Compare DNN platform and dotCMS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
DNN platform
Star Rating
(28)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DNN platformdotCMS
Star Rating
(112)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansDNN platform vs dotCMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DNN platform 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 DNN platform.
- 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 dotCMS over DNN platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DNN platform
No pricing availabledotCMS
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
DNN platform
Free Trial is available
dotCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
17
8.4
98
Ease of Use
8.4
17
8.0
98
Ease of Setup
8.0
15
6.9
59
Ease of Admin
7.9
15
7.8
57
Quality of Support
7.6
12
8.6
97
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
12
8.6
57
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
16
8.3
91
Features by Category
Content
8.6
14
|
Verified
8.6
69
|
Verified
9.4
13
|
Verified
8.5
64
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
8.2
66
|
Verified
8.9
11
|
Verified
8.0
63
8.5
13
|
Verified
7.8
58
|
Verified
8.5
13
|
Verified
7.9
58
|
Verified
9.0
12
|
Verified
8.1
65
|
Verified
9.1
13
|
Verified
7.8
60
|
Verified
9.2
13
|
Verified
8.2
65
|
Verified
Design
8.2
11
7.0
43
8.6
12
7.4
44
|
Verified
8.9
12
|
Verified
7.7
50
|
Verified
9.6
13
|
Verified
8.5
60
|
Verified
Platform
8.6
12
7.4
57
8.7
13
|
Verified
8.1
53
|
Verified
9.5
13
|
Verified
8.4
59
|
Verified
9.5
14
|
Verified
8.3
67
|
Verified
9.5
13
8.6
63
|
Verified
9.3
12
|
Verified
8.1
48
|
Verified
8.6
11
|
Verified
7.4
47
|
Verified
9.5
13
|
Verified
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
Not enough data
8.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
21
Development
Not enough data
7.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
25
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DNN platform and dotCMS are categorized as Web Content Management
Unique Categories
DNN platform has no unique categories
dotCMS is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) and Headless CMS
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DNN platform
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
Information Technology and Services
30.4%
Accounting
8.7%
Retail
4.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
47.8%
Higher Education
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
11.3%
Financial Services
7.5%
Retail
5.7%
Computer Software
5.7%
Other
54.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
What do you think the future is headed with the product?
1 Comment
TD
Although the title is relevant (where is the product heading) the content is spam. Hopefully, one of the G2 team can delete the discussion.Read more
DNN platform has no more discussions with answers
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
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
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
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