OpenText WEM vs. Salesforce CMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenText WEM
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText'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
Salesforce CMS
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Personalization (formerly Salesforce CMS) is a hybrid CMS allowing users to author content once and deliver it anywhere, in or out of Salesforce. Users create content, define content access, and define channels so they can share content and limit access to appropriate contributors. For an experience built with Salesforce, users can choose from two of the company's “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” (WYSIWYG) tools: Experience Builder and Commerce Page Designer. If the user…N/A
Pricing
OpenText WEMSalesforce CMS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpenText WEMSalesforce 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 WEMSalesforce CMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
OpenText WEM
8.5
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Salesforce CMS
8.5
23 Ratings
6% above category average
Role-based user permissions8.52 Ratings8.523 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
OpenText WEM
8.2
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Salesforce CMS
8.5
22 Ratings
10% above category average
API8.52 Ratings8.522 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.01 Ratings8.518 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
OpenText WEM
7.9
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Salesforce CMS
8.4
19 Ratings
10% above category average
WYSIWYG editor7.42 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.02 Ratings8.518 Ratings
Admin section8.02 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Page templates7.52 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Library of website themes8.52 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design7.52 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.02 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Form generator8.52 Ratings8.515 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
OpenText WEM
8.6
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Salesforce CMS
8.5
19 Ratings
15% above category average
Content taxonomy8.52 Ratings8.416 Ratings
SEO support7.42 Ratings8.015 Ratings
Bulk management9.02 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.02 Ratings8.617 Ratings
Community / comment management9.02 Ratings8.919 Ratings
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User Ratings
OpenText WEMSalesforce CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.6
(23 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText WEMSalesforce 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.
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Salesforce
Salesforce CMS is well suited for anything sales. If you need information on an account, want to touch your old accounts, need to get a better idea of ownership by vertical, or want to estimate revenue from your pipeline, it is very A-OK. We use Salesforce to open, close, and study prospects to later convert them into closed deals. There is a section for notes to detail about each and every account. You can add contacts in, complete with their title, email, cell phones, and other additional info, and since our program is sync'ed up with Outreach.io you can make an immediate call from the Salesforce page. It's a must if you are growing your company and want to stay organized within multiple departments.
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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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Salesforce
  • Easy to use, just like Salesforce's other products. Many users can sit down and figure it out in no time, and with a little training become power users.
  • Fast and secure - Salesforce is a leader in the cloud world so you get consistently fast results and security that is top notch in the industry.
  • Accessible from anywhere - if you use cloud CMS already this is a no-brainer, but for those that do in-house CMS still, this is a major difference. Mobile access from anywhere on the planet without a VPN is something you just can't do without the cloud.
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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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Salesforce
  • Platform is so robust it can be overwhelming when starting a report from scratch
  • Key words in the Search column have to be fairly specific
  • Lot's of training is Salesforce Trailhead that it can be a bit daunting to decide what to learn about that is applicable to our organization
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Usability
OpenText
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Salesforce
It's super awkward if you aren't familiar with it. I have several years' experience in both my organization's salesforce as well as others and there are still things that trip me up. I think Salesforce can get to a point where it's TOO bloated with all this information, all these integrations, what-have-you, that it can be difficult to find what you need in a timely manner or it creates a hiccup in workflows that you then have to work around. On the other hand, once these issues are identified, there is the possibility to manipulate Salesforce into creating automated workarounds. So, at least it allows for that. I think it's an issue of having so many options for bolt-ons that you start to lose perspective and functionality. You tend to lose focus on usability for users.
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Support Rating
OpenText
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
I'm not sure - we have hired a person/team that are Salesforce Admin so when I have a question or need support I go in-house. But, I know Salesforce has incredible L+D and trainings available for free to help users develop in their skillsets.
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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
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Salesforce
Salesforce has a wide variety of services and its user interface was easy to understand and use. Our teams [thought] Salesforce to be better. When we were comparing the features as per our Marketing and Branding teams needs and uses, Salesforce came out on the top.
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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.
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Salesforce
  • It helps us to keep track of any potential conflicts between sales organizations.
  • It allows us to have robust reporting for every sales team and the overall organization.
  • It gives us a solid platform for our day-to-day work rather than using multiple software.
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