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Compare Magnolia and dotCMS 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Magnolia
Star Rating
(36)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansdotCMS
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
Browse all 5 pricing plansMagnolia vs dotCMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Magnolia easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with dotCMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that dotCMS meets the needs of their business better than Magnolia.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that dotCMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Magnolia over dotCMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Magnolia
Community Edition CMS
Free
Access the essential capabilities of Magnolia with a free, open-source platform designed for developers. Perfect for prototyping and small-scale projects, it offers the flexibility to build custom, content-driven solutions with full code transparency.
- Create content
- Manage content
- Optimize content
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
Magnolia
No trial information availabledotCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
26
8.4
94
Ease of Use
8.1
26
8.0
94
Ease of Setup
7.5
12
6.8
55
Ease of Admin
7.9
12
7.8
55
Quality of Support
7.4
26
8.5
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
12
8.6
55
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
22
8.3
87
Features by Category
Content
8.2
17
8.6
66
|
Verified
8.5
17
8.5
63
|
Verified
7.7
15
8.2
65
|
Verified
8.0
15
8.0
62
8.1
16
7.8
57
|
Verified
8.3
13
7.9
58
|
Verified
8.6
17
8.1
65
|
Verified
7.6
17
7.8
60
|
Verified
7.8
17
8.2
65
|
Verified
Design
7.9
14
7.0
43
7.6
14
7.4
44
|
Verified
7.8
16
7.7
49
|
Verified
8.1
17
8.5
58
|
Verified
Platform
7.7
15
7.4
57
8.4
16
8.1
53
|
Verified
8.0
15
8.4
59
|
Verified
8.6
16
8.3
67
|
Verified
8.1
15
8.6
63
|
Verified
8.8
15
8.1
48
|
Verified
7.3
13
7.4
47
|
Verified
8.0
14
8.3
62
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Content Management
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.9
26
Design & Development
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
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
Publishing
8.5
9
8.5
25
|
Verified
8.8
12
7.9
26
|
Verified
7.5
8
7.1
21
Development
8.5
12
7.4
29
|
Verified
8.5
12
8.4
29
|
Verified
6.4
12
8.3
30
7.4
12
7.6
26
|
Verified
Analytics
8.2
10
7.6
26
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.3
25
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Magnolia and dotCMS are categorized as Headless CMS, Web Content Management, and Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Magnolia
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
Computer Software
15.2%
Telecommunications
9.1%
Insurance
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Retail
6.1%
Other
51.5%
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
What is Magnolia CMS used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from Magnolia
Our content platform combines the functionality of an enterprise DXP suite with the flexibility of an API-first headless solution. Magnolia lets you bring...Read more
What is Magnolia technology?
1 Comment
Official Response from Magnolia
At Magnolia, we develop the fastest and most flexible DXP on the market. Our technology includes a plethora of tools and powerful integrations, enabling the...Read more
Magnolia has no more discussions with answers
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
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
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