# Shorthand vs Vev Comparison

| | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 123 | 137 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (48.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (61.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Contact Us Per Year | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Shorthand

Pros:
- Ease of Use (32 reviews)
- Easy Creation (16 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (7 reviews)
- Limited Customization (7 reviews)

### Vev

Pros:
- Building Ease (2 reviews)
- Drag-and-Drop Functionality (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Not User-Friendly (3 reviews)
- Cost Issues (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (95 reviews) | 8.4 (105 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (98 reviews) | 8.2 (106 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.1 (50 reviews) | 8.4 (37 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.3 (33 reviews) | 8.1 (34 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.6 (89 reviews) | 8.6 (97 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.4 (34 reviews) | 8.9 (31 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (94 reviews) | 9.4 (99 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Shorthand

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Vev

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Basic

Price: Contact Us Per Year

Description: For teams just getting started

Key Features:
- 2 users
- 10 projects max 
- 1 onboarding session 

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/vev/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Web Content Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | 8.9/10 | 6 |
| **Vev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Content

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Content Authoring** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Rich Text Editor** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Versioning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Plug-ins/Widgets/Apps** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Process** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Scheduling** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Management** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Internal Search** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Repository** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Design

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Breadth of Pre-Built Templates** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Branding/Themes** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Community** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **SEO** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Flexible Navigation Structures** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Enterprise Scalability** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards and Reports** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **API / Integrations** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Web Content Management

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Content Marketing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Content Creation

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Content Creation Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Curation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Buyer Personas** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Optimization

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **SEO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **A/B Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards & Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audience Targeting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **ROI Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Logistics

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customizable Templated Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internal Communication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Version Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Editing and Approval Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Distribution Features** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations & APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### WYSIWYG Editors

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vev** | 8.0/10 | 15 |

#### Customizations

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Responsive Design** | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) | 
| **HTML Input** | Not enough data | 7.8 (13 reviews) | 
| **Drag and Drop** | Not enough data | 8.3 (13 reviews) | 

#### Content

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | 6.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Page Preview** | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Plugins and integrations** | Not enough data | 6.9 (14 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 
| **Cross-Browser Suppoer** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Collaborative editing** | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - WYSIWYG Editors

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Content Experience Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | 8.9/10 | 16 |
| **Vev** | 7.2/10 | 27 |

#### Content Creation

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Content Management** | 9.2 (15 reviews) | 7.7 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - Content Experience Platforms

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Optimization

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **ROI Reporting** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 6.7 (5 reviews) | 

### Desktop Publishing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | 8.6/10 | 7 |
| **Vev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Design

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Layout editor** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Publishing formats** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Saved preferences** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Infographics** | 7.4 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Library** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile Access** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **File Storage** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Web Design

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vev** | 8.3/10 | 17 |

#### Platform Basics

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates Library** | Not enough data | 7.2 (12 reviews) | 
| **Visualization Tools** | Not enough data | 8.9 (15 reviews) | 
| **HTML and CSS Editors** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Content Elements Libraries** | Not enough data | 8.8 (16 reviews) | 

#### Platform Additional Functionalities

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **WYSIWYG Editor Integration** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
| **Marketing Tools Integrations** | Not enough data | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 
| **Vector Graphics Tools Importing and Integration** | Not enough data | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Web Design

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Content Creation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | 7.0/10 | 26 |
| **Vev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Planning

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scheduling Integration** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Publishing

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Execute Content Publication** | 8.6 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Social Media

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Social Media Integration** | 7.7 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 6.3 (24 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **AI Text Generation** | 5.9 (23 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 5.7 (24 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **AI Text-to-Image** | 6.0 (24 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### Agentic AI - Content Creation

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 6.7 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | 7.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 7.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 7.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 6.9 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 7.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | 7.8 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Owned Media

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform - Owned Media

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Subscription Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monetization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Owned Media

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Website Builder

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Shorthand** | N/A | N/A |
| **Vev** | 7.9/10 | 60 |

#### Customizations

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | 7.7 (41 reviews) | 
| **Drag and Drop** | Not enough data | 8.9 (53 reviews) | 
| **HTML Input** | Not enough data | 8.0 (36 reviews) | 
| **Domain Name** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Growth

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **SEO** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Site Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.9 (21 reviews) | 
| **Marketing Tools** | Not enough data | 7.5 (23 reviews) | 
| **E-Commerce** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **Hosting** | Not enough data | 8.6 (38 reviews) | 

#### Content

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Email Integrations** | Not enough data | 7.6 (20 reviews) | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Permissions** | Not enough data | 7.7 (31 reviews) | 
| **WordPress Tool** | Not enough data | 6.9 (8 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customer Support** | Not enough data | 8.2 (30 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Content Experience Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/content-experience-platforms), [Content Creation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/content-creation)

**Unique to Shorthand (3):** [Owned Media Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/owned-media), [Desktop Publishing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/desktop-publishing), [Web Content Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-content-management)

**Unique to Vev (3):** [Website Builder Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/website-builder), [Web Design Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-design), [WYSIWYG Editors](https://www.g2.com/categories/wysiwyg-editors)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Shorthand | Vev | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 48.3% | 61.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.9% | 29.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 25.9% | 8.2% | 

### By Industry

#### Shorthand

- **Higher Education:** 15.5%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 11.2%
- **Online Media:** 10.3%
- **Publishing:** 4.3%
- **Media Production:** 4.3%
- **Sports:** 3.4%
- **Financial Services:** 2.6%
- **Architecture & Planning:** 2.6%
- **Entertainment:** 2.6%
- **Automotive:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 40.5%

#### Vev

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 15.7%
- **Media Production:** 13.4%
- **Design:** 8.2%
- **Publishing:** 6.7%
- **Computer Software:** 4.5%
- **Graphic Design:** 4.5%
- **Construction:** 3.7%
- **Newspapers:** 3.0%
- **Public Relations and Communications:** 2.2%
- **Events Services:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 35.8%

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## Top Discussions

### Shorthand

No discussions available for this product.

### Vev

- Title: [I would to know why there is no comprehensive tutorial from the creators of this app. The forum is not suffice to understand its broad capabilities.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/i-would-to-know-why-there-is-no-comprehensive-tutorial-from-the-creators-of-this-app-the-forum-is-not-suffice-to-understand-its-broad-capabilities) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Their Youtube channel actually has a lot of good tutorial and information."
- Title: [Do you have a "best of" document?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/37582-do-you-have-a-best-of-document) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Amy - you can find some of the best practices here on our showcase page - https://www.vev.design/showcase/ Hope this helps! "
- Title: [I will to know why there is no comprehensive tutorial from the creators of this app. The forum is not suffice to understand its broad capabilities.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/29841-i-will-to-know-why-there-is-no-comprehensive-tutorial-from-the-creators-of-this-app-the-forum-is-not-suffice-to-understand-its-broad-capabilities) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hey Samuel!

Thanks for asking. We're continuously working on improving our tutorials and guides, to better convey all the broad capabilities of Vev in an..."
- Title: [Will you have more tutorials available in your Resources Center in the future?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/will-you-have-more-tutorials-available-in-your-resources-center-in-the-future) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi June! Definitely. We’re working on it and will have the first one ready today. Our plan is to record one every Friday."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/shorthand-vs-vev)