Crownpeak CMS vs. OpenText Web CMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Crownpeak CMS
Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Crownpeak CMS is a composable, enterprise-ready content management system that empowers global teams to seamlessly orchestrate personalized digital experiences across all content channels. Marketing teams can create, manage, and monitor inclusive, accessible, and transactional experiences fast without compromising on functionality, security, or service.N/A
OpenText Web CMS
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText Web CMS (TeamSite) accelerates and simplifies the end-to-end digital content and campaign lifecycle, from content creation and rich media management to omnichannel publication, optimization, automation, commerce, and community. According to the vendor, with TeamSite, users can: Capture diverse digital audiences with amazing brand experiences – Give customers and prospects consistent, high-quality brand experiences across devices and channels, and foster closer…N/A
Pricing
Crownpeak CMSOpenText Web CMS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Crownpeak CMSOpenText Web CMS
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Crownpeak CMSOpenText Web CMS
Considered Both Products
Crownpeak CMS
Chose Crownpeak CMS
Crownpeak is the only true SAAS CMS on the market. All the others are either not/partially SAAS or providing it through other 3rd party vendors.
Chose Crownpeak CMS
I was not at this team within my organization during the evaluation period of Crownpeak. However, my previous team used Sitecore. Crownpeak is a bit easier to use from a UI perspective and has more creative options within the tool. Sitecore's clunky UI also was a reason I found …
Chose Crownpeak CMS
Easier to procure all aspects of DX including hosting and rapidly implement Lower total cost of ownership Independence from internal IT
Chose Crownpeak CMS
Crownpeak DXM is decoupled and easier to work with than Sitecore Experience Platform.
Chose Crownpeak CMS
Crownpeak DXM has a very robust product offering, balanced cost/value ratio, excellent support, and service.
Chose Crownpeak CMS
Have not used other products like Crownpeak DXM so far.
Chose Crownpeak CMS
Crownpeak DXM has a better total cost of ownership with a real and straightforward SaaS model for version updates. DXM has a better composable enterprise capability, allowing for easier and more effective API integrations. Crownpeak partner relationships are more open and …
Chose Crownpeak CMS
As an agency, we work with several different content / digital experience platforms. My clients who chose Crownpeak over other options did so primarily due to the lack of need to perform costly upgrades and the ability to support multiple development options (i.e., not just …
Chose Crownpeak CMS
CrownPeak’s DQM gives the entire CrownPeak suite a slight advantage because it’s so helpful in tracking functionality issues, typos and areas for SEO improvements.

The other competitive products I used had not had these features in such a robust way the last time I used them …
Chose Crownpeak CMS
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OpenText Web CMS
Chose OpenText Web CMS
It offers more content editing features at a relatively low cost thus overall deployment is lower in cost. It has great customer support who are always there to support and answer to our needs thus making the process of deployment seamless at every stage and offering training …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
OpenText TeamSite has been more powerful and resourceful as compared to Storyblok. The cost of deployment was relatively low and it has more content editing features. The customer support team members are always online 24/7/367 and they offer the best training of working with …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
It offers an intuitive user experience, modern, versatile and consistent in performance. It simplifies the whole process of managing the digital experience across all marketing channels, which is done from a unified interface. This tool has enabled us to take control of our …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
OpenText went through an RFP process against IBM Content Management back in 2012. OpenText not only met our business and technical requirements, but we asked both vendors to show a use case and OpenText provided an extensive solution that IBM could not. Also the content …
Chose OpenText Web CMS
Elasticsearch is scalable, ready for cloud deployments, and documentation is readily available and comprehensive.

Our using HP Autonomy is based on the sunk cost fallacy.
Features
Crownpeak CMSOpenText Web CMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Crownpeak CMS
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
8.6
Ratings
6% above category average
Role-based user permissions8.90 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Crownpeak CMS
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
API7.80 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.10 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Crownpeak CMS
8.1
Ratings
5% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
WYSIWYG editor7.70 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.60 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Admin section8.30 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Page templates8.40 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.40 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.50 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Form generator7.80 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Crownpeak CMS
7.9
Ratings
7% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
7.9
Ratings
7% above category average
Content taxonomy7.70 Ratings7.90 Ratings
SEO support8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management8.10 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions7.30 Ratings7.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
Crownpeak CMSOpenText Web CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
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7.4
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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3.6
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Usability
8.2
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7.3
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Availability
8.6
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Performance
8.2
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Support Rating
7.6
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6.4
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In-Person Training
9.1
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Online Training
8.2
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Implementation Rating
8.6
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Configurability
8.2
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Ease of integration
9.1
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Product Scalability
8.6
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Crownpeak CMSOpenText Web CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
Crownpeak DXM is a great solution if you are looking for a flexible platform that allows engineers to quickly develop while also making it easy for content authors to work especially in scenarios where you need multi-language support. It is also good for scenarios where you want a cloud-based solution and are looking for just one vendor to handle hosting and offer the CMS.
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OpenText TeamSite is well-suited to large, enterprise-wide implementations where customization, content governance, and dynamic content distribution is needed or prioritized. It is probably not ideal for smaller sites with simple architecture and few resources to manage custom implementation.
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Pros
  • Seamless upgrades and enhancements. In true Saas fashion, you don't have to worry about what version your software is on, as you are always on the latest.
  • Highly performant. Allows you to create extremely lightweight applications that have no load time and snappy performance.
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  • Offering compelling experiences to customers, which help in improving satisfaction
  • Information is delivered across multiple channels
  • Testing relevant result sets to improve the rate of website conversion
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Cons
  • Searching for a particular asset is almost unusable, you have to know exact name of the asset you are looking for.
  • Pages with many assets or dependencies take a long time to load.
  • Set up a way to automatically migrate content - API or automation tools.
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  • I have recommendation for improvements.
  • It is easy to work with all the features.
  • All necessary content management tools are included.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because overall, it's a good product and we are familiar with it.
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Usability
Crownpeak DXM is a flexible easy to use CMS platform speaking to the most challenging localization scenarios. Crownpeak users have the freedom to integrate DXM platform with their existing technology at no cost. Moving from legacy systems to the Saas platform is painless and cost-effective. Extensive targeting and personalization options are something that users will benefit from.
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Overall, it's a solid package with the potential to offer much functionality with appropriate resources applied. There are a few issues with the authoring interface that OpenText should address before its a top shelf authoring experience.
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Reliability and Availability
We have never encountered any issues with the availability.
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Performance
Pages load very fast on production (assuming you develop with basic SEO practices in place) due to Crownpeak's publishing architecture. The slide downside is that publishing can be a bit slow at times.
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Support Rating
Crownpeak DXM's service and support are outstanding. We have immediate access to both the tech support team and the software engineering team. We can get a support person on the phone whenever needed, and we can schedule impromptu training sessions at any time. Best support I have ever received from a platform provider in 20 years of software and application development.
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Our technical resources engage with OpenText TeamSite so I don't have direct experience. However, critical issues that we need help with seem to get the attention they deserve without issue. However, training and user resources for business owner roles are a bit lacking and some annoying issues with the authoring interface should be addressed sooner.
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In-Person Training
We received on-site training from Crownpeak, the trainer had touched upon every possible scenario and provided great insights about the product & ease of implementation.
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Online Training
My team left training with a solid understanding of how to use the product and the developer training ended with a test to ensure the ability to properly develop was learned properly. Recently, Crownpeak has added a self-paced training option which makes it extremely flexible to on-board new developers.
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Implementation Rating
One of the biggest benefits is obviously around lack of hardware consideration, procurement, implementation. Eliminating that process improves the speed to market out of the gate. Depending on the client size, initial sites can be up and running in just a few months, with subsequent development faster by taking advantage of templates and current structure.
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Alternatives Considered
Crownpeak DXM has a better total cost of ownership with a real and straightforward SaaS model for version updates. DXM has a better composable enterprise capability, allowing for easier and more effective API integrations. Crownpeak partner relationships are more open and collaborative with a real working relationship and desire to support our client implementations - this goes beyond the usual software vedor/ digital marketing services relationship and adds a lot of value to our business and our clients end product. DQM quality assurance tools integrate with DXM seamlessly and add a lot of value to QA at website deployment, multiple market rollout, and ongoing optimisation.
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It offers more content editing features at a relatively low cost thus overall deployment is lower in cost. It has great customer support who are always there to support and answer to our needs thus making the process of deployment seamless at every stage and offering training for working with their product.
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Scalability
In some recent projects we have delivered to our clients, we were able to roll out sites in shorter time period due the scalability of the Crownpeak's DXM solution.
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Return on Investment
  • Improved digital experience - allows us to build exactly what we need instead of settling for what the platform can do.
  • Reduced reliance on IT - with the whole product as SaaS in the cloud and using a web browser as the admin tool, it is completely off IT's radar.
  • Improved marketing options - we can now optimize and personalize our content instead of using one-size-fits-all.
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  • We integrated with google analytics, now we have the proper comprehension of our audience data reception and behaviors - we've greatly improved on personalized marketing.
  • Quick publication of content across the main digital channels.
  • We run our digital campaigns swiftly.
  • We've maintained our brand consistency for three years.
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