Movable Type vs. TemplateToaster

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
TemplateToaster
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
TemplateToaster is website template and theme generating software. It is developed by AcrossSoft, a software development company in New York, NY. The software is a desktop based application and generates templates or themes for content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and Prestashop.
$49
Annually
Pricing
Movable TypeTemplateToaster
Editions & Modules
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Standard Edition
$49
Annually
Professional Edition
$149
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Movable TypeTemplateToaster
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAfter one year, some concession is given on the specific edition.
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Community Pulse
Movable TypeTemplateToaster
Top Pros
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Features
Movable TypeTemplateToaster
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Movable Type
5.0
1 Ratings
46% below category average
TemplateToaster
9.1
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Role-based user permissions5.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Movable Type
6.0
1 Ratings
24% below category average
TemplateToaster
9.5
2 Ratings
21% above category average
API6.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings10.02 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
TemplateToaster
9.3
2 Ratings
20% above category average
WYSIWYG editor9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Admin section8.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Page templates5.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Library of website themes3.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Form generator3.01 Ratings9.11 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
TemplateToaster
9.3
2 Ratings
24% above category average
Content taxonomy9.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
SEO support6.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Bulk management3.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions3.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Community / comment management7.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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User Ratings
Movable TypeTemplateToaster
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(10 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.4
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Movable TypeTemplateToaster
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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AcrossSoft
TemplateToaster has the best features which include: BOOTSTRAP 3 support, W3C compliance, all devices and all browsers compatibility, clean and concise code generation, and extensive designing options. A big pack of sample templates comes free with software installation, and all the designing options have been provided as per the latest web design trends. Templates made in TemplateToaster make clients say, “wow, it’s amazing”. TemplateToaster is a designing tool as well as a development tool. In short words, it provides a GUI for designing templates, after the accomplishment of designing, the template can be exported into a fully-fledged web template, which is ready to use as a website design.
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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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AcrossSoft
  • Advanced designing features and using these advanced features very easily e.g. Bootstrap 3 support that makes flawless responsive templates.
  • Encapsulated all the major designing trends with respect to particular CMS.
  • Optimized code is produced for every theme/template as such the coding standards are perfectly followed by this software.
  • All WordPress themes made with this software pass the Theme Check test.
  • Because of W3C compliance it ensures consistency of websites over the web.
  • HTML5 and CSS3 also ensure better look of designs on small screens.
  • Apart from making web templates, one can make full fledged websites too. TemplateToaster allows making static websites with YouTube video inclusion. It has inbuilt FTP, so that user can easily move its website to the server.
  • An amazing and exclusive feature it provides is the option to draw custom widget/module/ block area.
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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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AcrossSoft
  • It is not available for MAC operating system.
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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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No, I never used any other similar software, its completely a new experience
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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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AcrossSoft
  • TemplateToaster returns full value of money.
  • It helps in finishing my projects ahead of time, hence I can finish more projects in less time. In other words, it helps in increasing my efficiency, which brings monetary benefits to me.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Snapshot of the WordPress theme that is being designed in TemplateToasterScreenshot of Snapshot of the HTML 5/ CSS 3 template that is being designed in TemplateToaster