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DNN Platform

Overview
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DNN Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
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The DNN Platform (formerly DotNetNuke) is a free web content management systems (CMS) from DNN Corporation headquartered in San Mateo, California.N/A
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DNN Platform
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DNN Platform
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
DNN Platform
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DNN Platform
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose DNN Platform
DNN [Platform] is as good as any CMS platform out there today. It's easier to use than Wordpress for sophisticated sites and even (once set up properly) for non-technical people to maintain. For novice users without support, it's probably not the ideal solution against …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose DNN Platform
We chose DNN primarily because we were looking for an open source, scalable .NET based platform. This business decision was made 8 years ago and we have used it for every web development since. To date, no product provides such diversity of functionality and robustness against …
John Reitz | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Reitz
Creative Director
Chose DNN Platform
Each project has a specific set of requierments and these drive our CMS decisions. I tend to think of DNN Platform as a good option when the hosting requierments are complex or specificly defined and there needs to be a level of custom options created. The roles and …
Mike Bunce | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike Bunce
Senior Application Developer
Chose DNN Platform
My experience with Joomla! was over six years ago so a lot could have changed. However, I prefer DNN over Joomla because DNN offers more modules and a better administration user interface.
Features
DNN Platform
Security
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DNN Platform
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
Role-based user permissions10.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
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DNN Platform
9.5
Ratings
22% above category average
API10.00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language9.00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
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DNN Platform
8.6
Ratings
11% above category average
WYSIWYG editor10.00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness9.00 Ratings
Admin section8.00 Ratings
Page templates9.00 Ratings
Library of website themes8.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.00 Ratings
Form generator7.00 Ratings
Web Content Management
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DNN Platform
8.6
Ratings
16% above category average
Content taxonomy9.00 Ratings
SEO support8.00 Ratings
Bulk management7.00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.00 Ratings
Community / comment management10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DNN Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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User Testimonials
DNN Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited to large enterprise website or web application developments. Less well suited to smaller site which would be better catered for by something like Wordpress.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • The core modules provide all of the basic content management functionality. You can drag and drop a Blog, Chat, Events, Gallery or versitile Text HTML module onto any page. Once you set a few properties you are up and running. And many of them provide a means of skinning them to match the look and feel of your website design.
  • If the core modules don't meet your specific needs you can purchase additional modules from third party vendors. If you have some programming experience, you can even create your own custom modules. Christoc's DotNetNuke Module and Theme Development Template makes it easy to get started.
  • One of the best things about DNN is that the page navigation and user management is already built in. It is complete with friendly URL rewriting and SEO features. DNN authentication can be integrated with Facebook, Google and other authentication providers.
Mike Bunce | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike Bunce
Senior Application Developer
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Cons
  • Missing a tool to test for compliance (built in)
  • All module developers should be held to a standard before being allowed to sell in the dnn store
  • Confusion between dnn and evoq creates a lot of headaches for us
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
DNN [Platform] is as good as any CMS platform out there today. It's easier to use than WordPress for sophisticated sites and even (once set up properly) for non-technical people to maintain. For novice users without support, it's probably not the ideal solution against WordPress or wix etc. WP has more modules and extensions available. Drupal is a nightmare to use. Sitecore is expensive.
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • The free version is certainly good for ROI, but the paid versions are expensively licensed.
John Reitz | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Reitz
Creative Director
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