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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 License Per Year
Free
Bloomreach
Star Rating
(729)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 License Per Year
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(108)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Bloomreach excels in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Scores across multiple categories, including Web Content Management and Digital Experience Platforms. Users appreciate the platform's powerful personalization capabilities, which allow for tailored content and product recommendations based on real user behavior.
- Users say that Bloomreach's implementation process is notably quick and intuitive, with many highlighting the ease of onboarding. This contrasts with dotCMS, where some users have mentioned challenges in configuration, despite its flexibility and multiple ways to achieve tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Bloomreach provides exceptional support, with a high quality of assistance that users find invaluable. In comparison, while dotCMS also offers good support, some users feel that it may not match the responsiveness and effectiveness of Bloomreach's support team.
- According to verified reviews, Bloomreach's user interface is generally regarded as more user-friendly, making it easier for teams to navigate and utilize its features effectively. DotCMS, while offering a robust set of tools, can sometimes overwhelm users with its complexity.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Bloomreach's integration of data with actionable insights is a standout feature, allowing businesses to connect customer information with real-time actions. Users have noted that this capability enhances their marketing strategies significantly, whereas dotCMS, while powerful, may not provide the same level of seamless integration.
- Users report that dotCMS shines in its open-source nature, allowing for extensive customization and flexibility. This is particularly appealing for developers looking to tailor the platform to specific needs. However, some users feel that this flexibility comes at the cost of a steeper learning curve compared to the more straightforward approach of Bloomreach.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bloomreach
Bloomreach Discovery
Contact Us
1 License Per Year
Autonomous search with GenAI and the fastest ROI on the market
- Personalized site search
- Insights for merchandisers
- Product recommendations
dotCMS
Community (Business Source License)
Free
Companies with <$5mil total finances can download and use dotCMS for free.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Content
- Self Hosted
Free Trial
Bloomreach
Free Trial is available
dotCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
605
8.4
94
Ease of Use
8.3
616
8.0
94
Ease of Setup
7.7
321
6.8
55
Ease of Admin
8.4
275
7.8
55
Quality of Support
9.2
602
8.5
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
276
8.6
55
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
580
8.3
87
Features by Category
Email Marketing
9.1
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
342
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
335
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
7.7
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
314
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
341
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
208
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.8
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
237
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
298
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.3
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
166
Not enough data
Social
7.2
150
Not enough data
7.4
154
Not enough data
7.4
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.6
336
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
286
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
157
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
218
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.2
20
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
7.2
19
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
Content
8.2
51
8.6
66
|
Verified
8.3
52
8.5
63
|
Verified
8.0
52
8.2
65
|
Verified
8.0
46
8.0
62
7.8
48
7.8
57
|
Verified
8.7
54
7.9
58
|
Verified
8.6
53
8.1
65
|
Verified
8.3
51
7.8
60
|
Verified
8.4
47
8.2
65
|
Verified
Design
7.8
47
7.0
43
7.9
52
7.4
44
|
Verified
8.0
47
7.7
49
|
Verified
8.6
52
8.5
58
|
Verified
Platform
7.9
46
7.4
57
7.4
42
8.1
53
|
Verified
8.0
43
8.4
59
|
Verified
8.7
50
8.3
67
|
Verified
8.5
45
8.6
63
|
Verified
8.0
41
8.1
48
|
Verified
8.2
53
7.4
47
|
Verified
8.4
53
8.3
62
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Channels
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customers
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
76
8.0
18
8.7
80
8.0
18
8.4
77
7.7
18
8.4
81
8.1
19
8.7
80
8.8
11
8.8
77
8.6
12
Content Management
8.2
72
8.3
26
8.0
74
8.8
28
7.5
52
8.9
26
Design & Development
6.5
19
8.9
25
7.4
56
8.3
25
8.1
65
8.8
25
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visitor Behavior
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
7.4
68
Not enough data
Templates
7.5
78
Not enough data
8.3
90
Not enough data
8.2
84
Not enough data
Personalization
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
7.4
67
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
Multichannel
8.3
83
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
91
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Personalization
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Campaigns
9.0
76
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
9.0
75
Not enough data
9.2
85
Not enough data
9.2
80
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
Optimization
9.2
83
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Segmentation
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.4
54
Not enough data
Targeting
9.2
50
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
Triggered Content
8.3
36
Not enough data
9.6
55
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
Personalized Content
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization Engines
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.8
51
Not enough data
7.4
41
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
7.6
43
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.3
56
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
7.7
42
Not enough data
7.1
35
Not enough data
7.7
39
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.6
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
Intelligence
8.5
218
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
Merchandising
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
Analytics
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
24
Not enough data
9.1
28
Not enough data
Functionality
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
Management
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
Support
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
16
Not enough data
SEO Reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Publishing
8.3
20
8.5
25
|
Verified
8.5
20
7.9
26
|
Verified
7.1
16
7.1
21
Development
8.1
19
7.4
29
|
Verified
8.3
23
8.4
29
|
Verified
8.2
19
8.3
30
7.9
18
7.6
26
|
Verified
Analytics
8.7
20
7.6
26
|
Verified
8.2
21
8.3
25
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Search Queries
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Search Setup
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
Product Discovery
8.6
29
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
Integration
9.1
32
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
Development
7.6
43
Not enough data
7.5
40
Not enough data
Management
8.2
48
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
Integration Options
6.7
43
Not enough data
6.5
41
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
7.0
37
Not enough data
Computing
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
97
Not enough data
7.0
105
Not enough data
Experimental Design
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
7.6
95
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
116
Not enough data
7.5
98
Not enough data
Agentic AI - A/B Testing
7.4
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
Conversational AI - Conversational Commerce Platforms
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform integration - Conversational Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics and Reporting - Conversational Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cross-Channel Advertising
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messaging - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security / Verification - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics / Deliverability - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
Campaigns
7.6
37
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
Engagement
8.4
39
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bloomreach and dotCMS are categorized as Headless CMS, Web Content Management, and Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Unique Categories
Bloomreach is categorized as Conversational Commerce Platforms, E-Commerce Personalization, E-Commerce Search, E-Merchandising, A/B Testing, SMS Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Push Notification, Enterprise Search Software, Customer Data Platform (CDP), E-Commerce Data Integration, Cross-Channel Advertising, SEO Tools, WebOps Platforms, SAP Store, Conversational Marketing, Marketing Automation, Personalization, Personalization Engines, and RCS Business Messaging
dotCMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bloomreach
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
dotCMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
20.2%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Apparel & Fashion
8.6%
Financial Services
5.5%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
4.5%
Other
52.5%
Higher Education
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Financial Services
6.9%
Retail
5.9%
Computer Software
5.9%
Other
54.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Are there any automated campaigns you have seen work well in Exponea that we could implement in our business?
3 Comments
Official Response from Bloomreach
We have a lot of success stories from use cases that were built in the past which were later converted into more than 50 Plug & Play use cases. In your case,...Read more
I am really curious which different compaies are using exponea in their day to day work
3 Comments
LI
Hi, there are a lot of big companies, very satisfied with Exponea contribution in time reduced spending to extract reports, complete dashboard with data and...Read more
Can I use this tool for advanced SQL queries ?
2 Comments
Official Response from Bloomreach
Hi Maciek, Exponea can connect with Postgres to import events once or regularly via a query. The query supports SQL functions, e.g. join.If your advanced...Read more
I didn't check last versions so it might be already there. When dotCMS will fully support all the entities (containers, templates, pages, etc) and content to be deployable through APIs? Is that in the roadmap and for when?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Kelvin,
Thank you for your comment. The latest release of dotCMS (5.x) now supports containers and pages in addition to content, content types, themes, and...Read more
Does dotCMS offer a free trial?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Yes! You can download and use dotCMS for free from our website: https://dotcms.com/download/. Once you download, you can request a free trial of the...Read more
How is dotCMS priced?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Because every implementation of dotCMS is different, we offer custom pricing based on your need. Contact our team today to get a pricing quote right for your...Read more
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