Contentstack vs. Umbraco CMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Contentstack
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Contentstack 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
Umbraco CMS
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Umbraco is an open-source .NET Core CMS with over 700,000 active installs worldwide and with more than 200,000 active community members. It was first released on February 16th, 2005, and is still to this day an open-source project backed by a commercial company. To ensure Umbraco is always running the latest technology, the company has aligned with Microsoft's .NET release schedule to always have the Umbraco CMS…
$0
Pricing
ContentstackUmbraco CMS
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Umbraco Free
$0
Umbraco Starter
$53
per month
Umbraco Standard
$320
per month
Umbraco Professional
$860
per month
Umbraco Cloud Enterprise
Custom Pricing
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentstackUmbraco CMS
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans.
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Community Pulse
ContentstackUmbraco CMS
Features
ContentstackUmbraco CMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
7.4
11 Ratings
10% below category average
Umbraco CMS
9.0
12 Ratings
9% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.411 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
7.5
10 Ratings
3% below category average
Umbraco CMS
8.5
11 Ratings
9% above category average
API8.19 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.08 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
8.1
12 Ratings
4% above category average
Umbraco CMS
8.0
12 Ratings
3% above category average
WYSIWYG editor8.12 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Admin section7.712 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Page templates7.68 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Library of website themes10.01 Ratings6.011 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design6.69 Ratings6.011 Ratings
Publishing workflow6.910 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
6.4
12 Ratings
15% below category average
Umbraco CMS
7.2
12 Ratings
3% below category average
Content taxonomy7.210 Ratings6.012 Ratings
SEO support6.410 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Bulk management5.89 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions6.58 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Community / comment management6.06 Ratings6.011 Ratings
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User Ratings
ContentstackUmbraco CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(12 ratings)
6.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(9 ratings)
2.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentstackUmbraco CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Umbraco
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.
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Pros
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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Umbraco
  • 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.
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Cons
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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Umbraco
  • 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
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Usability
Contentstack
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
Umbraco CMS effectively addresses enterprise content management needs. It's quite mature .NET based CMS, standing out as a leader among its competitors. Websites built with Umbraco are blazing fast. Extensive customization capabilities, and user-friendly content publishing interface makes it an ideal choice for businesses looking for a mature CMS solution.
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Reliability and Availability
Contentstack
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
Occasionally, errors will appear in the admin that make it impossible to work without developer support.
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Performance
Contentstack
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
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).
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Support Rating
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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Umbraco
Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.
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Online Training
Contentstack
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
Online training is often based on older versions of the platform. So, you'll have to fill in the gaps on your own.
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Implementation Rating
Contentstack
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
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.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Umbraco
Umbraco's templating is far superior than WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, but it's update process is WAY behind those platforms. The release schedule of Umbraco is way to often and most releases are to fix something missed in the previous release and not an improvement or new feature of the CMS
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Scalability
Contentstack
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
Without significant development, the product does not scale well.
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Return on Investment
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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Umbraco
  • 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
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ScreenShots

Umbraco CMS Screenshots

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