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Web Content Management Software
CMS Made Simple
Concrete CMS
CMS Made Simple-vs-Concrete CMS
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4.6/5
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CMS Made Simple
(10)
4.2
out of
5
CMS Made Simple
By
CMS Made Simple Foundation
Concrete CMS
(66)
4.5
out of
5
Concrete CMS
By
concrete5
At a Glance
Star Rating
(10)
4.2
out of
5
(66)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
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Small-Business (82.8% of reviews)
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Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
0/mo
Unlimited
CMS Made Simple
Star Rating
(10)
4.2
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Concrete CMS
Star Rating
(66)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
0/mo
Unlimited
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CMS Made Simple vs Concrete CMS
Reviewers felt that Concrete CMS meets the needs of their business better than CMS Made Simple.
When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CMS Made Simple is the preferred option.
For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Concrete CMS over CMS Made Simple.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CMS Made Simple
No pricing available
Concrete CMS
Free and Open Source
0/mo
Unlimited
Do anything you want with Concrete CMS on your own.
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Free Trial
CMS Made Simple
No trial information available
Concrete CMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
6
9.1
38
Ease of Use
8.6
7
9.1
38
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.6
32
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.0
31
Quality of Support
8.1
7
7.6
35
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.6
28
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
6
8.4
30
Features by Category
Web Content Management
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8.2
7
8.3
23
Content
Content Authoring
8.3
6
8.6
(won by 0.3)
20
|
Verified
Rich Text Editor
8.1
6
8.8
(won by 0.7)
20
|
Verified
Versioning
8.3
5
8.5
(won by 0.2)
20
|
Verified
Plug-ins/Widgets/Apps
8.6
(won by 1.8)
6
6.8
20
|
Verified
Approval Process
8.3
(won by 0.4)
5
7.9
19
|
Verified
Content Scheduling
6.7
5
8.0
(won by 1.3)
17
|
Verified
Asset Management
8.1
6
8.5
(won by 0.4)
18
|
Verified
Internal Search
8.6
(won by 0.5)
6
8.1
17
|
Verified
Content Repository
8.6
(won by 0.1)
6
8.5
19
|
Verified
Design
Breadth of Pre-Built Templates
8.1
(won by 0.9)
6
7.2
19
|
Verified
Mobile
8.3
(won by 0.3)
6
8.0
18
|
Verified
Branding/Themes
8.1
6
8.2
(won by 0.1)
18
|
Verified
Customization
8.9
(won by 0.1)
6
8.8
19
|
Verified
Platform
User Community
7.5
6
8.0
(won by 0.5)
19
SEO
8.3
6
8.9
(won by 0.6)
19
|
Verified
Flexible Navigation Structures
8.1
6
8.8
(won by 0.7)
18
|
Verified
User, Role, and Access Management
7.5
6
8.7
(won by 1.2)
19
|
Verified
Enterprise Scalability
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
16
|
Verified
Internationalization
8.9
(won by 0.6)
6
8.3
15
Dashboards and Reports
8.6
(won by 0.2)
6
8.4
16
|
Verified
API / Integrations
Not enough data
8.2
(won by default)
14
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
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CMS Made Simple
Concrete CMS
CMS Made Simple and Concrete CMS are categorized as
Web Content Management
Unique Categories
CMS Made Simple has no unique categories
Concrete CMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CMS Made Simple
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
60.0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Concrete CMS
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
82.8%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
12.1%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
5.2%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
60.0%
82.8%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
12.1%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
0%
5.2%
Reviewers' Industry
CMS Made Simple
Marketing and Advertising
20.0%
Internet
20.0%
Wholesale
10.0%
Real Estate
10.0%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
10.0%
Other
30.0%
Concrete CMS
Computer Software
15.5%
Marketing and Advertising
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Design
8.6%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.2%
Other
50.0%
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Discussions
CMS Made Simple Discussions
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Concrete CMS Discussions
How can I change the dashboard colors?
3 Comments
JL
The Concrete CMS dashboard has a theme, like the front end of the site. You can modify or override that theme to provide your own CSS.
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