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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SiteExecutive (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASiteExecutive was a content management system (CMS) from Systems Alliance available for local-hosting or as a SaaS, that has been discontinued and is no longer available for sale.N/A

    WebWave

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AWebWave — an alternative for agencies and freelancers for creating custom websites for clients with the support of CMS. Using CMS with no sacrifices WebWave is a CMS platform that gives a designer precision up to 1 px in every single detail just like in more sophisticated graphic programs such as Photoshop while remaining a drag and drop software. This is to make creating websites much faster without loosing on details. Spend less time talking WebWave…N/A
    Pricing
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$7 per month
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    Community Pulse
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    WebWave
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    50 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    Features
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SiteExecutive (discontinued) and WebWave
    Feature
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    14% below category average
    WebWave
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of SiteExecutive (discontinued) and WebWave
    Feature
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    WebWave
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of SiteExecutive (discontinued) and WebWave
    Feature
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WebWave
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Wix
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    10Web
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (53 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SiteExecutive (discontinued)WebWave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    We recently put our alumni magazine online so viewers can read it digitally. SiteExecutive has been great for this project as it allowed us to easily create new templates and styling options specifically suited for our purposes.
    Incentivized
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    WebWave
    Well suited: Small businesses and entrepreneurs: WebWave is an excellent option for small businesses and entrepreneurs who need a professional-looking website without spending a lot of time and money. It's easy to use, customizable, and offers fast load times and responsive design. Less appropriate: Large e-commerce websites: If you're looking to create a large e-commerce website with a vast number of products and advanced features, WebWave may not be the best option. Its e-commerce functionality is limited compared to other website builders, and it may not be able to accommodate the needs of a large-scale online store. Also, if you need much coding, you would rather have it with something that is wordpress-based.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • SiteExecutive provides a simple basic and convenient interface for creating and updating webpages.
    • Easy way to create web forms, set up a confirmation webpage, and send a confirmation email.
    • Integration with YouTube allows us to quickly embed the most recent videos to our website automactically as well as choose specific videos by date or title.
    Incentivized
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    WebWave
    • WebWave's site builder is the platform's truly innovative feature. I've never come across another service that deploys a layer-based approach in web design, as most of them usually deploy a grid-based system. This is an incredible alteration that ensures WebWave behaves much like a traditional graphic design tool, thereby resulting in an experience that is a lot more intuitive and instinctive. I believe this has the potential to radically change the way people approach no-code web design.
    • WebWave provides automatic, daily backups and a free SSL certificate for every website. This results in excellent security.
    • WebWave's support team is first-class! I had some teething-issues in the beginning, but the support team quickly got me back on track.
    • WebWave's community/forum is an excellent place to vote and request new features. This proves the development team is committed to making WebWave better by listening to their users.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Glitches happen more frequently than I'd like them to
    • Limited options for formatting and organization within blog applications
    Incentivized
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    WebWave
    • Some scope for improvement in UX (colors are not very appealing). It is simple to use but design is a little dated. Especially in the builder section, I'd like to see modern design for buttons and maybe gradients also: as this is where visual motivation is also important
    • Some edits take effect only after pressing OK. That should be eliminated as it's an unnecessary addition. It's also kind of annoying to do that again and again, which can add up to a lot as we do so many small tweaks while building the website.
    • Few things (maybe glitches) in design. The rectangle below the footer was uneditable for me. I spent quite some time trying to figure it out so I'm convinced it's a glitch.
    • Website speed should be increased.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    WebWave
    Very easy to use, intuitive, has many options and plug-ins, and is cheap.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    WebWave
    1. The support person does not seem to understand the issues, and seems like they go off to talk to somebody and revert back every 5 to 10 minutes. It takes up a lot of time. 2. There is a lack of reading material to address simple issues like changing the website name in the dashboard, pasting a code, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    WordPress is another CMS that I've used within a professional setting. Despite the cost difference, SiteExecutive is well worth the investment. Its functionality is much, much greater (they can't really be compared on the same level) and I have more freedom for customization and creating EXACTLY what I need.
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    WebWave
    WordPress is a more flexible and adaptive content management system than Webwave. In addition to the functionalities that are already built-in, I am unable to add any customizable plugins or add-ons. However, in the majority of cases, the inherent features of Webwave are sufficient for developing a website that serves its intended purpose. Webwave also makes it possible for you to add animations and the appearance of each of your design elements, whereas WordPress builders require additional plugins in order for users to access most of such capabilities. Webwave has several essential design features available internally, thus saving money and time.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • External constituents are able to clearly see our mission, goals, and programs (i.e: we are successfully attracting potential students and their families)
    • Faculty and staff are able to be directly involved in how their department is represented
    Incentivized
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    WebWave
    • saved 30 hours per year per site (previously I had to manually run updates and check if everything is fine)
    • earns money for me without a touch (thanks to automatic billing of my customers for hosting and support) - additional (ca.) 120 USD per year per site
    • no negatives so far
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    Screenshot of Customize the interfaceScreenshot of Edit desktop websiteScreenshot of Edit mobile websiteScreenshot of Free stock imagesScreenshot of InterfaceScreenshot of Layers panel