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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DNN Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe DNN Platform (formerly DotNetNuke) is a free web content management systems (CMS) from DNN Corporation headquartered in San Mateo, California.N/A

    Magento Open Source

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMagento Open Source is an ecommerce content management solution originally developed by Varien Inc and presently supported by Adobe. The Open Source product is for developers and merchants that is available as a free download, and supported with free upgrades from the Magento Community.N/A
    Pricing
    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing for Magento will vary greatly depending on outsourcing support and maintenance services.
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    Community Pulse
    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
    Considered Both Products
    DNN
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    Adobe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    API10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Magento Open Source
    7.4
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.329 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings6.727 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings4.029 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.327 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings5.728 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Magento Open Source
    7.0
    29 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings5.424 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.729 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Magento Open Source
    8.6
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings8.627 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Magento Open Source
    6.4
    29 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings9.329 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings2.022 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of DNN Platform and Magento Open Source
    Feature
    DNN Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Magento Open Source
    9.6
    29 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Multi-site management00 Ratings10.026 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings9.328 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings9.326 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings9.325 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings10.027 Ratings
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    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
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    Umbraco CMS
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    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DNN PlatformMagento Open Source
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DNN
    DNN [Platform] is great for organizations of any size who wish to have a robust CMS to manage their site. DNN is not ideal for a small site that is better suited to a super easy to user interface such as Wix. DNN [Platform] is plenty strong enough for enterprises and large entities.
    Incentivized
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    Adobe
    Magento Open Source is an excellent choice for businesses that need a highly customizable and scalable solution and (most of all) have the technical resources to support it. It's ideal for mid-to-large-sized businesses with complex product catalogs that require complete ownership and control, particularly those with complexities such as multi-country/multi-currency stores.
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    Pros
    DNN
    • Very easy to use CMS - Ease of use is paramount with CMS products to minimise on support calls. Also the template structure of pages ensures that content editors cannot inadvertently corrupt the layout of the page.
    • Powerful application framework - The existence of APIs for all functionality within the CMS provides limitless scope in terms of developing bespoke applications which sit within the CMS.
    • Commercially supported option available - For larger clients, the comfort factor of having a direct line to the developers of the application is a big selling point.
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    Adobe
    • It is very good when it comes to search engine optimization as it makes a good use of keywords and tags to improve the SEO score. It increases the chances of ranking up of the eCommerce store in the search engine rankings.
    • It makes the store in a very optimized way and despite being a very advanced system it is still very lightweight when it comes to website speed. The pages have a comparatively low loading time and a good speed.
    • It provides a lot more advance reporting features which are very helpful for businesses to do their planning.
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    Cons
    DNN
    • Out of the box, it has some modules, but not enough unless you do a paid version.
    • The support is a bit slow.
    • The menuing can be confusing and terms used a bit strange. which makes training difficult.
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    Adobe
    • Magento is not easy for a layman who is not tech-savvy to manage the website.
    • Magento is one of the only modern shopping carts in which one must manually clear the cache and "reindex".
    • Magneto has a lot of technical glitches - more than most of the other shopping carts we work with. Most are minor.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    DNN
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    It's the dominant force in the SMB open source market. With the continued support of eBay/PayPal, Magento will continue to evolve and should be a market leader for some time.
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    Usability
    DNN
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    Magento has a relly step learning curve. This means that you need to find experienced developers who can lead junior ones, otherwise the overall development process can be a disaster. However, once you are comfortable in developing on the platform, the customization capability are basically limitless and you can adapt the platform to any use case you can imagine. Also, there are many alredy developed marketplace modules that can solve, out of the box, many problems you may face.
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    Alternatives Considered
    DNN
    My experience with Joomla! was over six years ago so a lot could have changed. However, I prefer DNN over Joomla because DNN offers more modules and a better administration user interface.
    Incentivized
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    Adobe
    In looking at a different platform to migrate to from Magento 1, we looked primarily at Big Commerce, Shopify and Shopify Plus. Our host was very negative about Magento 2, but we determined after a couple years it was due to the fact it had even more complexity (and very different) than Magento 1. Shopify Plus was attractive, but the cost factor for two sites led us back to Magento 2.
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    Return on Investment
    DNN
    • DNN helps us win bids on projects through the improvements the community has done over the past few years; we were ready to scrap it all together but it has made great strides
    • DNN's community has come back and is actively working to improve and expand the capabilities of the cms
    • on a negative note, the confusion between evoq and dnn has caused us headaches
    Incentivized
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    Adobe
    • Better Total Cost of Ownership than bespoke e-commerce solutions due to being open source and the wide range of free/commercial extensions available to extend the platform.
    • Often more extensive to set up and maintain than other open source alternatives, such as WooCommerce.
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