Hygraph vs. Umbraco CMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hygraph
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Hygraph (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
Umbraco CMS
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Umbraco 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…
$0
Pricing
HygraphUmbraco CMS
Editions & Modules
Professional
$299
per month per project
Scale
$899
per month per project
Enterprise
Custom
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
HygraphUmbraco CMS
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details35% discount for annual pricing.The Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans.
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Community Pulse
HygraphUmbraco CMS
Features
HygraphUmbraco CMS
Hybrid CMS
Comparison of Hybrid CMS features of Product A and Product B
Hygraph
8.7
1 Ratings
0% above category average
Umbraco CMS
-
Ratings
Collaborative editing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Approval and authoring workflows8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Hygraph
-
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 Product A and Product B
Hygraph
-
Ratings
Umbraco CMS
8.5
11 Ratings
9% above category average
API00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Hygraph
-
Ratings
Umbraco CMS
8.0
12 Ratings
3% 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 Product A and Product B
Hygraph
-
Ratings
Umbraco CMS
7.2
12 Ratings
3% 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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User Ratings
HygraphUmbraco CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 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
HygraphUmbraco CMS
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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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
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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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
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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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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Usability
Hygraph
No answers on this topic
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
Hygraph
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
Hygraph
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
Hygraph
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.
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Online Training
Hygraph
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
Hygraph
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
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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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
Hygraph
No answers on this topic
Umbraco
Without significant development, the product does not scale well.
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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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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
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ScreenShots

Umbraco CMS Screenshots

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