Robust and Powerful CMS
October 18, 2018

Robust and Powerful CMS

Sean Patterson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Progress Sitefinity

I use Sitefinity with clients now to provide them a CMS solution that has a good user interface and a wide variety of features available "out of the box." I also use their available libraries and platform to add custom components or integrations for my client's unique needs. For those that need a .Net based proprietary CMS solution, I find it the best option available for the most reasonable price.
  • Intuitive and user friendly interface for creating and editing content.
  • Easy to implement additional features, such as a blog, news feed, or document repository.
  • Powerful library to extend your site with custom integrations.
  • Powerful ability to build customized templates and user controls for reuse on multiple pages.
  • Solution code does not play well with a standard source control mechanism such as Git. A few changes will be needed.
  • Creating custom widgets that are non-trivial takes additional time and effort.
  • Upgrading the platform can be problematic if the default tool doesn't work.
WordPress is a solid competitor to Sitefinity, but it lacks the WSYWIG editor that Sitefinity provides. Additionally, a lot of features that Sitefinity has out of the box, such as advanced document management and form generation, require additional extensions to be installed in order to work. WordPress is also open source, which is a concern for some companies.
For those that need a CMS solution that is easy to manage and quick to get going, Sitefinity provides a great platform to fit these needs. If you require a solution that requires heavy customization, such as special blog post types or custom modules that function more as a web application, then Sitefinity might not be the best fit.

Progress Sitefinity Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG editor
9
Code quality / cleanliness
9
Admin section
6
Page templates
8
Mobile optimization / responsive design
5
Publishing workflow
7
Form generator
9
Content taxonomy
10
SEO support
8
Bulk management
8
Availability / breadth of extensions
5
Community / comment management
7
API
8
Internationalization / multi-language
9
Role-based user permissions
8