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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MODX

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe MODX Digital Experience Platform provides everything you need to build, host, and maintain amazing websites your way. The vendor says that with MODX CMS and cloud hosting, users have complete control over their creative vision and the experiences they deliver, without restriction or compromise. They can focus more on building great digital experiences, and less on hosting and maintaining. If you ever need help, MODX Professionals are available worldwide and direct support from…

    $39

    per month

    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform

    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    TerminalFour Site Manager is the principal product from the global software company of the same name, a content management system available for local-hosting or cloud-based, primarily targeted at educational institutions, government and international bodies, but also retail and financial services organizations.N/A
    Pricing
    MODXTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Base
    $39
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
    Business
    $349
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MODXTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$15,000 organisation per year
    Additional DetailsPAYMENT FORMS MODX Cloud accepts major credit cards and PayPal for your hosting subscription. We can only accept check (cheque) payments on the Enterprise Plan, annually. CANCELLATION You may cancel your MODX Cloud account at any time. Before you cancel you'll be reminded to backup and remove all your live websites and then follow the instructions for cancellation. If you cancel within the first month, we'll provide you with a full refund. REFUNDS If you cancel within the first month, we'll provide you with a full refund. All other cancellations will be effective at the end of your current billing period. We do not provide refunds for remaining days or months on monthly or annual billing.Generally the initial cost is between $15,000 to $100,000 with ongoing support and hosting subsequent years.
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    Features
    MODXTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MODX and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    MODX
    9.9
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Role-based user permissions9.93 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of MODX and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    MODX
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    44% below category average
    API6.13 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.92 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of MODX and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    MODX
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.83 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.93 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Admin section8.93 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Page templates9.93 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.03 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design9.93 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Publishing workflow9.93 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form generator9.93 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of MODX and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    MODX
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Content taxonomy9.93 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    SEO support10.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bulk management9.03 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.93 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.93 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MODXTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MODXTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MODX
    [MODX is well suited for] all websites, from blogs to corporate sites. It is fast scalable and really good. A small site can be build really fast, and a large site can be made extremely scalable. A website redesign is easy to implement with a new template, without having to redo the content. It got great user groups and users and back-office access can be completely customized.
    While ecommerce is possible with some really good plugins I would only use MODX with ecommerce for sites where ecommerce is not the primary role. For pure ecommerce sites rather use a dedicated system like e.g. PrestaShop (i would say the same thing with other ecommerce plugins e.g. WP woo commerce don't do it unless its a site add on.)
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    Terminalfour
    It's an extremely flexible solution. It can be a nightmare to work with if not properly planned out or fantastic if well thought out. If you have a team and an application owner with a plan it's a great option.
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    Pros
    MODX
    • Ease of use - the MODX platform is very easy to use for someone who may have limited experience in content management.
    • Content blocks - the content blocks within MODX add to the usability and customization of the website being managed.
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    Terminalfour
    • Ease of use
    • Nice interface
    • Web-based site manager
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    Cons
    MODX
    • The user interface was confusing at times.
    • Not a plug and play CMS system.
    • The site manager doesn't always run fast.
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    Terminalfour
    • It can be a bit buggy with media library management.
    • The html editor can act pretty wonky sometimes with the html it translates things into.
    • The navigation builder tool is pretty confusing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MODX
    It is the CMS we use the most, not because we know it well but because we literally tried many of other CMS and this one did it for us.
    However having said we really do not like the one shoe fits all approach. E..g for eCommerce we usually use PrestaShop etc. if a specialized CMS can do a task rather use that.
    However for a general CMS [MODX] is hard to beat.
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    Terminalfour
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    Usability
    MODX
    Great and easy to use for both the coder and the end user. Especially if setup correctly by the coder.
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    Terminalfour
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    Reliability and Availability
    MODX
    We have not had it go down due to bugs etc. especially when comparing it to other cms out there.
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    Terminalfour
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    Performance
    MODX
    Damn its fast. really good page speed out of the box.
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    Terminalfour
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    Support Rating
    MODX
    Great community support on slack.
    If you have a paid plugin great support also esp from modmore
    If you have cloud hosting MODX support is fast and all servers are optimized for MODX
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    Terminalfour
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    MODX
    Good system
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    Terminalfour
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    MODX
    The other company that we looked into was WordPress and all of the features that it offered our organization. What MODX offered to us from development to everyday use just made more sense for our organization as a whole. WordPress is still a great CMS platform, just not exactly what we were looking for.
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    Terminalfour
    I was not part of the decision process, but I was very happy with the choice to use TerminalFour.
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    Scalability
    MODX
    Very scalable. e.g. in the [MODX] manager you can manage multiple websites at once without having to login else where. it is very convenient and this way resources and be easily managed and shared.
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    Terminalfour
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    Return on Investment
    MODX
    • Increased security permissions of the users and freelancers who worked on our website.
    • Gave our developers the ability to create any page that they wanted with custom code.
    • Hindered our Marketing team's ability to stay on top of our content strategy with changes.
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    Terminalfour
    • Increased employee efficiency.
    • Happier internal customers because changes are much easier than they used to be and we can often empower them to make their own changes to their websites.
    • For our application owner it's become a huge project that consumes all of his time. Not ideal but it's working for now. Knowledge sharing the more intricate pieces can be really difficult.
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    ScreenShots

    MODX Screenshots

    Screenshot of MODX Manager InterfaceScreenshot of SEO Management - page levelProduct screenshotScreenshot of Easy editing landing pageScreenshot of Edit files directlyScreenshot of Create & edit custom fields

    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Direct Edit with AnalyticsScreenshot of Login ScreenScreenshot of Media LibraryScreenshot of Form BuilderScreenshot of Form Results ReportScreenshot of Direct Edit