Salesforce CMS vs. WordPress VIP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Salesforce CMS
Score 8.4 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
WordPress VIP
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
Pricing
Salesforce CMSWordPress VIP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Salesforce CMSWordPress VIP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Salesforce CMSWordPress VIP
Features
Salesforce CMSWordPress VIP
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce CMS
9.0
58 Ratings
10% above category average
WordPress VIP
7.3
2 Ratings
11% below category average
Role-based user permissions9.058 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce CMS
8.5
54 Ratings
10% above category average
WordPress VIP
7.3
2 Ratings
5% below category average
API8.553 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.643 Ratings5.52 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce CMS
7.9
53 Ratings
2% above category average
WordPress VIP
8.2
2 Ratings
5% above category average
WYSIWYG editor7.934 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.144 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Admin section8.044 Ratings8.22 Ratings
Page templates8.148 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Library of website themes7.337 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design7.645 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.144 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Form generator8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce CMS
8.0
47 Ratings
8% above category average
WordPress VIP
8.0
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Content taxonomy8.040 Ratings7.31 Ratings
SEO support7.936 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Bulk management8.438 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.041 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Community / comment management7.742 Ratings9.12 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Salesforce CMSWordPress VIP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(63 ratings)
8.5
(21 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(48 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(9 ratings)
7.5
(21 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Salesforce CMSWordPress VIP
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
When managing a team of 30 or more technician the tools available for a scheduler are incredible. The system sync's quickly so all schedulers can be looking at the same Gantt and see what changes have been made or need to be made. If you have too small of a team this service would be overkill especially given the cost.
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Automattic
WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • It has a very smooth integration with Salesforce and third-party tools, ensuring easy tracking of policies and assets.
  • It also has impressive security features like used-based permissions and encrypted data.
  • Everything can be managed from a centralized place which saves a lot of time.
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Automattic
  • Keeps us informed of upcoming releases/patches associated with the Wordpress Platform.
  • Introduces us to products/companies/Wordpress plugins as necessary when new business needs arise.
  • Amy and Allie are excellent at managing the relationship; speaking with them on our monthly calls is a pleasure.
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Cons
Salesforce
  • I find that the more complex you make things it starts to hit load times quite hard.
  • Additional tracking and analytics for the pages/emails would be nice.
  • Version control with autosaves and regular saves so you can tell the difference with 15-minute intervals.
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Automattic
  • Too many different dashboard formats
  • Everything should have the same look and feel.
  • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
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Likelihood to Renew
Salesforce
It will be too difficult to change to a different software. We are fully integrated, and if things are not working well, it would be way worse to try to move to a different platform.
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Automattic
It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
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Usability
Salesforce
Strengths: - Intuitive for Salesforce Users – If you’re already working within the Salesforce ecosystem, the Salesforce CMS is easy to navigate, with a clean UI, drag-and-drop content management, and reusable assets for quick updates. - Seamless Integration – Since it connects natively with Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and CRM, it allows for efficient multi-channel content distribution without needing extra third-party tools. - AI-Powered Personalization – The ability to deliver dynamic content based on user profiles and engagement data is a huge plus, making content delivery more relevant and impactful. Challenges: - Learning Curve for New Users – If you're not already familiar with Salesforce, the interface can feel overwhelming, requiring training to fully leverage all features. - Limited Customization & Workflow Automation – While it works well for structured content, advanced approval workflows and deep editorial customization are limited compared to enterprise CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. - Media & Design Limitations – Salesforce CMS is not as robust for managing rich media-heavy content, which can be frustrating for teams needing more flexibility in multimedia presentation.
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Automattic
There is documentation for everything you might need.
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Reliability and Availability
Salesforce
Seen very least outages and it would took more time hardley not more than 10 mins that to with prior advance notice
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Performance
Salesforce
Its very quick and not facing any issus in loading if we have good internet bandwidth then it works very well and doesnt gives any issues
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Salesforce
I've never really had to contact support. It's at the point where we have people in the organization that are our specific go-to inhouse support teams for Salesforce. Again, that goes back to what I said about there being a point where just too much is added to Salesforce that you have to hire someone to be the go-to person of Salesforce. There is only so much their support team can do for you. I wouldn't expect Salesforce Support to have any sort of understanding of the weird issues I deal with!
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Automattic
The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
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In-Person Training
Salesforce
Since I attended training from one of our senior resource in organizations I didn't face any issues
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Salesforce
N/A. I wasn't present for vendor-provided training.
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Salesforce
I joined post the installtion so not aware much of it but as per feedback its not that hard to setup
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Salesforce
As our business heavily relies on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud, we need a CMS that works natively with our existing Salesforce Data. Other platforms would require third-party connectors or custom API development, making integration more complex and expensive. Salesforce allows us to manage content once and distribute it across multiple touchpoints. It also delivers personalized marketing content based on CRM data.
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Automattic
Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Salesforce
N/A. I did not help purchase Salesforce and am unaware of our contract details.
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Salesforce
Its highly reliable when it comes to usage with high availability and robust infrastructure
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Salesforce
N/A. I've never used Salesforce professional services.
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Automattic
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Salesforce
  • It allows me to keep a close eye on all of my performance metrics through the Dashboard Reporting, ie what my sales pipeline looks like, how much it's changed in the last 60 days, new opportunities created in the last 7 days, # of emails sent for the week, etc. The ease of the design and output make it really easy to check my progress throughout the day to find where I have holes and am falling short on my personal and work goals. It's resulted in greater transparency with my Mgmt Team and shorter 1-on-1 mtgs with my boss as he can see exactly where I am at all times (to be fair, I'm a senior sales rep, so he pretty much lets me do my job completely unfettered), but it does prove that I am continually producing which recently resulted in a raise I didn't even ask for.
  • The SF repository is so detailed that I don't have to spend tons of time finding frequently used websites attached to a client or see what all interactions with the company look like. Even though I don't use SF for my bulk emails and email sequences, SF provides me with an email to use in the bcc of these emails which links everything back to SF. I find that extremely helpful. This really impacts my efficiency and I can honestly say that once I started using all the functionality of data management, it saved me about 20% of my time/week that I could then allocate towards other revenue-generating tasks like prospecting and account management. The more time I have for those, the better. My year-over-year on accounts 1 year and older just grew by 17% this last year.
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Automattic
  • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
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