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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Craft CMS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACraft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Craft can support design portfolios, multinational marketing sites, and other kinds of sites, and integrates with tools like Salesforce, Mailchimp or Hubspot to offer a full business solution.

    $130

    per month per project

    OpenText WEM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText'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
    Craft CMSOpenText WEM
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $130
    per month per project
    Pro
    $240
    per month per project
    Team
    $279
    per year includes one year of updates ($99 for support each subsequent year)
    Pro
    $399
    per year includes one year of updates ($99 for support each subsequent year)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Craft CMSOpenText WEM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsHosted Craft CMS option available with a discount for annual pricing.—
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    Features
    Craft CMSOpenText WEM
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Craft CMS and OpenText WEM
    Feature
    Craft CMS
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText WEM
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Craft CMS and OpenText WEM
    Feature
    Craft CMS
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText WEM
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Craft CMS and OpenText WEM
    Feature
    Craft CMS
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText WEM
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Craft CMS and OpenText WEM
    Feature
    Craft CMS
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText WEM
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    User Testimonials
    Craft CMSOpenText WEM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pixel & Tonic
    Suitable for mid-size to large websites (20 pages+). If you have a massive project with dozens or hundreds of content contributors, complex editorial process/workflow, are tied to a non-Linux platform (Microsoft Server), you may want an enterprise CMS like Episerver. If you need a small, cheap, theme-based, basic website with 5-15 pages, you'll probably go to WordPress.
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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
    Pixel & Tonic
    • Design-agnostic templating system. No themes. This means you can use whatever HTML, CSS, JS you want, and integrate it with Craft.
    • Versatile field types, with 3rd party plugins providing a bunch more. Everything from plain text to address, color picker, date/time, file assets, one-to-many relationships, and more.
    • Control panel with clean, responsive UI makes content updates easy for clients.
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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
    Pixel & Tonic
    • Could use a more robust implementation of rich text editor.
    • Some functionality that requires plugins, for example, advanced field management, should be part of the core install.
    • It should be a bit easier to brand the control panel w/logo and color scheme.
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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
    Pixel & Tonic
    Craft was originally developed in response to ExpressionEngine's shortcomings. While ExpressionEngine has caught up in some regards, it still looks and feels a bit unpolished by comparison. Additionally, ExpressionEngine's vendor has never gotten UI right - not on their website, nor in their CMS. Craft remains easier to use, more polished and provides a wider feature set in its base install (without needing plugins). As for WordPress - while I recognize its massive popularity, I find its reliance on themes, third-party plugins, along with security shortcomings, make it a poor fit for the larger custom projects we build. On the other hand, if you want to throw up a passable website in a day, you can't beat WordPress.
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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
    Pixel & Tonic
    • We don't have hard numbers on Craft's impact on our ROI, but we recognize that its feature set, ease of use, and integrated ECommerce allows offering a superior product to clients.
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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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