Acoustic Content vs. Modern Campus CMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acoustic Content
Score 1.2 out of 10
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Acoustic Content (formerly Watson Content Hub) gives business owners the power to create, robust and consistent brand experiences using cloud-based, cognitive content management capabilities. Marketing and merchandising professionals can quickly select content to create relevant offers delivered across multiple channels, such as mobile, web-based or email. Acoustic is an independent spun off from IBM Watson Marketing in 2019.N/A
Modern Campus CMS
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Modern Campus CMS (formerly Omni Campus) is a CMS for institutions of higher education. It can be deployed as a cloud-based service or hosted locally. It is built in Java, uses open standards, and is extensible through APIs.N/A
Pricing
Acoustic ContentModern Campus CMS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Acoustic ContentModern Campus CMS
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Acoustic ContentModern Campus CMS
Considered Both Products
Acoustic Content
Chose Acoustic Content
Acoustic Content stands out mainly in 3 areas, Digital Asset Management system AI Based metatags More secure CDN and REST API to share content All these three features play a huge role in Acoustic Content CMS in terms of finding matching images for our content, categorize …
Chose Acoustic Content
I have never had any experience without IBM applications but I can confirm that compared to other content tools provided by IBM, this is one of the complete packages.
Chose Acoustic Content
I haven't had experience outside of the IBM applications but can confirm that compared to other content tools provided by IBM, this is one of the more complete packages.
Modern Campus CMS
Chose Modern Campus CMS
I think the visual editing and version control. If the CMS server is down the website is still live because of content independent of the server.
Chose Modern Campus CMS
Using OU Campus allows us to have a professional, modern-looking website that can be updated to stay current with the times.
Chose Modern Campus CMS
During the RFP process, we also evaluated Hannon Hill Cascade and Terminal Four. Both CMS systems had pros and cons, but overall, OU Campus was an easy choice. The features were better, non-technical users liked the simplicity of the interface, and the price was competitive.

We …
Chose Modern Campus CMS
We selected OU Campus after reviewing a number of CMS products and are extremely happy.
Chose Modern Campus CMS
Before using OU Campus Content Management System we were using Adobe's DreamWeaver suite for creating and maintaining web pages. The core web development environment was cumbersome to set up. Non-tech people also had trouble understanding how the web works and how web pages are …
Chose Modern Campus CMS
I don't know how OU Campus stacks against other products because I have been using OU Campus while I have been employed at my university.
Chose Modern Campus CMS
MUCH easier to use than other CMS systems. Quite intuitive. Pleasant interface. Reduces anxiety for beggining users of cms system, and supports stronger users comfortable doing more.
Chose Modern Campus CMS
I have evaluated Ektron, PHP Nuke, Drupal, Joomla!, typo3, Reason and SharePoint. OU Campus outshines all of these in the web CMS space. The OU Campus interface is more intuitive, more user-friendly, and the system itself is more flexible and scalable and capable in almost …
Features
Acoustic ContentModern Campus CMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
Modern Campus CMS
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
Role-based user permissions8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.4
Ratings
10% above category average
Modern Campus CMS
9.3
Ratings
20% above category average
API8.30 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.6
Ratings
11% above category average
Modern Campus CMS
8.9
Ratings
14% above category average
WYSIWYG editor7.40 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.30 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Admin section8.30 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Page templates8.30 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Library of website themes9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design9.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.40 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Form generator9.40 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Acoustic Content
8.8
Ratings
18% above category average
Modern Campus CMS
8.8
Ratings
18% above category average
Content taxonomy8.30 Ratings9.20 Ratings
SEO support8.40 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Bulk management8.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Community / comment management8.90 Ratings9.60 Ratings
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User Ratings
Acoustic ContentModern Campus CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
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9.2
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.4
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Usability
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Acoustic ContentModern Campus CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
It is advisable to create custom designs that call for specific programs and content without giving direct access to those programs. We still have to meet the proposed use case where it should not be used.
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This website works well in an academic setting. It's easy to add pages as your site expands/grows. It's really easy to use and modify pages once you know what you're doing, but it can be a little tricky to get the hang of it at first. It is definitely useful to have in-person or virtual training before you dive in.
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Pros
  • Ease of use of the tool
  • Fast results for sales from automated merchandising
  • Great insight into top performers
  • Good support
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  • Assets are easily managed and can be edited independently of the page they exist on.
  • Version history is handled well. Allows for a comment section to note what changes have been made.
  • Dependency tags are perfect for media that is used in several places. Upload a photo once, use it in multiple places, edit the photo or its description in one place.
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Cons
  • Application is less user friendly as some of the commonly used functions even hidden inside menus.
  • Community support is very low as Acoustic Content is not widely used by many people.
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  • OU Campus could use some improving on their upload changes as far as naming the document because when you are trying to upload the same document with minor revisions, OU Campus requires you to change the name of the document within OU Campus which creates multiple documents in the workfolder.
  • When naming documents to upload into OU Campus, it would be nice if we could name out documents the way we would instead of having to put an underscore to indicate a space in the document. Most users of OU Campus has not had proper training to know that you need to do that.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I don't work at the college any longer, but I believe they will renew the license for the OU Campus Content Management System because of all the great benefits they have had since they initially deployed it. The system is very intuitive and easy to use. Department leads love it. The IT department also loves it because it saves them a lot of time and resources.
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Usability
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Once you've been training how to use it, it's really easy to use it on a daily basis
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Support Rating
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The support at OmniUpdate is one of the reasons we continued with the company when time for renewal of contract.
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Implementation Rating
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The support team at OmniUpdate is available to assisting campuses with implementation
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Alternatives Considered
Acoustic Content stands out mainly in 3 areas, Digital Asset Management system AI Based metatags More secure CDN and REST API to share content All these three features play a huge role in Acoustic Content CMS in terms of finding matching images for our content, categorize and sort our content automatically and finally secure way to publish our content.
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I think the visual editing and version control. If the CMS server is down the website is still live because of content independent of the server.
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Return on Investment
  • Freed up user time to call a variety of applications quicker.
  • Allowed developer an easier tool to integrate other applications for end users.
  • Allowed us to have a single method of application implementation and usage that is easier to debug, saving time.
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  • Increased satisfaction with user experience. OU Campus has made it easier for us to address problems when they arise, making our website more efficient.
  • Role-based control. Our old CMS made it very easy for users to change fonts and colors on their sections, which was very detrimental to the overall brand. That's not a problem anymore.
  • Reduced training times. OU Campus is so easy to use, I've been able to cut training times down by half.
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ScreenShots

Acoustic Content Screenshots

Screenshot of Cognitive TaggingScreenshot of Flexible, Easy EditingScreenshot of Automatic renditions createdScreenshot of Card-based Asset Library

Modern Campus CMS Screenshots

Screenshot of OU Campus in-context editingScreenshot of OU Campus forms managementScreenshot of OU Campus user dashboardScreenshot of OU Marketplace: one-stop shop for OU Campus modules and cost-free gadgets