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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A

    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
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Laravel PHP Framework and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    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 Laravel PHP Framework and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Laravel PHP Framework and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Laravel PHP Framework and OpenText Web CMS
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Web CMS
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
    Small Businesses
    CodeIgniter
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Symfony
    Score10 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Laravel PHP FrameworkOpenText Web CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    I would say that Laravel is not a suitable framework for high-frequency, high-volume, real-time interaction or processing millions of records in batch operations. It shines for standard database web applications (CRUD, Admin Panels, etc.) and is a fantastic multi-developer framework.
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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.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Laravel utilizes the best possible PHP standards and coding practices.
    • Laravel uses many widely-accepted community libraries and builds upon them, rather than re-inventing everything.
    • Laravel has many components available from the community and is extremely easy to build custom components for, either with custom code or by integrating existing third-party PHP libraries.
    • Laravel is flexible enough to power pretty much any kind of application I can imagine.
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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
    Open Source
    • Laravel is updated regularly, which is great. However, in order to get the latest features, use the newest 3rd party libraries, have the most current security updates, and ensure that the newest features of PHP are usable, you have to continuously upgrade your Laravel application. This costs time and money, obviously, and if you don't stay on top of the updates you will quickly fall behind. This is the case with any open source software, but it needs to be considered for any team considering using Laravel or any other software.
    • Because of the size of the Laravel community, there are a LOT of 3rd party libraries. Some of these are great, some are less than great. Sometimes it's difficult to evaluate the quality of a library, making it difficult to trust many libraries. Developers need to be cautious and thoughtful when considering using new software.
    • Because of the rapid development of the Laravel framework, the size of the community, and the simplicity of being able to publish content online - it is very easy to find documentation, tutorials, or other "advice" that is not up to date, or that has outdated information.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    Laravel PHP Framework has continued to exceed my expectations. It supported me in the development of a high quality and stable web application that is mission critical for the organization. I cannot imagine wanting to use any other tool for web development. Documentation, unit tests, and numerous integration options make using Laravel PHP Framework a natural choice.
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Open Source
    As I mentioned earlier Laravel PHP Framework has lot of in built feature as well as there is vast set of packages available to add the features in your application. It has very large community who can help when you feel stuck somewhere. This is why this rating is justified.
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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
    Open Source
    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
    Open Source
    Supporting unit testing is bigger plus point in Laravel than any other framework. Developing with Laravel is much easier. Other frameworks have value in market, but Laravel has taken the lead in popularity among PHP developers in recent years. The large community supports you if you have problems. Using Laravel, integration became easy with third-party libraries, but it was costly too.
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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
    Open Source
    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
    Open Source
    • Positive: Our delivery time for PHP application is faster than usual.
    • Positive: Developers are happy and they write better code with their usual development tools. No tool-upgrade necessary.
    • Negative: Initial delivery took 6 months extra and had to rewrite project several times.
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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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