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Magnolia

Overview

What is Magnolia?

Founded in 1997 with a vision to create the first truly open content management system, Magnolia is presented as a fast way to launch digital experiences. With a mission to help clients move fast and stay flexible and boasting users…

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Pricing

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DX Core

$3500

Cloud
per month

DX Cloud

$6000

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.magnolia-cms.com/get…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $3,500 per month
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Features

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8
Avg 8.2

Platform & Infrastructure

Features related to platform-wide settings and structure, such as permissions, languages, integrations, customizations, etc.

8
Avg 7.7

Web Content Creation

Features that support the creation of website content.

8
Avg 7.8

Web Content Management

Features for managing website content

7.5
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is Magnolia?

Founded in 1997 with a vision to create the first truly open content management system, Magnolia is presented as a fast way to launch digital experiences. With a mission to help clients move fast and stay flexible and boasting users among brands like Atlassian and The New York Times, Magnolia DXP supports industries ranging from automotive to telecommunications, offering enterprise features and headless agility to help them stay ahead.

From humble beginnings in Basel, Magnolia's footprint is now global with offices on five continents and more than 200 certified Magnolia Partners strategically located around the world.

Magnolia Features

Web Content Creation Features

  • Supported: WYSIWYG editor
  • Supported: Code quality / cleanliness
  • Supported: Content versioning
  • Supported: Admin section
  • Supported: Page templates
  • Supported: Mobile optimization / responsive design
  • Supported: Publishing workflow
  • Supported: Form generator
  • Supported: Content scheduling

Web Content Management Features

  • Supported: Internal content search
  • Supported: Content taxonomy
  • Supported: SEO support
  • Supported: Browser compatibility
  • Supported: Bulk management
  • Supported: Page caching
  • Supported: Availability / breadth of extensions
  • Supported: Built-in e-commerce / shopping cart
  • Supported: E-commerce / shopping cart extension
  • Supported: Community / comment management
  • Supported: Import / export
  • Supported: Website analytics

Platform & Infrastructure Features

  • Supported: API
  • Supported: Internationalization / multi-language

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: User-level audit trail
  • Supported: Version history
  • Supported: Simple roll-back capabilities

CMS programming language or framework Features

  • Supported: Java

Magnolia Screenshots

Screenshot of the customer experience: Brings together content and audiovisual digital assets to form more compelling digital experiences.Screenshot of the Magnolia App Launcher, used to switch between workspaces and manage pagesScreenshot of Magnolia's native analytics integration framework, used to take advantage of data directly in the authoring UI, coupled to content.Screenshot of global search that brings relevant content, no matter where it resides.Screenshot of customizing the ecommerce experience.

Magnolia Videos

The strengths of Magnolia in 100 seconds.
How to manage content in Magnolia more efficiently
Magnolia headless with no limits
Introducing the Magnolia Visual SPA Editor
Magnolia - Built for speed

Magnolia Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationMobile Web
Supported CountriesGlobal

Frequently Asked Questions

Magnolia starts at $3500.

Reviewers rate Page templates highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Magnolia are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

Magnolia Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)10%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)57%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)33%
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

(119)

Reviews

(1-5 of 23)

Large amount of possibilities with low learning time

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 27, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Magnolia
1 year of experience
We build solutions based on Magnolia for our customer's needs. These needs include intranets, web pages, eCommerce, etc. Also, our customers come from a wide range of industries, such as banks, wholesalers, or [travel] companies.
  • API Rest calls
  • Organising contents
  • Usability by non-technical people
Cons
  • User interface
  • Administration site performance
  • More consistency when indicating if a content is published or not
Magnolia is well suited for almost every scenario you can [imagine]. It is less appropriate for very basic web pages where other tools like WordPress are more specialized.

Very Resourceful and Robust

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 25, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
Magnolia
3 years of experience
We have been using Magnolia for publishing content, designing web pages, handling basic SEO, and generally all our CMS needs. In my department, I handle the publishing part and the software works well. However, when it comes to publishing large files, the software is slow and can take forever to load. I'm therefore forced to upload in bits. But overall other features are great including the page templates, editor, among other features.
  • Magnolia is great when uploading small files.
  • Customizing pages and designing new ones is easy.
  • The page templates save time.
  • The software is relatively easy to use.
Cons
  • While it can publish content seamlessly, it is not always great when handling large files.
If you or your business is looking for a CMS software, then I would recommend you try Magnolia. It is easy to use and offers helpful features. It can handle a number of things including publishing, web page design, SEO optimization, and much more. Most importantly, it is not pricey.

An All Inclusive CMS Software - Magnolia

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 25, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
Magnolia
3 years of experience
Our real estate company has two websites and we have been using Magnolia as our main CMS. Besides publishing and managing website content, Magnolia offers more than that. Our in-house website developer uses this software to design and optimize web pages as well as making pages responsive while I and the rest of the team in the marketing department concentrate on website content. The software has been serving as well and no regrets so far. However, the developer needs to address the issues of uploading large files which can be 'painful' sometimes.
  • There is a lot to celebrate about this software. First, it is so easy to use thanks to the amazing UI and well outlaid features.
  • Magnolia offers many features making it easy to handle design, SEO, and publishing.
  • Magnolia also wins when it comes to security. It is very secure and this is an important feature.
Cons
  • I haven't experienced any other problems besides the issues of slow loading when publishing large files.
If you have several or just one website and you need to make it SEO friendly, responsive and have great and easy to use web pages besides publishing content regularly, then Magnolia is what you need. It is a very helpful software and you need to try it.

My Experience With Magnolia

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 25, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
Magnolia
3 years of experience
As a web developer at my company, I have been using this software with my team to better our website. Magnolia can handle different aspect of our website and this includes managing content and handling some SEO needs. In addition, this software comes with page templates which ensure even those with poor or no coding skills can design web pages. While Magnolia is not deployed across the organization, employees in the marketing and IT department have full access.
  • Designing web pages is easy with Magnolia.
  • Handling web optimization and ensuring that every page is responsive (mobile friendly) is easy with Magnolia.
  • The software is also amazing when it comes to publishing - (small files - large files takes forever).
  • The publishing workflow capabilities are also top notch.
Cons
  • Magnolia can be annoying when publishing huge files for instance photos and videos.
  • While it is easy to use, the UI could be better and needs improvement.
When it comes to all issues CMS, there is no better tool than Magnolia. Not that it is perfect but it performs well by offering industry leading features all in one. With Magnolia, you have a one stop solution to better your website. Everything from designing web pages that are responsive, handling the SEO part, as well as publishing and content management is taken care of. Therefore the software is ideal when working on a new website or when managing your website(s).

Publishing Made Easy With Magnolia

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 16, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
Magnolia
4 years of experience
Magnolia deployed across several departments and it is our main content management system. We use this software to create web pages, customize and upload web content on our company website. Being the company web administrator, I can say the software has been very effective. I also like the SEO support features.
  • There is so much to like about Magnolia, firs the software houses many features
  • I like that using and understanding Magnolia is easy more so for the tech-savvy gurus
  • The software is amazing when it comes to creating and designing pages thanks to the templates and the editor
  • The software is affordable with no compromises on capabilities.
Cons
  • My only concern and probably concern of other web experts is that the software misbehaves when publishing huge files at ones. Uploading becomes a problem.
[I feel] This is a must-have tool for all website designers and web marketers. It makes designing pages, publishing, optimizing pages, and handling tons of other CMS needs seamless. I would recommend it because it has worked perfectly without fail.
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