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Based on 17 reviews and ratings
84 Ratings
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Based on 84 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Security
Craft
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.9
ExpressionEngine
99%
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 1/1 features
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 1/1 features
Role-based user permissions
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
32 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Craft
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.0
ExpressionEngine
80%
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 2/2 features
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 2/2 features
API
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
23 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
20 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Craft
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.6
ExpressionEngine
86%
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 8/8 features
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 8/8 features
WYSIWYG editor
N/A
0 Ratings

8.1
81%
29 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
91%
31 Ratings
Admin section
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
31 Ratings
Page templates
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
27 Ratings
Library of website themes
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
70%
11 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
91%
14 Ratings
Publishing workflow
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
24 Ratings
Form generator
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
17 Ratings
Web Content Management
Craft
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.0
ExpressionEngine
80%
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 5/5 features
ExpressionEngine ranks higher in 5/5 features
Content taxonomy
N/A
0 Ratings

8.1
81%
24 Ratings
SEO support
N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
24 Ratings
Bulk management
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
26 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions
N/A
0 Ratings

7.9
79%
31 Ratings
Community / comment management
N/A
0 Ratings

6.0
60%
29 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Craft is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
Craft
94%
6 Ratings

8.9
ExpressionEngine
89%
60 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Craft
N/A
0 Ratings

9.2
ExpressionEngine
92%
36 Ratings
Usability
Craft
N/A
0 Ratings

5.3
ExpressionEngine
53%
6 Ratings
Availability
Craft
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
ExpressionEngine
100%
2 Ratings
Performance
Craft
N/A
0 Ratings

2.8
ExpressionEngine
28%
4 Ratings
Support Rating
9.4
Craft
94%
3 Ratings

6.2
ExpressionEngine
62%
8 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Craft
N/A
0 Ratings

6.9
ExpressionEngine
69%
6 Ratings
Product Scalability
Craft
N/A
0 Ratings

1.0
ExpressionEngine
10%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Craft
Craft is really well suited for any size design team - I have used it within a team of 3, and within a team of 30.It helps with collaboration within the team, and between external teams through 'sync' with Invision.It increases efficiency of using Sketch with things like 'data', 'duplicate', and 'stock'. These tools not only make designing faster, but also more realistic, allowing us to 'test' our designs sooner.
Sr. Product Designer
Four Winds InteractiveComputer Software, 201-500 employees
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine is a very powerful and flexible content management system. It can handle a simple small business website all the way to a large corporation's website. If you are a business with multiple websites ExpresionEngine can handle that as well with it's Multiple Site Manager. I think ExpressionEngine would be less appropriate for a global large scale business with a magnitude of sites with different regions and languages.
Web Developer
Troxell Web DesignMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Pros
Craft
- Craft is built to digital products developers, so its workflow is great.
- It has a very nice interface and is a beautiful tool.
Diretor Criativo e Produtor
RebuliçoEntertainment, 1-10 employees
ExpressionEngine
- Content structuring. You can set up channels and fields to hold just about any kind of information imaginable; text, images, videos, numbers, code, etc. You can structure this information any way you want and in any order. You literally create your own information database just the way you want it using a clear, easy online interface.
- Template system. Utter freedom. Need I say more?
- Exensible. There are a lot of add-ons, extensions, and other external modules that extend the core functionality of ExpressionEngine. Need a user management system? Check out the User module at http://solspace.com.
Partner
Satdaya LLCInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
Craft
- Text formatting is sometimes difficult and can break your flow of writing.
- The button for creating another level is exceptionally hard to see and poorly placed.
- Copying rich text out of the app pastes it with an odd styling.
Principal
Nice Mohawk LimitedComputer Software, 1-10 employees
ExpressionEngine
- For me, one of the greatest strengths of ExpressionEngine is also one of their weaknesses. There are so many add-ons available (some free, some not) for ExpressionEngine to allow you to do just about anything you want. However, the more add-ons that you use the more you have to deal with when performing updates. For instance, is the add-on compatible with the new version of ExpressionEngine - or even another add-on? What if that add-on gets abandoned by the developer - is there another that can perform the same functionality?
- I think that ExpressionEngine needs to offer more out of the box than it does. Yes, you can get add-ons for just about anything but this adds to the cost. I have a list of add-ons that I use on almost every site which can raise the cost of getting started with a new site by $100-300. So add that to the cost of a license and you're at $400-600 and you haven't even started working on it yet. For instance, I shouldn't have to buy an add-on to allow me to customize the menu for my end-users.
- The membership management feature is seriously lacking. Fortunately, there are add-ons (for an additional cost) to allow you to manage things better.
Director of IT
National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, LLCLegal Services, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
Craft
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Craft Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—ExpressionEngine
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$299 One Time Fee
ExpressionEngine Editions & Modules
Edition
License | $299.001 |
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- One Time Fee
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Craft
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 9.2
Based on 36 answers
I'm satisfied with the way that my site runs on EE. My primary concern is that support is now a profit center for EE's publisher and so they've consequently gutted their community support boards. However, a good EE community is developing at StackExchange. At this stage, I don't think that EE is a good choice for an individual site owner. WordPress or SquareSpace would be a better choice unless you have a budget for support.
Editor & Publisher
ChartioMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Usability
Craft
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 5.3
Based on 6 answers
ExpressionEngine is very powerful and flexible. With this flexibility comes a bit of a learning curve. There are some great online resources for getting up to speed with EE, but the control panel can be a bit daunting. A lot of EE's installation process involves settings, configurations and flipping of switches. It is tedious, but well worth it as you ultimately have a very robust, secure and scalable CMS.Also, as of version 2.9.2, the control panel isn't responsive natively. You'll want to have a big enough screen to see the full control panel UI. Personally, I think the control panel would benefit from a major overhaul. It would be nice to see the colors and UI controls "modernized" and be able to more effectively customize the layout. Yes, some of this is built-in, and there are third-party add-ons to help, but maybe we'll see more refinement in future versions.
Owner
Epiphany GraphicsInternet, 1-10 employees
Reliability and Availability
Craft
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Never experienced an issue like this with it
Senior Software Engineer
ViumbeInternet, 11-50 employees
Performance
Craft
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 2.8
Based on 4 answers
The admin section would slow to a crawl the larger the tag section grew. There were many areas where better pagination would've helped improve performance. Nothing complicated, which made the lag so frustrating
Senior Software Engineer
ViumbeInternet, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Craft
Craft 9.4
Based on 3 answers
Responsive chat with founders to answer any questions you have.

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Banking Company, 1-10 employeesExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 6.2
Based on 8 answers
I have personally never found any complications when trying to receive support from EllisLab in regards to ExpressionEngine when using the support plans they offer. I have always been responded to promptly and received satisfactory help with whatever my needs were in an extremely timely manner. This makes rating the support offered an easy job for me
Founder - Technical Director
Black Belt Designs, L.L.C.Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
Craft
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 6.9
Based on 6 answers
After installing the system a few times, you can see a pattern of things that have to be done to work the way you want them (settings, paths, etc.). By knowing what you want, you can put together some scripts that prepare the file system for installation, adjust post installation configuration settings, and install initial templates.
Web Developer
Creative Arc, IncInternet, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Craft
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.
Principal
Versa Studio LLCInternet, 1-10 employees
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine is vastly more flexible than any other content management system I have used to date and the quality of the add-ons are significantly higher than what you find in other directories. The ExpressionEngine community is also very willing and helpful with if you have any questions or run into any issues.
Web Developer
Cleveland State Community CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Scalability
Craft
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine 1.0
Based on 1 answer
Maybe it's scale-able from the content user perspective, but it was very limited from the programmers perspective. So many custom hacks were necessary that it reached a point it would be impossible to upgrade to a newer version
Senior Software Engineer
ViumbeInternet, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Craft
- More accurate mockups for clients that take less time than without using Craft.
- Increased collaboration within and between teams by providing more immediate insight into active design work.
- More enjoyable experiences while designing, because the tool set opens up new work flows that do not existing natively in any design software.
Sr. Product Designer
Four Winds InteractiveComputer Software, 201-500 employees
ExpressionEngine
- Being able to be recognized as a leader within the ExpressionEngine development community has led to us being sought out by those customers seeking expert guidance.
- We tend to specialize in using ExpressionEngine for our customers, so it has been easier to ramp new resources up on our development process, as well as be able to seek out independent experts to use as sub contractors or freelancers.
- As we have been using ExpressionEngine almost exclusively for a number of years, we have built a reusable repository of proprietary code that makes our development process much more efficient and decreases the effort required for our projects.
Director of Web Development
eHouse StudioMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees