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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LightCMS (discontinued)

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ALightCMS, from NetSuite, was a cloud-based content management system for building websites and eCommerce storefronts. It is designed to be used by individuals, non-profits, and small to medium-sized businesses. The product has been discontinued.N/A

    NTB Live Center

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Live Center from NTB is a customizable live-blogging solution that enables journalists to deliver up-to-the second live news coverage, such as sports events, elections, breaking news, weather and other streaming or time-critical news. The solution offers a mobile-friendly editor, allowing reporters to work from their desk or right from the heart of the action. With Live Center, journalists are able to create content and pull in social media posts, capture videos and upload them…

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    LightCMS (discontinued)NTB Live Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $99
    per month
    Premium
    $559
    per month
    Enterprise
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    Unlimited live blogs /month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LightCMS (discontinued)NTB Live Center
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—No set-up fee, no costs per user. Change plan any time.
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    Features
    LightCMS (discontinued)NTB Live Center
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of LightCMS (discontinued) and NTB Live Center
    Feature
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    NTB Live Center
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of LightCMS (discontinued) and NTB Live Center
    Feature
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    NTB Live Center
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of LightCMS (discontinued) and NTB Live Center
    Feature
    LightCMS (discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    NTB Live Center
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LightCMS (discontinued)NTB Live Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LightCMS (discontinued)NTB Live Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    LightCMS is perfect for 90% of websites out there. It has all the basic modules like calendars, photo galleries, news/blog, or forms building built in. Small businesses to mid-sized businesses are perfect for LightCMS. We use other solutions when the requierments for the website include a lot of third party integrations or custom modules. As a hosted CMS it has the same limitations as others with server-side development.
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    NTB AS
    As we have to show the highlights of our blogs in the main page of our website. We choose Live Center as here it is very easy to embed those blogs in the home page. Also, this embeding thing was done by content creator so we don't have to reach to developer always.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • LightCMS provides all the major functionality 90% of sites need. It keeps out of its own way by making these solutions intuitive and simple and not trying to solve every problem for everyone which would over-complicate the tool-set.
    • This is the easiest to use CMS we have ever seen. I tell my client's that if they can make a Facebook post, they can manage their website, and it's true. Their UI is so easy and keeps getting easier to use. Untrained users get it in minutes and are able to manage their sites without our help.
    • LightCMS's code is simple and light-weight. Sites are fast and the CMS doesnt get in the way of performance.
    • You can do almost anything you want (except server-side programming) with LightCMS. So, we can create any design we want and it works great with Light CMS's tokens and editable regions concept (which is also simple to implement.)
    • Constantly upgraded and fixed, the product is 1000x better after 10 years of working with it, but is still simple and not bloated.
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    NTB AS
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • While keeping it simple is LightCMS's thing, some of the elements/modules could use deeper options or control for advanced users.
    • Some content, such as calendars, cannot have data exported/imported easily.
    • Support was amazing 10 years ago. We openly talked about how awesome they were... it isn't as good as it once was, but is still way above almost every support of other CMS systems we have used.
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    • The flow of comments could be improved.
    • The ability to turn off auto updates on a live blog doesn't exist.
    • Could add more reporting functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    We have looked at hundrends of CMS's and LightCMS is a perfect entry-level system for most of our small to mid sized clients. LightCMS's feature set is less complex than almost every other system and the actual interface is miles ahead of most other CMS systems. It's simply thought out better. It lacks sensibility and an API as well as other advanced features many more expensive or more DIY systems have, but the simplicity makes up for it.
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    NTB AS
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • While I always think the price could be cheaper, LightCMS is incredibly inexpensive if you consider the costs of hosting, support, and upgrading is all included.
    • As part of their partner program, we are able to control client accounts from our master account, making moving between clients easier and supporting them faster which ultimately makes our labor costs better.
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    NTB AS
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    NTB Live Center Screenshots

    Screenshot of Mobile-friendly editor which dynamically renders to different screen sizes.Screenshot of Interface with real-time preview of posts.Screenshot of Customizable design allowing for a blended live blog design with the rest of a site.Screenshot of Ability for users to create custom post types and post elements to enhance their live coverageScreenshot of Flexible integration avaialble - choose between Iframe, JS, API, or AMP enables emnbedsScreenshot of Sport scoreboards with user-expandable elements available for sports live blogging