LightCMS (discontinued) vs. Storyblok

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LightCMS (discontinued)
Score 6.1 out of 10
N/A
LightCMS, 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
Storyblok
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Storyblok helps teams to tell their stories and manage their content for every use-case: corporate websites, e-commerce, helpdesks, mobile apps, and screen displays. Storyblok features: Visual Editor: Live preview changes made on a website Component approach: Nestable content bloks make content management easy. Headless / API: Access data through its APIs Boasting customers in nearly every industry and country, Storyblok states they help thousands of…
$99
per month
Pricing
LightCMS (discontinued)Storyblok
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$0
Free with 1 Seat
Growth
$99
per month Includes 5 team member seats
Growth Plus
$349
per month Includes 15 team member seats
Enterprise
$3,299
per month 30 users included
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LightCMS (discontinued)Storyblok
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
LightCMS (discontinued)Storyblok
Features
LightCMS (discontinued)Storyblok
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
LightCMS (discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Storyblok
8.2
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
LightCMS (discontinued)
9.1
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Storyblok
8.2
1 Ratings
5% above category average
WYSIWYG editor10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness9.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Admin section9.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Page templates10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Library of website themes10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Form generator7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
LightCMS (discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Storyblok
8.2
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Content taxonomy4.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
SEO support7.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Bulk management8.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Community / comment management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
LightCMS (discontinued)
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Ratings
Storyblok
8.2
1 Ratings
6% above category average
API00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
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User Ratings
LightCMS (discontinued)Storyblok
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
LightCMS (discontinued)Storyblok
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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Storyblok
The collection of multiple reports from different integrated tools and the ability to provide effective predictive analytics and the real-time data results production capability is profitable. Social media platform integration functionalities allow the user to easily manage various marketing content across different platforms and the content accessibility is amazing.
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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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Storyblok
  • Very easy to generate project documents
  • Obtaining the best data insights across cloud services
  • Easy creating various content
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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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Storyblok
  • Update can be improved
  • Interface configuration
  • Analyzing multiple gathered data content
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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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Storyblok
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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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Storyblok
  • Clear and reliable data reports generation is very easy.
  • Data accessibility Storyblok is amazing.
  • Marketing management across different platforms
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ScreenShots

Storyblok Screenshots

Screenshot of The Storyblok DashboardScreenshot of Live Editing with StoryblokScreenshot of Rich text experience using Storyblok