Curata vs WordPress

• Curata is great at curating in content that is relevant to our audience. It is easy to add many different sources to the feed from all around the web and we've really seen Curata "learn" what we see as the most relevant.
• The microsite we got as part of our Curata subscription is really fantastic. It's very customizable and we've been able to really craft it to suit our needs. There are so many different options available and our Curata rep has been really great with helping us cater each piece to our vision while making helpful suggestions along the way in terms of best practices. Plus, the word processor for publishing blog posts is so easy to use and I've had no issues with it so far unlike many other CMS platforms I've worked with. The Curata microsite is actually going to be replacing our current blog very soon - we love it that much!
• I've had a great experience with customer service from Curata. Our rep is responsive and helpful and really good about not just answering our concerns but also providing feedback on our processes and giving advice for how we can improve.
• Search capabilities within the curated content feed are fabulous. This is one area where I found other solutions to be lacking when we were going through the sales process, but Curata really succeeds here. It's extremely easy to find exactly what you're looking for in your content feed.

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• Simple to use with only a basic understanding of web development needed for many tasks.
• The availability of plugins means that anything we need to do, there is a plugin for it. For basic things, the plugins are free. For more advanced things, there is a cost but it is affordable in most cases.
• Adaptability with third-party resources means that our sites will not conflict negatively with different browsers, devices, and other alternative platforms.
• There are an unlimited number of designs and elements and more are being created every day.

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• For me the product worked great for what I needed it for, I no longer needed it and was a few days past their renewal date (you have to cancel either 60 or 90 days before the end date of the contract) and they would not work with me. They took the stance of, "Too bad, so sad." They offered me their CMS along with their CCS for this last year, but we never fully used it and was turned off by the lack of customer service initially in this situation...especially after it was a matter of around 10 days or so that I was late.
• Having to keep reconnecting LinkedIn would throw me off at times.
• Sometimes the article I was trying to post to WordPress would get hung up and I would need to get a hold of support to help clear the system.

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• Some plug-in integration could use improvement, though that is likely a concern external developers need to address.
• Seeing past drafts of posts or overwriting a previous saved post can sometimes be cumbersome and nevre-wracking.
• It can be extremely difficult to address problems, as there often can be, when updates are made automatically and access to the backend is gone.

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• I would say neutral for us, but more so because of how we were using it and it being a stop-gap fix for us.

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• WordPress has given us a powerful, versatile website, and the ability to add the numerous needed plugins to give our company a strong web presence in our local community.
• WordPress has made it easy to reach new people and get them through the door.

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