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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Movable Type

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMovable 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

    Squiz Digital Experience Platform

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ASquiz Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is a platform for creating websites, personalized journeys, and optimized experiences. Its marketing tools support content management and on-site conversational search, personalization, forms, and integrations to build and optimize intelligent sites.N/A
    Pricing
    Movable TypeSquiz Digital Experience Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Movable TypeSquiz Digital Experience Platform
    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 TypeSquiz Digital Experience Platform
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Movable Type and Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    Feature
    Movable Type
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Movable Type and Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    Feature
    Movable Type
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    -
    Ratings
    API6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Movable Type and Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    Feature
    Movable Type
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    -
    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 Movable Type and Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    Feature
    Movable Type
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Squiz Digital Experience Platform
    -
    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 TypeSquiz Digital Experience Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.4
    (9 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Movable TypeSquiz Digital Experience Platform
    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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    Squiz
    Working with a large amount of web content where there is a need to focus on related content.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Squiz
    • Speed and efficiency
    • Roles and content control
    • Related content
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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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    Squiz
    • User Interface was good but heavy, with Java powering the backbone I recall finding this somewhat troublesome at the time.
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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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    Squiz
    I don't work with Squiz any more so it's difficult to say, that said, the site is still running on the same CMS so obviously it's still considered a great platform
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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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    Squiz
    Easier to work with
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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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    Squiz
    • Having a single powerful CMS platform that would integrate a number of organisations that had recently merged - Squiz was a big part of bringing our web architecture together gracefully.
    • Increased employee efficiency
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    ScreenShots

    Squiz Digital Experience Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Squiz DXP’s Visual Page Builder. Non-technical users can use pre-built components to spin up a page in minutes. Edit visually on the page and generate variants for A/B testing.Screenshot of The Personalization capability in Squiz’s Visual Page Builder. Maximize user engagement by delivering tailored content to different segments of your audience.Screenshot of A library of pre-built components to implement design systems and reuse content across sites.Screenshot of The content auditing tools that help you assess and prepare your content for AI-readiness.Screenshot of An example of a Conversational Search experience - a capability of Squiz Funnelback Search.Screenshot of Squiz DXP’s drag-and-drop form builder.