Amazing and really well thought out CMS. Works out of the box!!
February 16, 2021

Amazing and really well thought out CMS. Works out of the box!!

Tim Macknelly | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Concrete CMS (formerly Concrete5)

Amazing and really well thought out CMS. Works out of the box, easy to setup and is packed with features so you don't need loads of plugins. Great for editors and very good for developers to build off. The code base is excellent.

This has been design with the basic user in mind, the UX and UI is very well thought out and being able to edit content within the page without having to go to a backend is very valuable.

The team behind this CMS is constantly improving and updating it but not just fixing bugs, really user improvement. The community that supports it is vast and there is always someone on the forums to help you out.

  • Works out of the box.
  • Packed with Features.
  • Simple to use with brilliant UX/UI.
  • Great code base to work with.
  • Some documentation can be confusing.
  • Not enough people using it.
  • Has no ecommerce.
  • Less time spent updating software for security bugs.
  • No need for expensive hosting.
  • Less time training my clients to use it.
Concrete is better than all this for its UX and code base. The feature set is rich and you don't need loads of third-party plugins. It never gets hacked and is updated by a core team or is accessible via email or Slack. Has a great community backing it up and with good support forums.

Do you think Concrete CMS delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Concrete CMS's feature set?

Yes

Did Concrete CMS live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Concrete CMS go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Concrete CMS again?

Yes

This CMS is well suited to anyone building and maintaining a website. It is easy to use and simple to setup. If you are a developer selling on this as part of a website package your clients will love it. Very little training is needed for editors to get updating sites. I have never had it hacked and [it] runs on most servers. It is easy to move between hosts and updates are simple.

Concrete CMS Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG editor
10
Code quality / cleanliness
10
Admin section
9
Page templates
10
Library of website themes
9
Mobile optimization / responsive design
10
Publishing workflow
9
Form generator
10
Content taxonomy
10
SEO support
10
Bulk management
9
Availability / breadth of extensions
10
Community / comment management
9
API
10
Internationalization / multi-language
10
Role-based user permissions
10