DNN Platform vs. OpenText Web CMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
OpenText Web CMS
Score 5.0 out of 10
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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
DNN PlatformOpenText Web CMS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DNN PlatformOpenText Web CMS
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
DNN PlatformOpenText Web CMS
Considered Both Products
DNN Platform
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.

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Features
DNN PlatformOpenText Web CMS
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
DNN Platform
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
8.6
Ratings
6% above category average
Role-based user permissions10.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
DNN Platform
9.5
Ratings
22% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
API10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language9.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
DNN Platform
8.6
Ratings
11% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
WYSIWYG editor10.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness9.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Admin section8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Page templates9.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Library of website themes8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design10.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Form generator7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
DNN Platform
8.6
Ratings
16% above category average
OpenText Web CMS
7.9
Ratings
7% above category average
Content taxonomy9.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
SEO support8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management7.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Community / comment management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DNN PlatformOpenText Web CMS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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7.4
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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3.6
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Usability
-
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7.3
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Support Rating
-
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6.4
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User Testimonials
DNN PlatformOpenText Web CMS
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.
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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
  • 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.
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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
  • 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
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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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Usability
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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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Support Rating
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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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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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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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Return on Investment
  • The free version is certainly good for ROI, but the paid versions are expensively licensed.
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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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