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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoDaddy

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AGoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.

    $9.99

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    Umbraco CMS

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AUmbraco is an open-source .NET Core CMS with over 700,000 active installs worldwide and with more than 200,000 active community members. It was first released on February 16th, 2005, and is still to this day an open-source project backed by a commercial company. To ensure Umbraco is always running the latest technology, the company has aligned with Microsoft's .NET release schedule to always have the Umbraco CMS…

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    GoDaddyUmbraco CMS
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    as low as $6.99
    per month with an annual term
    Basic
    as low as $10.49
    per month with an annual term
    Premium
    as low as $13.49
    per month with an annual term
    Commerce
    as low as $14.99
    per month with an annual term
    Umbraco Free
    $0
    Umbraco Starter
    $53
    per month
    Umbraco Standard
    $320
    per month
    Umbraco Professional
    $860
    per month
    Umbraco Cloud Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoDaddyUmbraco CMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual subscription.The Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans.
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    Community Pulse
    GoDaddyUmbraco CMS
    Considered Both Products
    GoDaddy
    No answer on this topic
    Umbraco
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    76%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    76%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    GoDaddyUmbraco CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of GoDaddy and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of GoDaddy and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    8.5
    11 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of GoDaddy and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    8.0
    12 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of GoDaddy and Umbraco CMS
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Umbraco CMS
    7.2
    12 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    WebWave
    Score9.5 out of 10
    ManageWP
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    10Web
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoDaddyUmbraco CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (57 ratings)
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoDaddyUmbraco CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoDaddy
    Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
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    Umbraco
    Umbraco CMS is the perfect tool for a company that is looking to keep their website updated. The simple to use tools and templates means updating and creating new pages is easy. The WYSIWYG editor is a nice feature, however, for accessibility, there should be some more guidance on what is suitable to be used on the CMS.
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    Pros
    GoDaddy
    • Registering a domain - I've found their site to be the easiest to navigate
    • Website builder - their website builder is user friendly
    • Email hosting - easy to set up and use, wether in an email app or online email.
    • Wordpress hosting - I have multiple wordpress sites I use under one account
    • Their customer service is always very helpful and easy to contact.
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    Umbraco
    • Quick to learn. For most if cases, developer needs to know Razor coding.
    • Doesn't require back-end programming.
    • Has build in users management (developers, content managers) and members management consoles (users of the site).
    • Clear admin tool (especially in version 7)
    • Fast.
    • Creating code from scratch, so it is easier to create clean code.
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    Cons
    GoDaddy
    • Support agents are woefully undertrained, even in knowledge of their own products.
    • Support agents will always try to upsell you, even when you're dealing with an urgent, high-impact issue.
    • There's no guarantee of uptime, and there will often be gaps in service as part of normal procedures.
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    Umbraco
    • Speed for older sites - Umbraco content can load slowly if you have thousands of pages of content. Of course, this would not be a problem for simpler websites
    • Complexity - since the product is free out-of-the-box, it will take technical expertise to get Umbraco setup properly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoDaddy
    We can't really choose anyone else and the cost/effort of moving all of the hosted data would be extremely large, and we just have to stick to them, and hope they improve service
    Incentivized
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    Umbraco
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    GoDaddy
    Some integration could be much cleaner and smoother. Seems it used to be easier. Plus, they took away the catch all email feature.
    Incentivized
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    Umbraco
    Umbraco CMS effectively addresses enterprise content management needs. It's quite mature .NET based CMS, standing out as a leader among its competitors. Websites built with Umbraco are blazing fast. Extensive customization capabilities, and user-friendly content publishing interface makes it an ideal choice for businesses looking for a mature CMS solution.
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    Reliability and Availability
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Occasionally, errors will appear in the admin that make it impossible to work without developer support.
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    Performance
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Working in the admin panel (adding / reviewing / editing content) is very slow. The public facing site speed is dependent on what the pages are doing and how well the code was written (whether it is optimized for speed).
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    Support Rating
    GoDaddy
    I think a lot of companies can learn from GoDaddy's support team. I have found:
    • Chat or phone support is almost always available.
    • Their agents are friendly and helpful.
    • Their agents seem to care and be knowledgeable about a wide range of issues.
    • I rarely have to escalate my problem to get the support that I need.
    • If they can't help me, then they can tell me why something is happening and direct me to resources that can fix my problem.
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    Umbraco
    Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.
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    Online Training
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Online training is often based on older versions of the platform. So, you'll have to fill in the gaps on your own.
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    Implementation Rating
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Spend the time to wireframe the content structure prior to diving in. This helps speed the process of implementation and it serves as documentation for end users.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoDaddy
    We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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    Umbraco
    Umbraco's templating is far superior than WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, but it's update process is WAY behind those platforms. The release schedule of Umbraco is way to often and most releases are to fix something missed in the previous release and not an improvement or new feature of the CMS
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    Scalability
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Umbraco
    Without significant development, the product does not scale well.
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    Return on Investment
    GoDaddy
    • GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
    • Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
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    Umbraco
    • Has helped us to create more engaging pages that push people to complete the online forms
    • We have seen more people buy from us since we launched our new look website
    • We can easily update the content without waiting for the development team to make changes
    Incentivized
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