What users are saying about

MODX vs Webflow

MODX
4 Ratings
Webflow
34 Ratings

MODX

4 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 100

Based on 4 reviews and ratings

Webflow

34 Ratings
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Score 8.8 out of 100

Based on 34 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

  • MODX ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Security, Platform & Infrastructure, Web Content Creation, Web Content Management

Security

9.9

MODX

99%
7.8

Webflow

78%
MODX ranks higher in 1/1 features
MODX ranks higher in 1/1 features

Role-based user permissions

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
7.8
78%
7 Ratings

Platform & Infrastructure

8.0

MODX

80%
7.3

Webflow

73%
MODX ranks higher in 1/2 features
MODX ranks higher in 1/2 features

API

6.1
61%
3 Ratings
7.5
75%
3 Ratings

Internationalization / multi-language

9.9
99%
2 Ratings
7.0
70%
3 Ratings

Web Content Creation

9.4

MODX

94%
8.3

Webflow

83%
MODX ranks higher in 7/8 features
MODX ranks higher in 7/8 features

WYSIWYG editor

9.7
97%
3 Ratings
9.3
93%
8 Ratings

Code quality / cleanliness

9.8
98%
3 Ratings
9.3
93%
7 Ratings

Admin section

8.9
89%
3 Ratings
8.4
84%
8 Ratings

Page templates

9.8
98%
3 Ratings
7.1
71%
7 Ratings

Library of website themes

7.0
70%
3 Ratings
7.8
78%
5 Ratings

Mobile optimization / responsive design

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
9.1
91%
8 Ratings

Publishing workflow

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
7.5
75%
8 Ratings

Form generator

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
7.6
76%
5 Ratings

Web Content Management

9.5

MODX

95%
8.2

Webflow

82%
MODX ranks higher in 5/5 features
MODX ranks higher in 5/5 features

Content taxonomy

9.8
98%
3 Ratings
8.6
86%
5 Ratings

SEO support

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
8.4
84%
6 Ratings

Bulk management

8.9
89%
3 Ratings
7.9
79%
7 Ratings

Availability / breadth of extensions

8.9
89%
3 Ratings
8.5
85%
7 Ratings

Community / comment management

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
7.5
75%
4 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • MODX is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

Likelihood to Recommend

9.9

MODX

99%
3 Ratings
8.3

Webflow

83%
8 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating

Webflow

N/A
0 Ratings

Usability

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating
8.3

Webflow

83%
3 Ratings

Availability

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating

Webflow

N/A
0 Ratings

Performance

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating

Webflow

N/A
0 Ratings

Support Rating

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating
6.4

Webflow

64%
3 Ratings

Implementation Rating

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating

Webflow

N/A
0 Ratings

Product Scalability

10.0

MODX

100%
1 Rating

Webflow

N/A
0 Ratings

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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Webflow

Webflow is great for designing pages and creating a really nice looking website, without needing to be a pro designer. However, trying to scale a company blog for SEO leaves a lot of room for desire. There are various SEO-related shortcomings (like how canonical tags are added to pages) and I also need to add a lot of custom code elements to blog posts to get the desired control. This means adding new posts and getting them looking the way we want takes way more time than it should do. Also doesn't support next-gen images, which is impacting our page speed scores and leaving us behind when it comes to Core Web Vitals update. Finally, the fact that only one person can enter the designer at one time is really annoying. I get that the Editor should be the solution to this, but it's so so so slow and jumpy that this is essentially unusable.

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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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Webflow

  • Easy to use and customize CMS.
  • Develop engaging CSS interactions and JavaScript animations visually.
  • Several competitively priced hosting tiers are available and all use AWS servers and Fastly CDN.
  • Code can be exported to be used with other CMS platforms such as WordPress, or E-Commerce platforms such as Shopify.

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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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Webflow

  • pricing is a little high
  • pretty steep learning curve
  • have to use 3rd party form vendor if you want to export and host yourself

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Pricing Details

MODX

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional

Starting Price

$0

MODX Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition
MODX Revolution$01
  1. per installation
SaaS Edition
ENTERPRISE - Perfect for or organizations with custom requirementsUpon Request
BUSINESS - Perfect for digital agencies and marketing departments$992
STUDIO - Perfect for customers who need more power and resources$492
PRO - Perfect for customers with typical marketing sites$192
  1. none
  2. per month
Additional Pricing Details
PAYMENT 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.

Webflow

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$12 per month

Webflow Editions & Modules

Edition
Basic$12.001
CMS$16.001
Business$36.001
  1. per month
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Likelihood to Renew

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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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Philipp Schmidt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Webflow

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Usability

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Great and easy to use for both the coder and the end user. Especially if setup correctly by the coder.

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Philipp Schmidt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Webflow

Webflow 8.3
Based on 3 answers
It is extremely easy to use, especially with available templates and guides. It is used primarily by accounts and creative rather than dev. It is also easy to import/export projects or duplicate them for re-use and modification for another client. While it is rarely the end platform for a deliverable, it is often instrumental in pitching.

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Reliability and Availability

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We have not had it go down due to bugs etc. especially when comparing it to other cms out there.

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Philipp Schmidt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Webflow

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Performance

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Damn its fast. really good page speed out of the box.

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Philipp Schmidt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Webflow

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Support Rating

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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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Philipp Schmidt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Webflow

Webflow 6.4
Based on 3 answers
We pay hundreds of dollars a month to Webflow, yet their support is worse than a typical free SaaS product. We were prevented from deploying changes to our site because of how Webflow structures its support. It delayed a product launch for the whole company. Support options? Beg for help on community forums, it took a threat to email the CEO to finally get movement. If there were easy alternatives, we would switch. But for now we just pray nothing breaks and that we don't need to interact with Webflow support.

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Implementation Rating

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Good system

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Webflow

No score
No answers yet
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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Webflow

The code quality and speed can't even be compared to Elementor; Webflow is simply a much better tool. Instapage has a cool feature for dynamic landing pages, which changes according to Google Ads Keyword, which I miss; however, amazing webflow community members recreated that functionality with a custom script.For the majority of users, it's a safer bet than WordPress in terms of speed and code quality. WordPress could provide amazing results if hosted properly (nginx, caching configuration) and requires best practices to maintain code quality. Webflow solves these issues out of the box at a fraction of cost.

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Scalability

MODX

MODX 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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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Philipp Schmidt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Webflow

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

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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Webflow

  • It allowed us to go from earning hundreds to thousands
  • We were able to expand our services
  • The only negative would be that we cannot really use it as a Shopify substitute yet, nor a big blog site.

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