Arc XP vs. WordPress VIP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Arc XP
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Arc XP’s cloud-native tools help organizations create and distribute content, monetize websites and drive ecommerce, and deliver multichannel experiences. With a modular architecture built on AWS, Arc XP’s integrated ecosystem includes an agile content management system (CMS), a suite of digital subscription tools, a built-in DAM and video platform, and a hosted and managed low-code front-end experience platform. Built for flexibility, Arc XP’s agile CMS can be integrated into an existing…N/A
WordPress VIP
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
Pricing
Arc XPWordPress VIP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Arc XPWordPress VIP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Arc XPWordPress VIP
Considered Both Products
Arc XP

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WordPress VIP
Chose WordPress VIP
I was not involved in the selection process of this product as that decision was made at a higher level. Though, as previously stated, security and scalability were definitely some of the top factors from the limited amount of interactions I had with those making the decision.
Chose WordPress VIP
Since I have been in my position at Chive Media Group, we have not evaluated alternatives.
Chose WordPress VIP
Used custom websites served through AWS. Those are more complicated to manage and require a series of well built scripts and maintenance. They have their purpose but using WordPress makes it easier for other non-technical stakeholders.
Chose WordPress VIP
VIP can be a better option for sites with much higher volumes of traffic and more complex security requirements.
Chose WordPress VIP
It would be fair to say that both are superb products that follow through on promises and have very strong marketing and teams behind them. For truly enterprise organisations though, one would be tempted to recommend WordPress VIP at this moment in time, but one to keep an eye …
Chose WordPress VIP
We use DigitalOcean for smaller-scale sites, and the level of support, reliability and seamless scalability is nowhere near the same level as WordPress VIP.
Chose WordPress VIP
Wordpress VIP is optimized for sites developed in Wordpress, making everything smooth and easy compared to other options
Chose WordPress VIP
In the competition noted WordPress VIP is the only true enterprise dedicated to WordPress hosting. Their hosting framework is 100% geared up for providing enterprise organizations with the infrastructure needed.
Chose WordPress VIP
For our usage, I would say they are all about the same. The support offered by VIP put it over the top.
Chose WordPress VIP
Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including Dreamhost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered …
Features
Arc XPWordPress VIP
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Arc XP
9.0
Ratings
9% above category average
WordPress VIP
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
Role-based user permissions9.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Arc XP
9.5
Ratings
13% above category average
WordPress VIP
7.3
Ratings
4% below category average
API10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language9.00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Arc XP
9.2
Ratings
19% above category average
WordPress VIP
8.2
Ratings
6% above category average
WYSIWYG editor10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness10.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Admin section8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Arc XP
10.0
Ratings
33% above category average
WordPress VIP
8.0
Ratings
8% above category average
Content taxonomy10.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
SEO support10.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Digital Experience Platform
Comparison of Digital Experience Platform features of Product A and Product B
Arc XP
9.1
Ratings
2% below category average
WordPress VIP
-
Ratings
Cloud enablement10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content aggregation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content classification7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
DXP Third-Party Integrations10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-website management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Digital asset management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Editorial workflows and task management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Arc XPWordPress VIP
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.7
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.1
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Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Arc XPWordPress VIP
Likelihood to Recommend
Arc XP is the state-of-the-art cloud based CMS for news publishing. It's well suited for large to medium organizations that want a robust, secure and scalable platform. Depending on the use case, it may still require a development team to maintain and make changes to the sites the CMS powers.
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WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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Pros
  • Enables content creation and curation
  • Content distribution. Web and APIs
  • Easy to use development framework with good documentation and support
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  • Email support is more than enough! They are quick and always responsive even when there are urgent problems.
  • Manages our WordPress codebase for security patches and updates rather well.
  • Their partnership with our development team has helped us be hands-off with confidence when it comes to fixing any bugs.
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Cons
  • The CMS lacks a responsive design web interface or a good native app alternative.
  • It's heavily dependent on the AWS infrastructure and a disruption of the AWS service can cause serious problems
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  • Too many different dashboard formats
  • Everything should have the same look and feel.
  • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
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Likelihood to Renew
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It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
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Usability
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There is documentation for everything you might need.
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Support Rating
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There wasn't a single problem that wouldn't be solved by the WordPress VIP support team, and I had quite a few questions during the process. They were always available and provided in-depth expertise on topics I was interested in. I not only consulted problems with them but also advised on future actions - in general, I'd highly recommend getting in touch.
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Alternatives Considered
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It would be fair to say that both are superb products that follow through on promises and have very strong marketing and teams behind them. For truly enterprise organisations though, one would be tempted to recommend WordPress VIP at this moment in time, but one to keep an eye on, Engine, is extremely capable.
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Return on Investment
  • After the implementation of the CMS, the development team started focusing more on developing new features for the site than maintaining the CMS and the infrastructure. 100% of the work is now focused on creating value to the customer.
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  • By migrating our mobile applications to Wordpress's APIs, we could remove a large portion of our technical infrastructure, which was hosted on Google Cloud, along with an additional database and a lot of business logic used to support data transformation and ingestion.
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