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96 Ratings
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Based on 96 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Security
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.3
Magnolia
93%
Magnolia ranks higher in 1/1 features
Magnolia ranks higher in 1/1 features
Role-based user permissions
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
56 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.7
Magnolia
87%
Magnolia ranks higher in 2/2 features
Magnolia ranks higher in 2/2 features
API
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
48 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
91%
50 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.3
Magnolia
83%
Magnolia ranks higher in 8/8 features
Magnolia ranks higher in 8/8 features
WYSIWYG editor
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
51 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
51 Ratings
Admin section
N/A
0 Ratings

8.1
81%
56 Ratings
Page templates
N/A
0 Ratings

8.6
86%
58 Ratings
Library of website themes
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
Mobile optimization / responsive design
N/A
0 Ratings

7.1
71%
51 Ratings
Publishing workflow
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
59 Ratings
Form generator
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
47 Ratings
Web Content Management
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.7
Magnolia
87%
Magnolia ranks higher in 5/5 features
Magnolia ranks higher in 5/5 features
Content taxonomy
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
50 Ratings
SEO support
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
75%
52 Ratings
Bulk management
N/A
0 Ratings

8.5
85%
48 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
49 Ratings
Community / comment management
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
43 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew
- Magnolia is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
79%
4 Ratings

8.8
Magnolia
88%
64 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
100%
1 Rating

8.2
Magnolia
82%
4 Ratings
Usability
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
N/A
0 Ratings

7.7
Magnolia
77%
59 Ratings
Performance
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
N/A
0 Ratings

7.3
Magnolia
73%
58 Ratings
Support Rating
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Magnolia
91%
3 Ratings
Online Training
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
N/A
0 Ratings

8.2
Magnolia
82%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Liferay Portal is a framework which comes with a fine grained security/permission model, (Web) Content Management, Authentication and Authorization, outbox portlets with different features to manage content or users. So if any business application has below questions then I can recommend not to use Liferay as a platform.
- Application is big but not content or user driven.
- Application with few static contents.
- Application with batch transactions(DB) i.e. insert , update db records in batch.
- Application with ERP capabilities.
- Application with Big Data support.
Software Engineer
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.Pharmaceuticals, 501-1000 employees
Magnolia
Magnolia best fits with bigger companies who can afford it and also someone who needs additional hands for content compilation and management. If you are looking for something cheap and trendy, Magnolia might not be an option for you. This is the next level of efficiency, but it comes with a price.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
- Personalization
- Business to client relationship
- Customer management is better.
Doing a BootCamp
DigitalSherpa.AIComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Magnolia
- Includes intuitive posts and content management options.
- It provides a powerful editor that allows us to format our content with ease.
- It is highly customizable, thanks to the thousands of plugins and themes.
- It has a strong and very active community.
- Includes support for multilingual websites.
- It allows us to manage multiple sites from a single installation.
- It makes it possible to share data and tools between our websites.

Verified User
Consultant in Marketing
Aviation & Aerospace Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
- Harder to get started
- Enterprise level of options can cause confusion
- Development documentation could be better
User Experience Designer
Sammons Financial Group Member CompaniesComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Magnolia
- Difficult at times to upgrade versions - moving from 5.6 to 5.7 was time consuming, 5.7 to 6.2 also has been challenging but support from Magnolia has been helpful
- To build and troubleshoot the CMS requires Java dev skills - it is a powerful CMS but one only businesses with experienced Java developers should consider Magnolia
Head Of Software and IT
TradeprintPrinting, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Magnolia
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We are currently using Liferay Portal and plan to keep using it.
Software Engineer
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.Pharmaceuticals, 501-1000 employees
Magnolia
Magnolia 8.2
Based on 4 answers
Magnolia is an innovative CMS, for example it is possible to use the ipad to manage the contents. Magnolia’s team works hard to improve the product; the community is small but active and the support for the enterprise version is good. Magnolia’s team asks the users what they think and what they need, and the new functionalities planned for Magnolia 5.3 are very exciting for example the content personalization.
R&D Manager
Tinext SAInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Usability
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Magnolia
Magnolia 7.7
Based on 59 answers
I haven't used other enterprise content management systems, so I don't have a lot to compare it to. However, Magnolia works well for internal users without technical expertise with some training and support. It's not the most intuitive system but works well once users are trained and become familiar with it.

Verified User
Professional in Marketing
Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employeesPerformance
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Magnolia
Magnolia 7.3
Based on 58 answers
I find it very resourceful and powerful thanks to its many features. While it does not lag, publishing large files is not easy. The software is not complex for people who have an IT background. It is even better for people with coding experience.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Consumer Electronics Company, 11-50 employeesSupport Rating
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Magnolia
Magnolia 9.1
Based on 3 answers
You always get an answer based on your SLA. But you always get a solution. That's the successfactor in this case. To often i was frustrated about people in a company without even a clue what there product is about or how to solve a problem. Magnolia's Support Team does a very good job and try to help you in most of the cases
Projektmanager
arvato systems Schweiz AGInternet, 10,001+ employees
Alternatives Considered
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Analista de Soporte
EMCALI - TelecomunicacionesTelecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees
Magnolia
Availability of extensions, or capacity to connect with numerous solutions is an effort that Magnolia made when other software never saw it. Browser compatibility ensures that no limitations of where or who can run the software. Flexibility and ease of customization is another outstanding concept that we find from Magnolia, and minimal or lacking from other opponents.
Senior Web Administrator
Insteel LimitedConstruction, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
- Create a good environment
- Resolution is not so much better.
- Have a long things to do.
- Content management is better off.
Doing a BootCamp
DigitalSherpa.AIComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Magnolia
- Has provided our organization with an easy-to-use CMS. Even inexperienced web page builders can create content.
- Has allowed us to create a bilingual website that reaches a large audience while meeting language requirements.
- Common templates have allowed us to create a cohesive website.

Verified User
Professional in Corporate
Public Relations & Communications Company, 501-1000 employees