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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle WebCenter Sites

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/AOracle WebCenter Sites is the new name for FatWire which Oracle acquired in 2011. It is a complete CMS often bundled with other Oracle WebCenter products to present a more comprehensive management solution for businesses and enterprises.N/A

    Squarespace

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASquarespace is a CMS platform that allows users to create a DIY blog, eCommerce store, and/or portfolio (visual art or music). Some Squarespace website and shop templates are industry or use case-specific, such as menu builders for restaurant sites.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSquarespace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Oracle WebCenter SitesSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSquarespace
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Squarespace
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    7.0
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions7.04 Ratings8.467 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Squarespace
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    5.5
    4 Ratings
    35% below category average
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    API5.03 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.03 Ratings6.237 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Squarespace
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    6.8
    5 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Squarespace
    7.5
    99 Ratings
    4% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.04 Ratings9.284 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.03 Ratings6.778 Ratings
    Admin section8.04 Ratings7.398 Ratings
    Page templates6.04 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.02 Ratings7.296 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design3.04 Ratings8.195 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.04 Ratings8.386 Ratings
    Form generator8.63 Ratings6.580 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Squarespace
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Content taxonomy7.04 Ratings7.376 Ratings
    SEO support7.03 Ratings6.380 Ratings
    Bulk management6.04 Ratings5.851 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions4.03 Ratings5.565 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.03 Ratings5.567 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle WebCenter SitesSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Oracle WebCenter Sites is very well suited to presenting marketing content in all shapes and forms, including mobile, an in a corporate web site. Oracle WebCenter Sites can also manage small product catalogs easily. Important things to consider when selecting a CMS:
    • How important is the ease with which my business users update content?
    • How often are updates made?
    • How distributed are my business contributors?
    • How important is preview in my organization's workflow and publishing process?
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    Squarespace
    Squarespace is one of the best solutions out there for building a website or web experience that looks good, has great functionality and is cost-effective, even for smaller businesses. Although most people in marketing will find most of the elements intuitive, if the creator is struggling with any of the functionality, there are many, many support options and other users who can offer assistance.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Easy-to-use content authoring and design tools for business users.
    • Segmentation based on implicit (behavioral) or explicit (known user or characteristics) criteria or a combination of the two.
    • Flexible rules engine for creation of customer segments and recommendations, enabling delivery of targeted content and campaigns.
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    Squarespace
    • Stupid simple to use. I know very creative people who cannot code and this is probably the easiest ever platform for them!
    • Pretty website templates and great functionality with showing off portfolios.
    • They've already figured out what are the problems that non-coding people have when creating websites and they've figured out a simple solution for all of it.
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Creating new content is not so easy
    • Publishing is not trivial
    • In my opinion documentation is weak
    • I think there are cheaper solutions then WCS
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    Squarespace
    • Customizing the sites can be highly UN intuitive
    • Navigation for editing the sites can be difficult and frustrating
    • Squarespace has different versions and it's hard to know which version you're on. You can't switch after you start making a site with one version.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    A valuable tool for enabling marketers and business users to easily create and manage contextually relevant social and interactive online experiences across multiple channels on a global scale to drive sales and loyalty. It also allows multi-site management (in fact Sites) using the assets and template developed, without having to re-implement again for each individual site.
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    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Squarespace
    It's simple to use for someone who is really good with computers as well as those who are not. I've been using my personal squarespace for years and have also helped clients build a starting page which they are later able to manage theirselves.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    The WebCenter Sites Support team is extremely good and very responsive to client needs. They are quick to resolve Level 1 issues and when escalated to Level 2, the team makes every effort to keep the client informed.
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    Squarespace
    Help is available directly from the back end and uses full sentence searching to find answers to questions others may have asked before. With a ton of articles and support questions documents, it is very likely that your question has been answered. If not each page has the ability to open a direct email to support. Each case has a number and can be followed. Responses are often quick and have links and directions clearly stated
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    There are lot of WCM products available in the market, some free and some licensed. But for a organisation using more Oracle products and on Java technology, WCS is the best in class, for intranet and internet needs. It has everything which is required for a web application. Also it can be well integrated with other platforms with Oracle Document Cloud/Oracle Content/Oracle Identity Manager and a lot more. Its a well integrated product. It can also be integrated with social media using a community plugin. It also comes with its own search and analytics tools. The templates are pure JSP and can be easily coded by Java developers using the development guide. Its based on Java, so writing custom applications and integrating is easy
    Incentivized
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    Squarespace
    Squarespace was quicker to set up and more accessible to manipulate the theme, pictures, and content. The page layouts are more versatile and fluid. With WordPress, more time-consuming efforts go into making a template work the way you want it to (because of the lack of the drag-and-drop grids that Squarespace has).
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • It has alleviated some of the burden on our IT staff.
    • It has allowed our Marketing department to be more hands-on with content changes, and they have more flexibility with the types of changes and how often they make them.
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    Squarespace
    • The cost is reasonably decent. My client says they spent about $20 a month or $240 a year. I asked her if she could add Google AdSense to her blog one day, and they believe they can. They said a custom site would cost them $3000-10,000 depending on who does it. And I agreed, but I found the website they created was on the lower end of that range.
    Incentivized
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