Kentico Xperience vs. Spree

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kentico Xperience
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Kentico is a web content management system for building websites, online stores, intranets, and Web 2.0 community sites. Kentico CMS uses ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server for development via its Portal Engine, using Visual Studio, or through Microsoft MVC.
$9,999
Subscription license
Spree
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Spree Storefront is a modular, open source e-commerce platform with a large community, comprehensive API and integration features right out of the box. Spree is comprehensive enough for large ecommerce stores and easy enough for small online merchants.N/A
Pricing
Kentico XperienceSpree
Editions & Modules
Kentico Xperience Business
$9,999 / year
Subscription license
Kentico Xperience Business
$14,999
Perpetual license
Kentico Xperience Enterprise
$17,999 / year
Subscription license
Kentico Xperience Enterprise
$29,999
Perpetual license
Kentico Xperience Corporate
Upon request
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Kentico XperienceSpree
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Kentico XperienceSpree
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Kentico XperienceSpree
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
7.1
24 Ratings
12% below category average
Spree
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
7.5
21 Ratings
7% below category average
Spree
-
Ratings
API8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
7.0
25 Ratings
8% below category average
Spree
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section7.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates7.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes5.812 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow6.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator7.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
6.9
25 Ratings
3% below category average
Spree
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy6.324 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support7.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management5.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management7.923 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
Spree
5.6
4 Ratings
31% below category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings4.44 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
Spree
5.2
4 Ratings
37% below category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings5.34 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
Spree
9.1
4 Ratings
9% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
Spree
4.2
4 Ratings
56% below category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings4.43 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Kentico Xperience
-
Ratings
Spree
6.1
4 Ratings
24% below category average
Multi-site management00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings5.44 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
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Kentico XperienceSpree
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Tridion
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Score 9.0 out of 10
IBM Digital Commerce
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Kentico XperienceSpree
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(44 ratings)
7.4
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(22 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Kentico XperienceSpree
Likelihood to Recommend
Kentico software
Kentico is a robust and flexible CMS platform that is great for managing multiple websites and multiple environments (dev, stage, and production for instance). It makes content management very easy and makes it easy to keep the environments synced with the same content. However, the Kentico CMS does require a bit more technical understanding to get it set up properly and requires a bit more effort and support than, say, free open-source options.
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Spree Commerce
Spree is a great solution if you have a highly customized business idea and need a very robust eCommerce solution to support your very creative and detailed sales methods. Because it's an open source platform, there are a ton of ways that his platform can be customized to meet virtually any business idea that you can dream up. With that said, the platform requires dedicated development support to make sure everything is stable and supported at all times.
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Pros
Kentico software
  • I love the intuitive top and left navigation within the content management platform. I can easily find what section, sub-section, and page I'm looking to edit
  • For creating content, the WYSIWYG editor is so intuitive; it feels like you're working on an MS Word doc!
  • The tab for adding metadata in simple fields takes away the headache of having to hunt and peck through code to add H1 tag, page description etc.
  • The image library is easy to edit and manage
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Spree Commerce
  • Quick and easy access, nice interface when logging in.
  • Access to customer's info, easy to change user names and passwords when issues arise with login.
  • Easy to use for the most part - a lot of ways to search for information regarding customer's info.
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Cons
Kentico software
  • Kentico needs to invest in more enterprise class environment management utilities -- example: global CDN support via the CMS is sorely lacking. There are work-arounds, but it should be more elegant.
  • The Kentico staging module could be improved to support the concept of bundled releases. Current staging module functionality is good, but could be improved.
  • Kentico ecommerce support is a touch immature. While content management is superb, Kentico lags in this area when compared to many open source ecommerce engines.
  • Kentico is lacking MVC support. 99% of the time this isn't an issue for the end-user or business user, but can be a hurdle for technology teams depending on the team's makeup.
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Spree Commerce
  • For the ATS portion, ability to download applicants would be helpful
  • We have to use our developers to change some simple things on the web format
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Likelihood to Renew
Kentico software
We are locked into Kentico for the long haul. It provides us with an easy and flexible solution for a very non technical company to create a site and have the features they want, especially with the inclusion of EMS into our license. Now we have a true platform to build and grow our solutions.
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Spree Commerce
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Usability
Kentico software
It seriously is one of the best interfaces I have ever used. I also love the fact that I can use UI personalization to secure any functionality by user or role that I don't want that role to have access to. The best part is the customization of the UI, I can add in any button, tab, or menu item I want through it, no code required.
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Spree Commerce
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Kentico software
Their support staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and will work with you until your issue is fixed. This could take a few phone calls back and forth, but they are very diligent in helping you.
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Spree Commerce
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Kentico software
The system provides many opportunities to integrate and enhance the platform and makes it easy to do so.
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Spree Commerce
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Kentico software
I've used Sitecore, Ektron, Joomla!, WordPress, and SharePoint (if you want to count that as a competitor for CMS). Kentico 8 blows them all out of the water. Nothing is more intuitive in the way that content is created, the way the site is setup, and how efficient rollouts can be with Content Staging.
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Spree Commerce
I don't want to knock other products but let's say that the more famous shopping carts, although they have great functionality off the peg, are limited in terms of branding ability and further customisation. Invariably you get a site which looks and feels like many others. This will suit many companies as a low cost option which is very competent. However the fully customisable front end that we need, and will continue to develop, is not possible with these turn-key solutions.
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Return on Investment
Kentico software
  • Kentico has enabled faster speed to market for SMEs. They are empowered to enter content them selves while still having that content go through editorial review to ensure tone of voice and brand are maintained.
  • Deploying Kentico has freed up web developer resources from manual content entry enabling them to build more useful solutions to support the business efforts
  • Tapping into the Kentico event pipelne allows us to trigger external system events when product content is published.
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Spree Commerce
  • Decent plugin ecosystem
  • Easily add and manage new products
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ScreenShots

Kentico Xperience Screenshots

Screenshot of Application listScreenshot of Marketing AutomationScreenshot of Kentico DashboardScreenshot of Data ProtectionScreenshot of Persona InsightsScreenshot of Campaign Management

Spree Screenshots

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