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    Contentful

    Score7.5 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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    Contentstack

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AContentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.N/A
    Pricing
    ContentfulContentstack
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $300
    per month
    Community
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
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    ContentfulContentstack
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ContentfulContentstack
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    Contentful
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    Contentstack
    Chose Contentstack
    Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that …
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    Chose Contentstack
    The headless nature of Contentstack and GraphQL makes it engineering-friendly.
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    Chose Contentstack
    When we wanted to move to headless we took a look and tested some of the offerings available for headless CMS. Many do have similar features and services and so for us it came down to how Contentstack built a business relationship and service around their clients. We were given …
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    Chose Contentstack
    Featurewise, there's not a lot that separates these CMSs, and it's hard to assess in a SW selection phase exactly how the products stack up against each other. Ultimately, the choice of Contentstack came down to the dialogue with the sales rep.
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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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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    ContentfulContentstack
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentful and Contentstack
    Feature
    Contentful
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Contentstack
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Role-based user permissions8.510 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentful and Contentstack
    Feature
    Contentful
    9.5
    12 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Contentstack
    7.5
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    API9.311 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.79 Ratings6.98 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentful and Contentstack
    Feature
    Contentful
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Contentstack
    8.1
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.58 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Admin section9.311 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Page templates7.64 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design4.57 Ratings6.69 Ratings
    Publishing workflow9.312 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Form generator7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentful and Contentstack
    Feature
    Contentful
    9.4
    12 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Contentstack
    6.4
    12 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Content taxonomy10.011 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    SEO support10.09 Ratings6.410 Ratings
    Bulk management9.08 Ratings5.79 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.08 Ratings6.58 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.01 Ratings6.16 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ContentfulContentstack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    9.5
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Support Rating
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    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContentfulContentstack
    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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    Contentstack
    Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
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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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    Contentstack
    • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
    • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
    • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
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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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    Contentstack
    • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
    • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
    • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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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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    Contentstack
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    Support Rating
    Contentful
    No answers on this topic
    Contentstack
    They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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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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    Contentstack
    Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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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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    Contentstack
    • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
    • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
    • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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