CommonSpot vs. Contentful

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CommonSpot
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
CommonSpot is a Web platform that includes a content management system, an application development framework, marketing solutions, and social media features from PaperThin, Inc, a privately held, MA-based company. PaperThin's customers span multiple industries, including: government, healthcare, higher education, and association/non-profit sectors.N/A
Contentful
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Contentful is a cloud based CMS solution that provides the ability to manage content across multiple platforms.The editing interface allows for managing content interactively and provides developers the ability to deliver the content with the programming language and template framework of their choice.
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Pricing
CommonSpotContentful
Editions & Modules
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Lite
$300
per month
Community
Free
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CommonSpotContentful
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CommonSpotContentful
Features
CommonSpotContentful
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.0
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Contentful
7.3
8 Ratings
10% below category average
Role-based user permissions7.01 Ratings7.38 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
6.3
2 Ratings
20% below category average
Contentful
7.7
10 Ratings
0% below category average
Code quality / cleanliness6.01 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Admin section6.52 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Page templates7.02 Ratings7.64 Ratings
Library of website themes7.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Publishing workflow7.02 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Form generator4.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
7.7
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
8% above category average
Content taxonomy7.52 Ratings8.08 Ratings
SEO support7.02 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Bulk management8.01 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.01 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CommonSpot
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Ratings
Contentful
8.0
9 Ratings
5% above category average
API00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
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User Ratings
CommonSpotContentful
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
CommonSpotContentful
Likelihood to Recommend
PaperThin, Inc
Commonspot is well suited for web content management to be conducted by individuals with low-level web skills.
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Contentful
Contentful is well suited for folks who want a simple, clean, easy-to-use interface for a JAVASCRIPT website. If you do not want a javascript website you should look [elsewhere].
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Pros
PaperThin, Inc
  • I think CommonSpot's greatest strength is its ease of use. It's relatively intuitive in it's usage, so it therefore makes it easy to train new people to use it.
  • Within my usage of it, our options were limited, which again added to it's ease of use.
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Contentful
  • Clean, modern interface (not clunky and outdated, like WordPress)
  • High degree of flexibility (I can structure data any way my clients need)
  • Enables headless frontend (i.e. I can build any frontend I want without having to change my CMS)
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Cons
PaperThin, Inc
  • Commonspot needs to improve on its authoring feature. It is impossible to author on more than one page at a time . (One must always click on "View work on all changes") before switching between pages otherwise, the changes will not be saved.
  • CommonSpot does not support sharing the definition of any custom element or any template layouts. Therefore, one must recreate these in each site.
  • In Commonspot, a user who has to manage content in multiple sites will have to log in to each site to see and act on any actions.
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Contentful
  • The new Contentful "branches" feature looked promising (it appears to mirror a git-like repository) but it requires the CLI, which isn't necessarily practical for teams that aren't current CLI users. It would be nice if the management of this feature were available via the UI (without that it causes more confusion than anything).
  • The Contentful data modeling method makes for a bit of an awkward SDK developer experience in some strongly typed languages like Java. Most things that you might need can be accomplished, but it feels like the experience could be smoother.
  • It would be nice if there were a way to migrate data between spaces (e.g. from your staging space to production).
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Usability
PaperThin, Inc
I had no previous background in content management, and found it very easy to use. If I could figure it out, I am pretty certain that just about anyone else could as well.
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Contentful
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
PaperThin, Inc
Commonspot works in tandem with Zendesk very well to accomplish tasks an an efficient manner.
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Contentful
Easy to use and much more organized as a single platform versus multi. The layout is clean and easy to read and we don’t have to worry about certain users safe guarding data or content then losing it when they leave the company. It’s a one stop shop for imagery
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Return on Investment
PaperThin, Inc
  • I was working in a religious institution and based upon our usage and audience, there was no ROI to speak of. Our usage was more for providing information than having any type of interaction. In that instance, it worked very well.
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Contentful
  • There was no negative impact as such.
  • Positive impact is increase in sales.
  • More work is delivered due to reusability and other features within a time and less manual effort.
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