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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ManageWP

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AManageWP is a WordPress management console that allows users to manage multiple WordPress sites with ease.N/A

    Optimizely Content Management System

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Content Management System (CMS) is purpose-built for marketers, and fully composable for developers. The CMS supports the end-to-end content lifecycle, helping users to deliver on-brand, high-impact digital experiences that 'wow' audiences.N/A
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    ManageWPOptimizely Content Management System
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsStarting is easy and free. Premium upgrades are there for those that need more. If you want to free up your time and let ManageWP do the heavy lifting - we are there for you with a number of automations (safe updates, automated backups, scheduled security and performance checks, etc.), site migration tools, website templates and more. Special bundles were built for agencies and companies creating affordable discounts for customers with large number of websites.
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    ManageWP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    144 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ManageWPOptimizely Content Management System
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ManageWP and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    ManageWP
    9.5
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    8.4
    169 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions9.56 Ratings8.4169 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ManageWP and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    ManageWP
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.8
    166 Ratings
    0% below category average
    API10.04 Ratings7.8159 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language10.03 Ratings7.8127 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of ManageWP and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    ManageWP
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.7
    194 Ratings
    2% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.02 Ratings7.6178 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.03 Ratings7.9166 Ratings
    Admin section9.88 Ratings8.0178 Ratings
    Page templates8.02 Ratings8.0172 Ratings
    Library of website themes9.01 Ratings7.497 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.53 Ratings7.9176 Ratings
    Publishing workflow7.03 Ratings8.1172 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.4131 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of ManageWP and Optimizely Content Management System
    Feature
    ManageWP
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Optimizely Content Management System
    7.5
    180 Ratings
    0% below category average
    SEO support8.02 Ratings7.1164 Ratings
    Bulk management10.05 Ratings6.9137 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions3.03 Ratings7.5142 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.03 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.0165 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ManageWPOptimizely Content Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.6
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (92 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ManageWPOptimizely Content Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ManageWP
    If you are a WordPress development shop, or host a number of WordPress websites, this is for you. Even if you only have one website but are looking for an easy way to make updates, schedule backups and keep track of the maintenance of your site, this would be a great tool. The cost is reasonable and it saves time, while adding peace of mind with "Safe" updates.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    If you want to build a website quickly there are plenty of ways to do so with some great examples and plenty of support both from the company and in the forums. if you want to build a more complex structure you can but be ready to spend the time to build exactly what you need as a solid foundation goes a massive way before building out content and making those choices early and sticking with them helps
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ManageWP
    • Managed Wordpress Updates - ManageWP allows you to update all out-of-date themes, plugins and core files on all your websites with the click of a button.
    • Automated Backups - ManageWP allows users to setup an automated schedule of backups (including free monthly backups).
    • Maintenance & Development Mode - ManageWP allows users to place a specific site into Maintenance or Development Mode, allowing them to block users from accessing the site with a click of a button.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • I think the user interface for content admins is very good and very competitive. And compared to other providers, the technology that CMS in particular has. So the way it integrated the net ecosystem is very well because it follows the MBC pattern. So basically it just allows really simple implementations for what would normally be complex components on any other sort of vendor that's out there.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ManageWP
    • The reports could be prettier, more templates in order to avoid having to customize for each client so heavily.
    • It would be nice to see if recommended plugin updates are actually production and not beta versions.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Magento did have some nice tools for creating product groups or carousels for promotion. Opti seems to be lacking in that.
    • A blog - maybe this is available and we don't have it installed, but a searchable blog would be very appreciated.
    • Structured Data/MicroData - maybe it's our install, but this seems to be missing
    • Meta data: we have access to limited types and need to make a request from IT, it would be nice to be able to access more to adjust for SEO needs.
    • When in a folder on the BLOCKS tab, it would be wonderful to hit the MEDIA tab and stay in that same folder.
    • I have some less technical people that will make folders with spaces - which Opti handles, but it would be great if it wouldn't accept a space or gave an error message not to use them.
    • I think I know why the extra code is added to urls and image links, but it causes issues when taking things from our testing site to the live site. For example, I need to copy the Navigation from Inspect Element on testing to put it in production. I have learned to work around it, but it's not my favorite.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ManageWP
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Since I work on the implementation side of things, and do not directly own licensing for Ektron CMS, I have to base this rating off of how I think it will be received or presented to customers looking to start a new site deployment. I try to remain CMS agnostic, though my specialty is with the .NET and Microsoft stack. Because of the experience I have working with Ektron, I tend to be more forgiving with the shortcomings as I am familiar with how to work around them or past them from experience. Being familiar with the community available also helps, as you become familiar with the best approaches to find solutions to your issues. Each product has it's ups and downs and all of them are only going to be as good as the company or development team implementing them can make them. This is EXTREMELY important to remember when choosing a CMS, as it can make or break your expensive investment.
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    Usability
    ManageWP
    It's very straightforward for basic use, but less you dig in more for advanced use. Seems like it would be approachable to the average person.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    From our editors perspective they find the CMS system easy and to clear to use. Our developers find it very easy to design on and appreciate the level of service support available. It's also always evolving and getting better every year. We find this investment reassuring and encourages us to try keep pace and see how we can continue to push the envelope and continue to improve all aspect of our websites and online touch points.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    ManageWP
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Unplanned outages or errors are fairly rare in our instance. And when there are issues, they're usually fixed fairly quickly
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    Support Rating
    ManageWP
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    I attended multiple trainings/tutorials early in the process. The vendor-supplied content about Optimizely was engaging for users/attendees (I often analyze training content, compliance programs, governance plans), which helps our OCM people by having good "word of mouth" about the product long before a rollout ever happens. I actually when the user-focused portion of the Optimizely Academy twice in 2022 to ensure I had a grasp on operability and to be able to support the training and OCM efforts
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    ManageWP
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    Ektron is one of the best solution for .Net platform. Over the years have improved the performance issues that the previous versions had. My only complain is right now you can't do Page builder pages if you choose to have a MVC architecture
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    Implementation Rating
    ManageWP
    No answers on this topic
    Optimizely
    I was not fully involved.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    ManageWP
    Prior to ManageWP, we utilized InfiniteWP, a free (with paid extensions), self-hosted alternative. We found the interface to be unwieldy, and the paid extension pricing to be a bit confusing. The headache of maintaining the software and server infrastructure to run the platform, overshadowed the cost savings for us.
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    Optimizely Content Management System is much more feature rich, and less complex that the other CMS platforms we have used. Optimizely Content Management System is more intuitive in how the content is structured and how easy it is to pull blocks of content to create the layout of a page.
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    Return on Investment
    ManageWP
    • High positive ROI as it has saved us doing manual updates on multiple website
    • It has helped us scale our careplan offerings to service more clients
    • Helps with automation and admin time
    Incentivized
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    Optimizely
    • Flexibility with design that allows us to work towards our mission of 'Tennis Opened Up'
    • Speed of deploying content, meaning users can really on us for the most up-to-date content on tennis in Britain
    • Ability to have different logged-in areas for different user groups, allowing us to create more bespoke and personalised experiences
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ManageWP Screenshots

    Screenshot of ManageWP Overview page with Action centerScreenshot of ManageWP Websites page - landing page for website managementScreenshot of ManageWP Add-ons/Price breakdown pageScreenshot of ManageWP Security check with vulnerabilities detected on a number of websites

    Optimizely Content Management System Screenshots

    Screenshot of Content delivery: Developers can use modern GraphQL and REST APIs to query content from any source and send it to any channel or device.Screenshot of User roles and permissionsScreenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Add an image: Optimizely Visual Builder offers a range of editing features designed to make content creation and layout building intuitive and accessible to both technical and non-technical users. A drag-and-drop system is used to add, move, and rearrange elements within the layout, for quick and flexible content organization.Screenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Create an experience: Create an Experience functionality in Optimizely Visual Builder offers a code-free way to build and manage captivating digital experiences. It offers pre-built content blocks or elements (like text, images, buttons, forms, etc.) that can be positioned on the page layout as desired. Visual Builder offers extensive options to customize the appearance and behavior of these elements. Users can modify colors, fonts, sizes, animations, and even add interactive features providing flexibility in arranging content, accommodating various design needs and responsiveness across different screen sizes.Screenshot of (SaaS CMS): Visual Builder: Publish: The Visual Builder displays changes in real-time as they are made. This includes side-by-side previews for different devices like desktops, tablets, and mobiles. Before publishing, the Interactive Preview mode can be used to test elements like forms, buttons, and other interactive components to ensure they work as expected on the live site. Changes can then be published directly from the Visual Builder interface, making them instantly available to site visitors.Screenshot of the central location to manage assets, editing and publishing content.