Elementor vs. Tridion

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Elementor
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Elementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit from the company of the same name in Israel.
$49
per year
Tridion
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Tridion (formerly SDL Tridion) aims to connect people, processes, and information through a complete portfolio of collaborative Content Management, Knowledge Management and Headless delivery technologies. Combine with Accelerators for fast time-to-value and RWS Translation Management solutions for global reach. Its key components include: Tridion Sites provides web content management capabilities, connecting people, processes, and information across teams, brands, and markets,…N/A
Pricing
ElementorTridion
Editions & Modules
Personal
$49.00
per year
Plus
$99.00
per year
Expert
$149.00
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ElementorTridion
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ElementorTridion
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
5.7
17 Ratings
34% below category average
Tridion
9.0
9 Ratings
11% above category average
Role-based user permissions5.717 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
8.1
14 Ratings
5% above category average
Tridion
9.1
8 Ratings
17% above category average
API7.714 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.510 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
8.2
27 Ratings
8% above category average
Tridion
8.5
8 Ratings
11% above category average
WYSIWYG editor9.725 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.624 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Admin section8.925 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Page templates9.127 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Library of website themes8.523 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.627 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Publishing workflow6.923 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Form generator6.524 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
7.1
26 Ratings
3% below category average
Tridion
7.6
8 Ratings
4% above category average
Content taxonomy6.021 Ratings9.07 Ratings
SEO support7.721 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Bulk management5.719 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.022 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Community / comment management7.318 Ratings3.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
ElementorTridion
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(27 ratings)
9.9
(22 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(15 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
2.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ElementorTridion
Likelihood to Recommend
Elementor
I would recommend this for the ease of use and price. It is a good value for any website developer or designer to be able to create multiple websites a year with super simple coding. If you've got a way to speed up your website without using WP Rocket, then it's even better! I think this software is specifically made for someone with a coding background and would recommend that you have a background with Wordpress to make using this software even easier
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RWS Group
Love the product and I really like how we use it for public sites. The only negative aspect is that it is just hard to find Tridion devs that understand the tool, grasp .net, react, and understand the blueprint, etc.
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Pros
Elementor
  • Easy to implement different sections of a page such as images, text blocks, forms etc.
  • There is a range of example pages available for you to change to suit your brand or to provide some inspiration
  • It is easy to add custom CSS (or similar)
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RWS Group
  • Makes it easy to spin up a new site quickly
  • Allows for numerous users to work on the same site without conflicting with each other's changes
  • Allows you to unpublish changes or revert to old versions if you make a mistake
  • Allows you to time publishing actions (for example, you can set it to happen overnight)
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Cons
Elementor
  • More Enterprise Features would be nice
  • More integration with 3rd party form plugins like Gravity Forms
  • Sometimes it gets confusing working with template features like headers. Editing in one place may accidentally affect the entire site and it is not always clear.
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RWS Group
  • Tridion is complicated in enough ways that it makes it difficult to train new users. Therefore, we have to limit the number of people with access to the system since we have not yet implemented Workflow.
  • When something goes wrong (items fail to publish, or there is unexpected behavior with components), there is little explanation provided that would point us in the right direction to troubleshoot. As a result, content Authors and Editors have to frequently ask for IT assistance.
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Likelihood to Renew
Elementor
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RWS Group
I am giving this a semi-high rating because we have already got Tridion up and running and we are still in the process of moving the sites over to Tridion. It is unlikely we will be moving things to a new CMS AGAIN in the near future as the cost to get Tridion was high.
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Usability
Elementor
Elementor is one of those website builders that is really easy to get started with. The drag and drop features make it easy to create attractive and creative webpages for even the non-website designer. Some of the features available are not easy to find or easy to discover when you first start using Elementor. Practice makes perfect.
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RWS Group
The editor user interface is very user friendly and in-site editing makes simple updates fast and easy. The extensibility of Tridion is a big plus and the ability to add our own options into the default Tridion interface helps us integrate with external systems. Finally, the user permissions and security system helps us deploy it within our large organization.
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Support Rating
Elementor
There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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RWS Group
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Elementor
Thrive Leads and thrive architect is a pain to update, they've changed version and name in recent years. I am unable to update because every time there was an upgrade or new release of the plugin it caused issues with my website's functionality which has left me stuck updating old versions that don't work anymore. With Elementor i haven't had this issue.
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RWS Group
It is a nuclear missile compared to the other handguns and knives on the market today. But it also requires nuclear technicians and expertise that a handgun doesn't require. Do you need to decimate your competition and you have the investment capabilities necessary to put a nuclear missile into the sky? Then definitely do it. Especially if you need a very good multi-lingual blueprint provider like Tridion.
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Return on Investment
Elementor
  • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
  • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
  • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
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RWS Group
  • SDL is a very complex system. Creating custom components by external vendors turned out to be expensive.
  • The learning curve is very slow, so training takes a lot of time and cost.
  • The revamped corporate site looks clean, modern, and is mobile-friendly.
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