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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Read&Write

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ARead&Write is a literacy support tool that helps individuals of all abilities read, write, and express themselves with confidence. For education and the workplace, its assistive features include text-to-speech, word prediction, and research tools for users with diverse learning needs.N/A

    FirstSpirt CMS

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    FirstSpirit CMS is an enterprise Content Management platform for creating, governing, and publishing digital content across websites, applications, and other delivery channels. It combines visual authoring, developer tooling, workflow controls, and content-delivery options for organizations managing multilingual and multisite digital estates.N/A
    Pricing
    Read&WriteFirstSpirt CMS
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Read&WriteFirstSpirt CMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Read&WriteFirstSpirt CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    157 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    120 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    155 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    104 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Read&WriteFirstSpirt CMS
    Writing and Proofreading
    Comparison of Writing and Proofreading features of Read&Write and FirstSpirt CMS
    Feature
    Read&Write
    6.9
    159 Ratings
    10% below category average
    FirstSpirt CMS
    -
    Ratings
    Spelling and grammar check6.7137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Machine translation6.2114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Browser extension7.6142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Speech-to-Text7.6143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Picture Dictionary7.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dictionary7.1139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Highlighters7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio maker5.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Read&Write and FirstSpirt CMS
    Feature
    Read&Write
    -
    Ratings
    FirstSpirt CMS
    8.9
    25 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.925 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Read&Write and FirstSpirt CMS
    Feature
    Read&Write
    -
    Ratings
    FirstSpirt CMS
    8.0
    22 Ratings
    2% above category average
    API00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Read&Write and FirstSpirt CMS
    Feature
    Read&Write
    -
    Ratings
    FirstSpirt CMS
    8.1
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.726 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.325 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.427 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.823 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Read&Write and FirstSpirt CMS
    Feature
    Read&Write
    -
    Ratings
    FirstSpirt CMS
    7.9
    27 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings8.524 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.122 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.321 Ratings
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Read&WriteFirstSpirt CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (163 ratings)
    8.6
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (43 ratings)
    7.6
    (27 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Read&WriteFirstSpirt CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    Read&Write is especially well-suited to supporting students with reading accommodations during independent work, content-area instruction, and written-response tasks. In my 5th-grade classroom, one of the most effective scenarios is during science and social studies lessons, where students are expected to read complex informational texts independently. There can also be occasional challenges when websites, PDFs, or testing platforms are not fully compatible with all Read&Write features.
    Incentivized
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Crownpeak DXM is a great solution if you are looking for a flexible platform that allows engineers to quickly develop while also making it easy for content authors to work especially in scenarios where you need multi-language support. It is also good for scenarios where you want a cloud-based solution and are looking for just one vendor to handle hosting and offer the CMS.
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    Pros
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    • Creates vocabulary lists for students that include symbols, definitions, and space to add additional notes or images (a staff favorite)
    • Intuitive word prediction that supports spelling, grammar, and reduces the number of keystrokes needed
    • Text-to-speech on any digital text using the regular reader or screenshot reader, making almost any content accessible
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    • Build & manage digital experiences without dependency on your IT team
    • Built-in Digital Quality tool (DQM) tool allows you to check the quality of content and any accessibility issues and immediately flag any issues before publishing.
    • Build websites with the component-based technology and spend less effort in creating the best user experience for the end-user
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    Cons
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    • I would like to use the practice reading aloud tool more, but the kids that I work with have a hard time understanding the concept. I think that, while there are a lot of tools available, sometimes they are hard for younger students to understand.
    • The hover to read function is nice as well, but my students struggle with the fact that if you move the mouse once it starts reading it will start all over in a new area. It's not as smooth as I would like it to be.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    • Crownpeak moved to a web browser admin tool in 2018, which has made the admin experience much better, but there are still a couple of features missing from the browser version that won't arrive until later in 2019.
    • Integration with 3rd party digital asset management tools would be great.
    • Smoother integration with source control would be nice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    I'm just really impressed with the software and the access it gives to learners who are used to coming up against barriers in education. It's a quick-fix for a learner - something they can access usefully and productively with very little training. I also love that learners can access Read&Write on their devices at home - that really is a game changer.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    None of our Crownpeak clients are currently thinking about replatforming.
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    Usability
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    I am giving this an 9. Not a perfect score because working on PDFs is better but not yet as easy as I need for it to be. Working with many students who have executive function challenges, I need a smooth simplistic access method. We are not quite there yet for writing on PDFs. Overall the toolbar on Read&Write is super easy to access and I love that the suite includes several tools on the toolbar providing a solution to many accessibility challenges.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Crownpeak DXM is a flexible easy to use CMS platform speaking to the most challenging localization scenarios. Crownpeak users have the freedom to integrate DXM platform with their existing technology at no cost. Moving from legacy systems to the Saas platform is painless and cost-effective. Extensive targeting and personalization options are something that users will benefit from.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    Seems to be available when Internet is working.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    We have never encountered any issues with the availability.
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    Performance
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    there are issues with the dictation not running smoothly.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Pages load very fast on production (assuming you develop with basic SEO practices in place) due to Crownpeak's publishing architecture. The slide downside is that publishing can be a bit slow at times.
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    Support Rating
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    The support team at Texthelp is excellent. They're all super helpful and open to feedback and new ideas. Still, more importantly, they are ultimately fully committed to aligning with us and ensuring they help us provide the best education possible. Furthermore, they're open to new features and always communicate this incredibly well.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Crownpeak DXM's service and support are outstanding. We have immediate access to both the tech support team and the software engineering team. We can get a support person on the phone whenever needed, and we can schedule impromptu training sessions at any time. Best support I have ever received from a platform provider in 20 years of software and application development.
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    In-Person Training
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    No answers on this topic
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    We received on-site training from Crownpeak, the trainer had touched upon every possible scenario and provided great insights about the product & ease of implementation.
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    Online Training
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    It was easy to learn to use
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    My team left training with a solid understanding of how to use the product and the developer training ended with a test to ensure the ability to properly develop was learned properly. Recently, Crownpeak has added a self-paced training option which makes it extremely flexible to on-board new developers.
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    Implementation Rating
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    It took a solid 2 weeks for R&W to work on our students chromebooks even after reaching out to tech support. The toolbar was greyed out and not accessible to students. Took a long time before tech support helped us solve this problem.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    SaaS model is perfect for us to avoid slow and costly version updates to get access to new features and functions. Crownpeak is a true SaaS model, so we get all the good new stuff without the need to invest in effort, time or money. this frees our teams to focus on content creation and deployment, which is pretty fast because the DXM publishes straight to html through the headless model.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    We are still learning how to use Equatio. I am not a mathematician and therefore I am finding understanding it a bit more difficult. Once I understand how to use it I will be able to cascade it down. My hope is that it will be as useful as Read & Write
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    I was not at this team within my organization during the evaluation period of Crownpeak. However, my previous team used Sitecore. Crownpeak is a bit easier to use from a UI perspective and has more creative options within the tool. Sitecore's clunky UI also was a reason I found out later why we ended up using Crownpeak as our DXM.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    The pricing is reasonable. A lower tier with just screen reading and basic functions would be nice, but not a deal-breaker.
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    The product can be used on as many devices at once as needed
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    In some recent projects we have delivered to our clients, we were able to roll out sites in shorter time period due the scalability of the Crownpeak's DXM solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
    • We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see increased test scores
    • We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see decreases in student behaviors triggered by challenging ELA assignments
    • We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see improvements in student self perception as a result of increased ELA success
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    Rezolve Ai Limited
    • I'm pretty sure it raises our back-end development costs by making the development process (of creating input forms and producing outputs from the content) more complicated and painful than it needs to be.
    • It helps lock our clients in to us because not a whole lot of agencies have Crownpeak expertise.
    • It helps our clients not have to deal with their own IT teams, which they tend to dislike working with.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of the translatorScreenshot of the text-to-speech functionalityScreenshot of the Similar Word CheckerScreenshot of Screen MaskingScreenshot of a scanScreenshot of the PDF Reader