Sitecore CMS Review
Product Snapshot
Pricing
Sitecore CMS is delivered on a flexible licensing cost model. Pricing is based on the number of Sitecore Server installations, as well as the number of simultaneous users logged in (such as developers, designers, content editors, etc.)
Technology
Sitecore CMS is built on the .NET framework, enabling businesses to create and deliver sites that are powerful, yet scalable and secure. Sitecore CMS gives businesses the flexibility to choose the deployment model that best suits their needs, providing solutions in both the Cloud and in a traditional server environment.
Customer Focus
Sitecore solutions serve a broad range of customers, including Fortune 1000 companies, large governments, public and non-profit organizations, and educational institutions.
Select Customers
ATP World Tour, CA Technologies, Comcast, Heineken, LEGO, Lloyd’s of London, Manchester City Football Club, Microsoft, Nestle, Siemens, VISA Europe
Customer Case Studies
About Sitecore CMS
Sitecore CMS is a scalable and intuitive solution built with functionality to help businesses create dynamic, fully featured web experiences. Sitecore CMS is built with powerful tools that allow businesses to create and customize their sites to fit their target audiences, improving conversion rates and search engine visibility. Sitecore CMS also makes it easy to manage all your web properties, ensuring a consistent and rich web experience for your visitors.
About Sitecore
Established in 2001, Sitecore is a leading global software provider for solutions in Web Content Management and Digital Engagement. Sitecore is dedicated to building applications that help a broad range of companies create rich and compelling website experiences. Sitecore products are consistently placed in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management in recognition of their breadth and innovation. Sitecore was the first vendor to offer a web content management system that included mobile web, web optimization, marketing automation, e-commerce, intranet portal, and campaign management technologies into an integrated platform.
Sitecore CMS Key Features
- Edit content with a Microsoft Office-style ribbon interface
- Reduce admin and coding work with an easy-to-use interface
- Create page layouts without coding with design and template tools
- Leverage out-of-the-box social media and community tools, such as blogs, wikis, forums, and integration with social media sites
- Multilingual capabilities
- Easily organize, manage, and secure digital assets
- Manage all web properties from a single platform
- Deliver content for any format with a multi-device design
- Optimize sites for mobile viewing
- Create and personalize forms with programming
- Automatically send data from your forms into your CRM or ERP systems
- Easily build new forms that target specific visitors
- Incorporate complex business logic in just a few clicks
- Create and personalize content directly on the page
- Select content values and set personalization display rules
- Improve messaging to suit your site visitors by previewing user experiences in context
- Assign profile cards to different parts of your site in order to help page editors understand a page’s target audience
- Improve organic search rankings by viewing and optimizing your site from the search engine’s perspective
- Use Google-friendly URLs to improve site rankings
- Improve the user experience and help visitors find what they are looking for with a built-in site search functionality
- Leverage the SEO Optimization Toolkit to analyze and optimize content before publication
- Quickly scale sites with cloud resources
- Improve performance with high availability and intelligence caching
- Easily develop extensions and modifications with a set of APs that includes over 1300 classes
- Use tools such as Visual Studio and Intellisense for quick and effective development
- Work with existing .NET or off-the-shelf controls
- Improve site management by creating customizable workflow processes for approvals, versioning, notifications, archiving and publishing
- Leverage data abstraction layers, pre-built connectors, and integration capabilities
- Set and secure access based on role, user, or group
Sitecore CMS Screenshots
Pros
- Because Sitecore CMS is a .NET-based solution, you can build your website from the ground up, customizing everything from templates to layouts and more.
- Sitecore CMS makes it easy to create world-class websites with its open architecture and rich development environment and tools.
- Sitecore CMS helps you reach your customers in their preferred format with functionality to deliver content on multiple devices, including mobile.
Cons
- If you do not have developers with .NET experience, you’ll probably have to hire an outside development team to help you use the product.
- If you operate on a smaller scale, Sitecore may not be the most affordable option for your needs.
- The Sitecore backend can be slow when you log in as an administrator
Overall
Sitecore CMS allows you to customize your website to fit your business and reach your target audiences. If you have a relatively big website, or host many websites, Sitecore CMS is a great option for your needs. However, if your company lacks .NET experience or does not use Microsoft Windows Servers, SQL Server or the like, you will most likely have to contract a development team to help you get the most out of the solution. If you have a large web infrastructure and the resources, Sitecore CMS may be the way to go. If you have a limited budget and only a few sites to manage, this product may not be the best option.
Sitecore CMS Videos
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What Others Say About Sitecore CMS
- Sitecore CMS – aiim.org
“Sitecore’s Online Marketing Suite provides you with insight into your visitors, including GeoIP and website experience information that helps drive faster conversions…”
White Papers and Demos
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