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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ghost

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGhost is a CMS for new-media creators to publish, share, and grow a business around their content. Available open source and free (e.g. for blogging), it can also come with tools for business' content marketing.

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    OpenText Web CMS

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Web CMS (TeamSite) accelerates and simplifies the end-to-end digital content and campaign lifecycle, from content creation and rich media management to omnichannel publication, optimization, automation, commerce, and community. According to the vendor, with TeamSite, users can: Capture diverse digital audiences with amazing brand experiences – Give customers and prospects consistent, high-quality brand experiences across devices and channels, and foster closer…N/A
    Pricing
    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Editions & Modules
    Ghost (community)
    $0
    Starter
    $11
    per month 1 staff user, 500 members
    Creator
    $31
    per month 2 staff users, 1000 members
    Team
    $63
    per month 5 staff users, 1000 members
    Business
    $249
    per month unlimited staff users, 10,000 members
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Ghost Foundation
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    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Ghost and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Ghost
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.01 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Admin section8.01 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Publishing workflow9.01 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Ghost and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Ghost
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content taxonomy9.01 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    SEO support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Ghost and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Ghost
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Ghost and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Ghost
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
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    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GhostOpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ghost Foundation
    It is well suited for distributed writing and publishing with a subscription component.and well suited for simultaneous deployment to email and the web.
    Its pricing for a very small group (3 or more) tends to the expensive and login across multiple different devices can be aggravating.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    OpenText TeamSite is well-suited to large, enterprise-wide implementations where customization, content governance, and dynamic content distribution is needed or prioritized. It is probably not ideal for smaller sites with simple architecture and few resources to manage custom implementation.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ghost Foundation
    • Creating a newsletter for web and email simultaneously
    • Allowing for paid subscriptions
    • Allowing content to be segmented by subscription type
    • Allows content to be segmented by medium
    • Good analytics across various output medium
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    OpenText
    • The drag and drop forms feature makes publishing simple and quick.
    • Preview of customer data before sending publications helps us to deliver personalized experiences.
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    Cons
    Ghost Foundation
    • They wysiwig editor is missing critical functions like superscript and subscript
    • The markdown complement has those features but it doesn’t integrate well with the wysiwig editor
    • Footnoting is hard to do
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    OpenText
    • I have recommendation for improvements.
    • It is easy to work with all the features.
    • All necessary content management tools are included.
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    Usability
    Ghost Foundation
    Flexible, competent and easy to use
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    OpenText
    Overall, it's a solid package with the potential to offer much functionality with appropriate resources applied. There are a few issues with the authoring interface that OpenText should address before its a top shelf authoring experience.
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    Support Rating
    Ghost Foundation
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Our technical resources engage with OpenText TeamSite so I don't have direct experience. However, critical issues that we need help with seem to get the attention they deserve without issue. However, training and user resources for business owner roles are a bit lacking and some annoying issues with the authoring interface should be addressed sooner.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ghost Foundation
    It is simpler, headless, faster than WordPress. The core functionality is focused on subscription membership which is a bloated add on for WordPress. The simplicity has a cost as WordPress, while complicated, offers more expansion opportunities.
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    OpenText
    It offers more content editing features at a relatively low cost thus overall deployment is lower in cost. It has great customer support who are always there to support and answer to our needs thus making the process of deployment seamless at every stage and offering training for working with their product.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Ghost Foundation
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The annual contract should be clearer in terms of the breakdown of user license types (system admin, admin, regular user, etc).
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    Return on Investment
    Ghost Foundation
    • Our business is totally built around this product
    • It has allowed us to easily and quickly scale our free and our paywalled content experiments
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    OpenText
    • We integrated with google analytics, now we have the proper comprehension of our audience data reception and behaviors - we've greatly improved on personalized marketing.
    • Quick publication of content across the main digital channels.
    • We run our digital campaigns swiftly.
    • We've maintained our brand consistency for three years.
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