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Craft vs Umbraco CMS

Craft
17 Ratings
Umbraco CMS
48 Ratings

Craft

17 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 100

Based on 17 reviews and ratings

Umbraco CMS

48 Ratings
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Score 5.1 out of 100

Based on 48 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Security

    Craft

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    1.0

    Umbraco CMS

    10%
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 1/1 features
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 1/1 features

    Role-based user permissions

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    Platform & Infrastructure

    Craft

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    5.3

    Umbraco CMS

    53%
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 2/2 features
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 2/2 features

    API

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    5.5
    55%
    9 Ratings

    Internationalization / multi-language

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    5.1
    51%
    9 Ratings

    Web Content Creation

    Craft

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    1.7

    Umbraco CMS

    17%
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 8/8 features
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 8/8 features

    WYSIWYG editor

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    Code quality / cleanliness

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    Admin section

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    Page templates

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    Library of website themes

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    10 Ratings

    Mobile optimization / responsive design

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    10 Ratings

    Publishing workflow

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    Form generator

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    6.0
    60%
    9 Ratings

    Web Content Management

    Craft

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    3.7

    Umbraco CMS

    37%
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 5/5 features
    Umbraco CMS ranks higher in 5/5 features

    Content taxonomy

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    11 Ratings

    SEO support

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0
    10%
    10 Ratings

    Bulk management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    5.0
    50%
    8 Ratings

    Availability / breadth of extensions

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    5.3
    53%
    10 Ratings

    Community / comment management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    5.9
    59%
    10 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Craft is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    9.4

    Craft

    94%
    6 Ratings
    1.0

    Umbraco CMS

    10%
    11 Ratings

    Usability

    Craft

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    4.0

    Umbraco CMS

    40%
    1 Rating

    Availability

    Craft

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.0

    Umbraco CMS

    70%
    2 Ratings

    Performance

    Craft

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    3.0

    Umbraco CMS

    30%
    2 Ratings

    Support Rating

    9.4

    Craft

    94%
    3 Ratings
    2.0

    Umbraco CMS

    20%
    2 Ratings

    Online Training

    Craft

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    3.0

    Umbraco CMS

    30%
    1 Rating

    Implementation Rating

    Craft

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.0

    Umbraco CMS

    70%
    2 Ratings

    Product Scalability

    Craft

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    4.0

    Umbraco CMS

    40%
    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.

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    Evan Jaffe | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Umbraco CMS

    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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    Debbie Marshall | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    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.

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    Raphael Sanguinete | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Raphael Sanguinete
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    Umbraco CMS

    • 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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    Filip Witkowski | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    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.

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    Ben Lachman | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Umbraco CMS

    • 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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    Jason Kelly | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Jason Kelly
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    Pricing Details

    Craft

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

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    Craft Editions & Modules

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    Additional Pricing Details
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    Umbraco CMS

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0

    Umbraco CMS Editions & Modules

    On-premise Edition
    Umbraco Free$0
    Umbraco Professional$5,0002
    Umbraco Enterprise5000+2
    1. none
    2. per year
    SaaS Edition
    Umbraco Cloud Starter$391
    Umbraco Cloud Standard$2091
    Umbraco Cloud Professional$5691
    Umbraco Cloud Enterprise5000+1
    Umbraco Heartcore Mini$491
    Umbraco Heartcore Starter$2391
    Umbraco Heartcore Professional$9991
    Umbraco Heartcore Enterprise1000+1
    1. per month
    Additional Pricing Details
    The Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans. The paid on-premise plans includes support, onboarding, licenses to add-on products (Umbraco Forms, Umbraco Courier, Umbraco TV) as well as a discount on developer training courses. Umbraco Cloud is the CMS hosted on Azure Cloud servers with automated upgrades, unlimited hosting and smooth deployments. All features can be found on Umbraco.com. Umbraco Heartcore is the managed Headless SaaS version of Umbraco.

    Usability

    Craft

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 4.0
    Based on 1 answer
    Many end users will be overwhelmed with the admin interface. Some common functions are buried in menus

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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Reliability and Availability

    Craft

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 7.0
    Based on 2 answers
    Occasionally, errors will appear in the admin that make it impossible to work without developer support.

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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Performance

    Craft

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 3.0
    Based on 2 answers
    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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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Support Rating

    Craft

    Craft 9.4
    Based on 3 answers
    Responsive chat with founders to answer any questions you have.

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    Verified User
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    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 2.0
    Based on 2 answers
    Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.

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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Matthew Hardesty
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    Online Training

    Craft

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 3.0
    Based on 1 answer
    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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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Matthew Hardesty
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    Implementation Rating

    Craft

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 7.0
    Based on 2 answers
    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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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    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.

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    Ben Seigel | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Ben Seigel
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    Umbraco CMS

    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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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Scalability

    Craft

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Umbraco CMS

    Umbraco CMS 4.0
    Based on 1 answer
    Without significant development, the product does not scale well.

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    Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Matthew Hardesty
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    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.

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    Evan Jaffe | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Evan Jaffe
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    Umbraco CMS

    • 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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    Debbie Marshall | TrustRadius Reviewer
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