0
Based on 1 answer
Without significant development, the product does not scale well.
Founder
UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
Contentful
- Positive: faster changes and new associates can easily navigate without prior training/knowledge of CMS to make content updates
- Negative: Our website manager/provider can keep certain abilities (like changing specific images) so they can charge a fee for making the change
Marketing Coordinator for FirstService Realty NYC
FirstService Residential New YorkReal Estate, 10,001+ employees
Umbraco CMS
- Has helped us to create more engaging pages that push people to complete the online forms
- We have seen more people buy from us since we launched our new look website
- We can easily update the content without waiting for the development team to make changes
Operations Manager
CDSM Interactive SolutionsComputer Software, 11-50 employees