Movable Type vs. Quora Blogs

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Movable Type
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Movable Type is a Perl-based content management system from Six Apart, featuring the capability to host multiple weblogs and standalone content pages, manage files and user roles, templates, tags, categories, and trackback links.N/A
Quora Blogs
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Quora headquartered in Mountain View, California now offers Blogs on Quora to replace their previous Board system, providing site users with a blogging platform.N/A
Pricing
Movable TypeQuora Blogs
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Movable TypeQuora Blogs
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Movable TypeQuora Blogs
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Movable Type
5.0
1 Ratings
46% below category average
Quora Blogs
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Movable Type
6.0
1 Ratings
24% below category average
Quora Blogs
-
Ratings
API6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Movable Type
6.4
1 Ratings
17% below category average
Quora Blogs
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Movable Type
5.6
1 Ratings
27% below category average
Quora Blogs
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Movable TypeQuora Blogs
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(10 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.4
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Movable TypeQuora Blogs
Likelihood to Recommend
Six Apart
Is your business an enterprise level business that has more than a half dozen different content types? If so, then you might want to use a dedicated CMS rather than Movable Type. Movable Type is best used on small / medium sized businesses and is not the best solution for a full-fledged CMS. If you're using your content for something other than just displaying a website, then it's probably not for you. Movable Type works great for news/blogging sites. In fact, Daring Fireball, one of the most popular Apple-centric blogs is using Movable Type as its publishing platform.
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Quora
Quora Blogs is well suited to reach your ideal customer set and the interaction is lot more social than many other platforms. There are no bounds for expressing one's thoughts and ideas. A well directed communication is made and conversations are top notch. What I feel is that there should be a good enough reach for more customers.
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Pros
Six Apart
  • Easy to use straight out of the box, very user friendly with an intuitive interface.
  • Great for team use where there are multiple editors and writers fixing and editing each other's works. It's easy to track who last made the latest edits.
  • Stellar support team and system. I've found that Moveable Type's support system is generally more responsive and helpful than WordPress.
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Quora
  • I like a lot of interesting topics, I have signed many of them.
  • I also like that I can help people. I often go to the questions tab and answer them.
  • Quora can help you find answers to any questions.
  • I share my experience.
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Cons
Six Apart
  • Especially on the older versions, the limited number of well-developed third-party plugins is problematic for efficiently developing a well-functioning website.
  • Versions of movable type which didn't allow pages to be constructed were difficult to create continuity in design and easily editable pages for our editors.
  • The installation process could be simplified to make it easier for those new to a CMS to install.
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Quora
  • Deep knowledge is not on Quora Blogs. One gets the overview only.
  • It is not a single specialized source. If tech, one would follow Stack Overflow instead of Quora Blogs.
  • Old posts are still circulated currently, which should be modified.
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Likelihood to Renew
Six Apart
I think there are still improvements to be made. I haven't tapped in to the full functionality of the CMS yet but the rating I give it now is only based on what I've been able to use it for
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Quora
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Support Rating
Six Apart
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Quora
Quora has an amazing community that gives you the support you need if you are actively contributing in a helpful way. Content is short and concise and gets right to the matter at hand. My team has found it useful in showing up as an expert in our industry by answering the questions that are being asked out there.
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Alternatives Considered
Six Apart
Movable Type can be compared to WordPress. It's easy to use, and I would say Movable Type is actually more user-friendly.
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Quora
In comparison to Blogger, Quora Blogs has its perks. However, I think for any serious blogging I would find myself going elsewhere just for the added features that seem to be missing from Quora such as widgets and advanced customization
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Return on Investment
Six Apart
  • Provided a blogging platform when we needed one.
  • Helped us compare other blogging platforms as a baseline for what minimums we require and what we don't want.
  • Users often refused to use Movable Type and would go around our official system in order to use my more friendly software.
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Quora
  • Previously, I never read blogs and I would just try to search here or there on google/the internet for things I was interested in, but now [with Quora] I can find everything in one place.
  • For example, I once searched about the computer languages and their usages and one blog post really sorted out my confusion as it was completely detailed.
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