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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Paligo

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APaligo is a component content management system (CCMS) that helps teams manage complex technical documentation through structured authoring, content reuse, and controlled publishing.

    $4,800

    per year per seat

    Progress Sitefinity

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AProgress Sitefinity is a content management and customer analytics platform. It supports content management, tailored marketing, multi-channel management, and ecommerce sites.N/A
    Pricing
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    from $4800
    per year
    Business
    Contact Sales
    per year
    Enterprise
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    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
    Considered Both Products
    Paligo
    Chose Paligo
    Paligo is a different league. Cloud based for easy access and collaboration from anywhere. Great taxonomy and HTML5 features.
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    Progress Software
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
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    Features
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Paligo and Progress Sitefinity
    Feature
    Paligo
    -
    Ratings
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.1
    163 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.1163 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Paligo and Progress Sitefinity
    Feature
    Paligo
    -
    Ratings
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.1
    144 Ratings
    1% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.1137 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.1106 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Paligo and Progress Sitefinity
    Feature
    Paligo
    -
    Ratings
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.0
    170 Ratings
    12% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.1160 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.0151 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.0168 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.1164 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.0155 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.1152 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.0140 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Paligo and Progress Sitefinity
    Feature
    Paligo
    -
    Ratings
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.0
    164 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.1157 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings8.1151 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings8.0121 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
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    Yext
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Sitecore Digital Experience Platform
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Yext
    Score6.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (35 ratings)
    7.1
    (171 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (28 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (30 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    4.6
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PaligoProgress Sitefinity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Paligo
    One of the biggest strengths is the structured authoring, which not only gives clean content for users but is also well-suited for providing AI content. I also make good use of content reuse, which simplifies maintenance and documentation updates when features change. The taxonomy has allowed me to create versioned documentation on our site that correlates with customers' installed software versions. We're switching over to using the API for publishing to our website and that will be a nice switch from the publication structure we've used previously. The tool doesn't, at this time, allow me to connect it to a custom GPT or create one that would be based on our style guide. There also isn't an MCP server option to work better with my Claude configurations.
    Incentivized
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    Progress Software
    Progress Sitefinity remains a little heavyweight for sites that require basic text content, or a limited number of pages. However, its flexibility (including the range of different content types if supports) make it a good choice for any organization requiring advanced content management capabilities at an affordable price.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Paligo
    • The review mode is super convenient. Comparing a snapshot of the previous versions with the current one clearly outlines the respective changes and reduces the necessary content to review tremendously.
    • The option to reuse text fragments is another handy feature. Text fragments will be updated whenever the original text fragment is altered is also extremely helpful.
    • Managing a content's structure was never easier. An intuitive drag & drop functionality allows you to design your document's structure however you like.
    • You can also fork content, in addition to reuse text fragments. This is another helpful option that no longer requires you to create repetetive chapters over and over.
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    Progress Software
    • 'Low-code structured content' (dynamic content types) is one of Sitefinity's most powerful features that allows you to structure content according to business needs, while at the same time dampening editorial freedom to ensure accessibility, meta enhancement, SEO and API consumption can be achieved.
    • Sitefinity's content provider model allows us to flexibly (by means of admin interface) easily aggregate or separate content sharing within a multi-site instance.
    • This proofs particularly powerful in emerging situations where there suddenly is a demand for content sharing across countries or regions.
    • Adaptability at its core.
    • While there's never a perfect fit for everything, it allows for easy code customization and extension being a .NET application at heart. Giving it a corporate edge over other custom solutions, whether it is on the development side or deployment side (on premise, IaaS or Azure DevOps Paas). And it has enabled us to put the system to use in its core feature - which is to manage content, where on other occasions we were able to take full advantage of its features such as A/B testing and personalization.
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    Cons
    Paligo
    • The amount of CSS/JS required to customize a site's appearance can be cumbersome
    • Product documentation can be lacking, specifically with integrations; in some cases, support offered no real help when trying to solve a problem with an integrated service
    • Some features require extensive development experience to use, which can sometimes be an obstacle to less-experienced team members
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    Progress Software
    • Diagram or illustrate more use cases for server setups, and managing of upgrades.
    • I'd like to see the ability to synchronize from one server to multiple others at once.
    • Implementation assistance as part of the purchase rather than farming out to 3rd party, although they did answer every question we asked in order to determine our best architecture setup.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Paligo
    Paligo single-sources beautifully. Allows for customization. Has the best translation features. Has the best support services.
    Incentivized
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    Progress Software
    Pricing makes this a no brainer. Not the best CMS, but with work arounds and some fumbling around we are able to make it do what we want it to do
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    Usability
    Paligo
    Reuse feature was the main reason for selection Paligo. It is the most powerful feature for us as now we have only one source of content that is used in all other documents through reuse. Makes it very easy when we need to update the content (in some cases at least once a quarter) and batch publishing makes it very easy to publish 100s of documents in one click
    Incentivized
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    Progress Software
    Very big fan of this CMS, as it allows scalability, performance, and everything else. The support is great whenever we need it. As a marketer, the digital/marketing side of things is very easy to use and we've seen strong results from an SEO and marketing perspective. I can't speak to the developer/creative side too much, but in talking with these teams, they do recommend the tool as well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Paligo
    No answers on this topic
    Progress Software
    Has been solid for us on availability
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    Performance
    Paligo
    No answers on this topic
    Progress Software
    A bit sluggish sometimes as the compiler works.
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    Support Rating
    Paligo
    All the support requests I've submitted have been resolved in one way or another. Sometimes it takes some back and forth, which is to be expected. This is where being on a different continent becomes a drawback. Since we became Enterprise users, we've also had an additional level of help and support from a dedicated account manager in the US, and the resolutions seem to come more quickly
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    Progress Software
    Support can be pretty good, even though, depending on the level of licensing, it can take longer to hear back from their team. They do have a phone option, which works well. Overall, they are knowledgeable, and helpful when needed. At times, support is able to access the system directly and troubleshoot critical items when needed.
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    Implementation Rating
    Paligo
    Everything went well
    Incentivized
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    Progress Software
    N/A - I was not part of the implementation team. We have had this internally for over 5 years. Based on my experience, ensure that you have documentation on the initial implementation and subsequent upgrades. I would also recommend to have all the documentation on how and why the system was implemented the way it was
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    Alternatives Considered
    Paligo
    We moved from Flare to Paligo. One of the main reasons was the fact that Paligo is a cloud product. Collaboration with anyone outside of our team was more difficult with Flare. Also, maintaining a server for Flare content was going to become an issue, and overall I felt the Flare desktop product was prone to errors and issues. The flexibility of assigning Paligo licenses was a huge factor, as was the stability of the cloud platform.
    Incentivized
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    Progress Software
    It is hands down just easier for our customers to use. The interface and the page builder experience is much better than what we have used in the past and has many enterprise features even in the lower price-point
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Paligo
    No answers on this topic
    Progress Software
    Seems pretty scalable.
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    Return on Investment
    Paligo
    • I am not involved in the financial decisions for my company regarding Paligo; the decision to migrate our content to this environment predates my hiring. However, I know that the migration effort from WordPress to Paligo was an initially heavy lift, but any content migration effort would be. I believe that ultimately, getting our content out of WordPress was a positive move, and I look forward to seeing what Paligo will help us accomplish in the future. Sorry, no hard numbers from me. :)
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    Progress Software
    • Sitefinity has reduced the amount of time it takes to edit and publish content, which has enabled us to get information out more quickly.
    • Sitefinity allowed us to establish a consistent and modern brand identity and apply it across multiple websites.
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    ScreenShots

    Paligo Screenshots

    Screenshot of branching in PaligoScreenshot of conditional filters in PaligoScreenshot of the contributor editor in PaligoScreenshot of some of the integration options in PaligoScreenshot of the main editor in PaligoScreenshot of multi-channel publishing options in Paligo

    Progress Sitefinity Screenshots

    Screenshot of Engage your audience with thoughtful, relevant content. Your marketing team can create and manage content faster and easier than ever before with inline drag-and-drop editing, requiring no help from your web team.Screenshot of Create a truly global solution that provides consistent experiences and unmatched performance across brands, regions and languages. Reduce maintenance and hosting infrastructure by managing multiple websites from a single platform. Reduce time to market and deploy changes faster with content and code synchronization between websites and environments.Screenshot of Increase revenue with a personalized, connected experience between your website and online store. Easily manage your product catalogs, price lists, shopping cart and checkout process. Connect to cloud services for accurate real-time tax and shipping rates. Integrate with your ERP and other business systems to improve and automate inventory management, order fulfillment and customer support throughout the product lifecycle.Screenshot of Increase conversions and generate more leads with 1:1 conversations with your customers. Create, preview and deliver personalized experiences at a massive scale with amazingly easy to use tools. Analyze and optimize the experience with the help of contextual analytics and A/B testing solutions.Screenshot of Analyze cross-channel data to get a detailed view of content and campaign performance. Gather data on visitors and build persona segments and track their behavior on your site. Get ML-driven recommendations for the next best update to introduce into your journey.