Craft vs Magnolia | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 7.4 out of 10

Based on 10 reviews and ratings

Score 7.9 out of 10

Based on 28 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Craft

Magnolia

Role-based user permissions

Craft

Magnolia

API

Internationalization / multi-language

Craft

Magnolia

WYSIWYG editor

Code quality / cleanliness

Admin section

Page templates

Library of website themes

Mobile optimization / responsive design

Publishing workflow

Form generator

Craft

Magnolia

Content taxonomy

SEO support

Bulk management

Availability / breadth of extensions

Community / comment management

Pros

Free form nested text creation
Meeting notes
Easy sharing of text documents
Native apps

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Principal

Nice Mohawk LimitedComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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The usability of Magnolia is appreciated, a content editor easily learns how to manage the content in two hours only.
Magnolia is open, flexible and extendible and it is possible to modify or improve the standards features. Using Java API, REST, SOAP, CMIS, XML, etc. makes it possible to integrate other software or legacy data.
Magnolia as a modular architecture, a module has its lifecycle, configuration, version handing and dependency: this is a good approach for package content and functionality.
Magnolia is written in Java, the platform of choice for enterprise IT systems. It is scalable, stable and secure, and Magnolia separates the staging from public environment.

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Maurizio Müller

R&D Manager

Tinext SAInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Cons

It has a great workflow, but it is very little customizable.
The tool is not so easy to use, so you have to take a time to get to know it.

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Raphael Sanguinete

Diretor Criativo e Produtor

RebuliçoEntertainment, 1-10 employees

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Give users specification details and or tips for module items and fields (ie. explain what the fields would do to the front end-user)
Batch upload drag and drop for assets/images
[The] simpler way to find out the URL of a page without publishing for both EN/FR users
No way to revert to past versions of a page that hasn't been published live
A way to copy a specific module on a page with all the fields and settings completed and paste it to a different page

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Graphic Designer

Canon CanadaConsumer Electronics, 501-1000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Magnolia 9.5

Based on 3 answers

Next version seems to be largely improved, but managing the update will be challenging. I think that a big company needs a CMS like this for their websites. Also it is always good to have a CMS that gives you also the possibility of managing the publishing for different devices like in V5.

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Davide Dispenza

Analista Programmatore Junior

AizoonInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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Magnolia 7.6

Based on 8 answers

From a CMS user perspective, it has great overall usability. For 95% of the use cases that our team(s) use Magnolia for - creating products, publishing new campaign pages, updating press releases - it works great. In some cases, where the ask is over and above that, or the ability to design new components, integrating non-Magnolia forms, etc., it takes time/effort to test/implement and hope it doesn't break the site.

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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Business Supplies & Equipment Company, 501-1000 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Magnolia 7.1

Based on 7 answers

We haven't experienced any significant performance problems on live site. We had some performance problems with our upcoming release based on the latest Magnolia release, but these were resolved to our full satisfaction by Magnolia prior to our release going live.

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Bohdan Valentovic

Application Architec

Canon CanadaConsumer Electronics, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Craft 9.6

Based on 3 answers

Responsive chat with founders to answer any questions you have.

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Verified User

Consultant in Engineering

Banking Company, 1-10 employees

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Magnolia 9.1

Based on 1 answer

You always get an answer based on your SLA. But you always get a solution. That's the successfactor in this case. To often i was frustrated about people in a company without even a clue what there product is about or how to solve a problem. Magnolia's Support Team does a very good job and try to help you in most of the cases

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Marvin Kerkhoff

Projektmanager

arvato systems Schweiz AGInternet, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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Principal

Versa Studio LLCInternet, 1-10 employees

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It is open source and Java based. They are the major consideration and it has an open community to support. We can find answers easily. Also since top users are using it - that give us confidence to use it. It is a Java purely based framework and developers can easily pick it up and use it. We are happy to have selected it.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

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.

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Sr. Product Designer

Four Winds InteractiveComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Has provided our organization with an easy-to-use CMS. Even inexperienced web page builders can create content.
Has allowed us to create a bilingual website that reaches a large audience while meeting language requirements.
Common templates have allowed us to create a cohesive website.

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Verified User

Professional in Corporate

Public Relations & Communications Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

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