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Hygraph vs. Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hygraph

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHygraph (previously GraphCMS) is a native GraphQL Headless Content Management System (CMS) and now evolved as a Federated Content Platform, enabling teams across the world to unify, structure, enrich and distribute content from anywhere to anywhere.

    $299

    per month

    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform

    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    TerminalFour Site Manager is the principal product from the global software company of the same name, a content management system available for local-hosting or cloud-based, primarily targeted at educational institutions, government and international bodies, but also retail and financial services organizations.N/A
    Pricing
    HygraphTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $299
    per month per project
    Scale
    $899
    per month per project
    Enterprise
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HygraphTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$15,000 organisation per year
    Additional Details35% discount for annual pricing.Generally the initial cost is between $15,000 to $100,000 with ongoing support and hosting subsequent years.
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    Features
    HygraphTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Hybrid CMS
    Comparison of Hybrid CMS features of Hygraph and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Hygraph
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Collaborative editing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval and authoring workflows8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Hygraph and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Hygraph
    -
    Ratings
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Hygraph and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Hygraph
    -
    Ratings
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    44% below category average
    API00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Hygraph and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Hygraph
    -
    Ratings
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Hygraph and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Hygraph
    -
    Ratings
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HygraphTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HygraphTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hygraph
    I would recommend GraphCMS to anyone who is also using Gatsby to build their website. If not, I would recommend them to consider GraphCMS but also consider other options. GraphCMS is a tool in which you are responsible to make the most out of it, but sometimes this requires more time and knowledge than a normal engineer may be able to handle. But with more time and attention, the reward of off-lifting content creation from the developers is a huge time saver in the long run.
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    Terminalfour
    It's an extremely flexible solution. It can be a nightmare to work with if not properly planned out or fantastic if well thought out. If you have a team and an application owner with a plan it's a great option.
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    Pros
    Hygraph
    • GraphCMS is easy to work with from the "non-engineer" side of things.
    • GraphCMS is very flexible on what data models we can create and how those models are formed.
    • GraphCMS uses Graph API, which is easy to write (compared to older API patterns).
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    Terminalfour
    • Ease of use
    • Nice interface
    • Web-based site manager
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    Cons
    Hygraph
    • GraphCMS is very expensive at the enterprise level.
    • GraphCMS requires deep knowledge of the system and requires lots of time to be efficient with it (especially around creating specific data patterns/relationships).
    • Multiple times a day, the system will give us errors when attempting to save something but the errors are unclear as to what went wrong (can be irritating).
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    Terminalfour
    • It can be a bit buggy with media library management.
    • The html editor can act pretty wonky sometimes with the html it translates things into.
    • The navigation builder tool is pretty confusing.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hygraph
    We picked GraphCMS since it used Graph API and easily integrated it into our Gatsby website. It was also cheap (free) and easy to test out the product, making it easier to prove to our company we should pay for the product in the long run. Lastly, it seems to have a bunch of support from other developers which makes us confident will be around for a while (and we won't need to replace it anytime soon). Note: I also looked at Directus and DatoCMS but these were not options within TrustRadius
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    Terminalfour
    I was not part of the decision process, but I was very happy with the choice to use TerminalFour.
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    Return on Investment
    Hygraph
    • Better use of time for our engineers in the long run.
    • More control of content for people outside of the engineer team.
    • Allows people to edit the content on their own, so they don't need to wait until a developer is available to add something to the website.
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    Terminalfour
    • Increased employee efficiency.
    • Happier internal customers because changes are much easier than they used to be and we can often empower them to make their own changes to their websites.
    • For our application owner it's become a huge project that consumes all of his time. Not ideal but it's working for now. Knowledge sharing the more intricate pieces can be really difficult.
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    Screenshot of Direct Edit with AnalyticsScreenshot of Login ScreenScreenshot of Media LibraryScreenshot of Form BuilderScreenshot of Form Results ReportScreenshot of Direct Edit