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Comparison: Cloud CMS vs Prismic

Oct 14

Not sure which CMS is a better fit? Review these points to help guide your selection.

Criteria

Cloud CMS

Prismic

Ease of Use

Implements a role-based UI to accommodate various functions.

Complex user interface for defining content types and instances.
Item creation must occur here.
See API Access.

Update Strategy

Documents are published individually, or as part of larger change sets.

Documents are published individually, or as part of larger change sets.

Workflow Process

Flexible workflow capability.

Allows teams and roles to be created along with a workflow designer for defining content production process and constraints.

Limited workflow, provides a writer and publisher role but incomplete support for content production process.

API Access

Fully bidirectional, “API first” design

Read-only, “API first” design.
NO WRITE capability.

Deployment Options

SaaS and / or On-Premise

(Docker images)

SaaS only

Security for Assets

Allows assets to be delivered via either CDN or Web API – with full security available.

Allows assets to be delivered via either CDN or Web API.

Pricing Factors

Based solely on your desired SLA

Pre-defined tiers with a fixed number of

  • Users
  • Features (roles, workflow)
  • API uptime
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Comparison: Cloud CMS vs DIY

Oct 1

Not sure whether to build or buy? Review these points to help guide your selection.


Why DIY:

  • exact fit with your technology stack
  • use existing in-house skills and resources
    • build only the features you need
    • able to add new features as required
    • use existing developers for support
  • cost / budget - internal
    • no need for external services to deliver and support product
  • can be a ‘skunk works’ project


Why not DIY:

  • Risk (more complex than it looks)
    • time/effort/cost are all easy to under-estimate
    • CMS requirements can be extensive
      • what happens if it can’t be built in a timely manner?
      • distraction from core business
  • must maintain skills and in-house knowledge
    • to support, upgrade, and enhance
  • may have technical skills but unlikely to have CMS product experience


Why Cloud CMS:

  • Minimizes risk
    • exists today with the features you need
    • already built (many years of blood, sweat, and tears)
    • if you require a new feature talk to us…
    • discovered and conquered many development hurdles
  • fits with your stack
    • scalable and elastic
    • allows you to concentrate on your business now and in the future
  • lower financial risks with a SaaS model
    • Proven TTV
  • This is our business: we are the experts
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Comparison: Cloud CMS vs Contentful

Sep 23

Looking for the best CMS online? Review these points to help guide your headless CMS selection.

Criteria

Cloud CMS

Contentful

Ease of Use

Implements a role-based UI to accommodate various functions.

Simple user interface for defining content types and instances.

Flexibility

JSON schema with types and associations that you can continually evolve in-place.

Basic content model only, difficult to change once configured

Update Strategy

Documents are published individually, or as part of larger change sets.

Documents can only be published one-by-one.

Workflow Process

Flexible workflow capability.

Allows teams and roles to be created along with a workflow designer for defining content production process and constraints.

No online workflow capability.

API Access

Fully bidirectional, “API first” design

Fully bidirectional, “API first” design

Deployment Options

SaaS and / or On-Premise

(Docker images)

SaaS only

Security for Assets

Allows assets to be delivered via either CDN or Web API – with full security and auditing available.

Uses CDN for all static assets, requiring them to be publicly available. No auditing.

Pricing Factors

Based solely on your desired SLA

Pre-defined tiers with a fixed number of

  • Editors
  • Content entries
  • API calls / CDN hits
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