Progress Sitefinity

Progress Sitefinity

239 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Progress Sitefinity	Score6.8 out of 10	N/A	Progress Sitefinity is a content management and customer analytics platform. It supports content management, tailored marketing, multi-channel management, and ecommerce sites.	N/A

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Progress Sitefinity

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Pricing Offerings
Progress Sitefinity
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes

No setup fee

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Key User Insights
	Progress Sitefinity
Considered Both Products	Progress Software Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity It was a much more user-friendly CMS that allows all teams to easily access and utilize the tool to its fullest. Marketers can market without messing up or breaking code. Developers can code without having to worry about SEO/marketing, etc. We are big fans of this tool and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity The stability of Sitefinity and speed are better. The ease of content updates and template creation is by far superior and doesn't require any technical knowledge. Sitefinity doesn't force you into unplanned and forceful updates, like other software for content management that … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Cawthorne Senior Project Manager in Information Technology at Murdoch University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity We evaluated a range of other platforms before selecting Progress Sitefinity. While many other platforms had a powerful range of features, Progress Sitefinity provided to be a comparable product at a price far more suited to our budget. Above all else, its ease of use gained … Incentivized Helpful? Jochem Bökkers Sitefinity lead in Information Technology at World Health Organization (Government Administration, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity My main experience has been with Drupal and SharePoint besides Sitefinity. And while many people swear by Drupal because of its open-source nature, often the hidden TCO, its lack of intuitive usage and limited functional implementation (CMS for Web Publishing) has made us choose … Incentivized Helpful? Todd Knowlton CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at Smooth Fusion, Inc. (Internet, 11-50 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity In addition to being a user of Sitefinity, my company is also a Sitefinity Partner. More than a decade ago, we were supporting several CMS platforms and decided we wanted to pick one and be great at it. After analyzing many content management systems, we decided that Sitefinity … Incentivized Helpful? Alex Hood CTO in Information Technology at Team SI (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity It is hands down just easier for our customers to use. The interface and the page builder experience is much better than what we have used in the past and has many enterprise features even in the lower price-point. Incentivized Helpful? Louie Kafka Frontend Web Developer in Engineering at IFMA Houston (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity WordPress has a huge community when it comes to custom plugins available. The ability to use functions.php files to add scripts makes it very easy to use and handle. Only issue is that WordPress lacks the ability to scale for a bigger site. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity Progress Sitefinity is easy to use and cost effective. Incentivized Helpful? Ruben Morales Web Developer in Information Technology at Los Angeles County Development Authority (Government Administration, 501-1000 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity Progress Sitefinity CMS for us was the way to go as it gave us the flexibility to train non-technical users on website content management. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity It has way more availability for customization. I feel it is easier to give a client what they want with Sitefinity than with any other product I've used over the last 6 years. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity Sitefinity has its advantages and disadvantages. We view it as a useful tool in our toolbox and are always happy to develop a new Sitefinity site when its features align with the needs of our clients. From a content management standpoint, it is easier to work in than some and a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity DNN was very similar from a flexibility and feature perspective but wasn't as polished or professional feeling. Kentico was poor in communication, not replying to email requests and questions. Crownpeak we had been using for many years but wasn't impressed with customer loyalty … Incentivized Helpful? Dan Joseph San Buenaventura IT Manager in Information Technology at Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity More opportunities and functionalities available. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity This was already implemented when I arrived here but have looked into moving it to another platform. The time involved in doing that is just not worth the time right now. Sitefinity does what it is supposed to but it's not the most user friendly and support is not very good. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity Progress Sitefinity is a pretty good product, especially for .NET/Windows platforms. Incentivized Helpful? Michael Dell'Arciprete Director of Customer Acquisition in Marketing at People's Trust Insurance Company (Insurance, 501-1000 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity Sitefinity is more robust than WordPress. It is much less expensive than either Oracle or IBM. It has a broad range of functional capabilities and it is very reliable. It is not a leader in security, but this was not our top priority. Its A/B testing is not as extensive as … Incentivized Helpful? Rasheed Romain Digital Marketing Front-End UI/UX, & Email Marketing in Marketing at Crystal Cruises (Hospitality, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity Sitefinity is a better enterprise product. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity It stacks up very well and in many areas is a lot easier to use and develop. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity We were looking for a CMS that was net-based, as it was the preferred platform based on knowledge and experience. It was also something that we could see sourcing external support if needed. Much wider expert base. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity Against WordPress, Sitefinity is easier for content authors to manage content on the site. Against ektron, seems like the application and administration tools were hacked together, and has poor ongoing support. Sitefinity has a simple approach to managing/organizing pages, … Incentivized Helpful? Thomas Noack Director of Integrated Marketing in Marketing at ETAP - Operation Technology, Inc. (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity Best system from a feature/cost point of view. We had specific requirements, one of which was that the system had to be based in a IIS/.net environment. Price was another factor and ease of implementation with the existing development staff another. E-commerce had to be … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity Sitefinity is a closed source solution and for our financial institution customers, that means a great deal. Sitefinity is also not dependent on third-party plugins or addons to do most things. Our customers find that Sitefinity is easier to use when it comes to making edits to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Progress Sitefinity Sitefinity is more difficult to customize with the staff we have. Incentivized Helpful? Clarke Walker Assistant Vice President, Digital and Social Strategies in Marketing at Southern First Bank (Banking, 51-200 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity Haven't looked in a while. Incentivized Helpful? Patrick King Founder + CEO in Corporate at Imagine (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Progress Sitefinity Sitefinity is cleaner and more professional. It's far simpler to understand and isn't cluttered with things that a client may get into trouble with. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Progress Sitefinity

Comparison of Security features of Progress Sitefinity
Feature	Progress Sitefinity 8.1 163 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.1163 Ratings

Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Progress Sitefinity
Feature	Progress Sitefinity 8.1 144 Ratings
API	8.1137 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language	8.1106 Ratings

Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Progress Sitefinity
Feature	Progress Sitefinity 8.0 170 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor	8.1160 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness	8.0151 Ratings
Admin section	8.0168 Ratings
Page templates	8.1164 Ratings
Library of website themes	8.0104 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design	8.0155 Ratings
Publishing workflow	8.1152 Ratings
Form generator	8.0140 Ratings

Comparison of Web Content Management features of Progress Sitefinity
Feature	Progress Sitefinity 8.0 164 Ratings
Content taxonomy	8.1157 Ratings
SEO support	8.1151 Ratings
Bulk management	8.0122 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions	8.0130 Ratings
Community / comment management	8.0121 Ratings

User Ratings
	Progress Sitefinity
Likelihood to Recommend	7.1 (171 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.2 (7 ratings)
Usability	8.9 (10 ratings)
Availability	8.2 (1 ratings)
Performance	5.5 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (7 ratings)
Implementation Rating	4.6 (4 ratings)
Configurability	5.5 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	4.5 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	6.4 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	5.5 (1 ratings)