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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText WEM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText's Web Experience Management is part of the Customer Experience suite and is based on the Vignette product that OpenText acquired in 2009.N/A

    Percussion CMS

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APercussion Software's content management system is used by higher education, government agencies, and business organizations - SMB to Enterprise. Marketers use Percussion CMS to create, publish, and share multi-channel content.N/A
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    OpenText WEMPercussion CMS
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText WEMPercussion CMS
    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
    OpenText WEMPercussion CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of OpenText WEM and Percussion CMS
    Feature
    OpenText WEM
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Percussion CMS
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    93% below category average
    Role-based user permissions8.52 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of OpenText WEM and Percussion CMS
    Feature
    OpenText WEM
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Percussion CMS
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    155% below category average
    API8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of OpenText WEM and Percussion CMS
    Feature
    OpenText WEM
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Percussion CMS
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    89% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor7.42 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.02 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Admin section8.02 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Page templates7.52 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Form generator8.52 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of OpenText WEM and Percussion CMS
    Feature
    OpenText WEM
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Percussion CMS
    1.6
    1 Ratings
    130% below category average
    Content taxonomy8.52 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    SEO support7.42 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Bulk management9.02 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.02 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.02 Ratings2.01 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    OpenText WEMPercussion CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    2.0
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    User Testimonials
    OpenText WEMPercussion CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Areas where OpenText WEM is well suited 1. Improved digital/web presence of the organization's leaders globally. 2. Established the leaders as go-to experts for thought leadership and domain knowledge among C-level executives of related industries. 3. Amplified the client’s marketing and branding efforts. 4. Customer engagement reflected by interaction count on social media—likes,comments and conversations.
    Incentivized
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    Percussion Software
    Best suited for large organizations where everyone knows how to deal with Java in an increasingly Java unfriendly world. Said organization should be willing to pay a huge price for a piece of dinosaur technology
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • Easier management of websites.
    • Integrates well with Portal to deliver news, working like a blog.
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    Percussion Software
    • Separate CMS environment publishes to remote server environment - great for security
    • Highly scalable
    • Full scale workflow allows for custom routing, approving, etc..
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • It's unable to connect user accounts so that accounts are set and utilize a single sign-in.
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    Percussion Software
    • One word: JAVA! We don't live in the 1990's anymore! An AJAX/DHTML environment seems a long time coming.
    • Horrible end-user experience, learning curve. Our end users' inability to easily use the archaic, Java-based interface, means they send the web developer their content requests. This creates a huge bottleneck and completely defeats the purpose of a CMS.
    • Image mangement and integration with content is aweful and time consuming. An image processing tool called ImedImage was developed for Percussion at one point, and left completely stagnant with very little support.
    • Implementation is extremely complicated, given the complexity of the system. Sure, scalability is a good thing, but there is very little out-of-the box function. Don't expect to implement a site as quickly as with other CMS platforms.
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    We have choosen OpenText WEM against other vendors because : 1. Helped client reinforce brand image
    through unique design language and templatization of collaterals, consistent
    messaging, and regular competitor benchmarking. 2. Enables lead generation through
    high-quality gated collateral, product videos, etc. 3. Senior management and sales lead meet
    client regularly for project review meetings and feedback on engagement
    Incentivized
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    Percussion Software
    No contest. I can't wait to get off of Percussion CMS.
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • Improved online engagement.
    • Speeds up our digital transformation my the day.
    • Modernizing our web content management system.
    Incentivized
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    Percussion Software
    • We are locked into Percussion CMS simply due to the expense and complexity of migrating to another solution (and the lack of time and budget to do so). I long for the day when I am no longer required to support Percussion CMS, to say the least.
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