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CommonSpot Reviews & Product Details

CommonSpot™ is a secure Web platform that includes a content management system, an application development framework, a suite of marketing solutions, and Web 2.0 and social media features that help organizations create world-class Web experiences that drive high-impact results.

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PaperThin, Inc

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4 months

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20 months

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CommonSpot Reviews (14)

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Jordan W.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/24/2020

"Still Learning and Still Trying New Things"

3/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

I like how engaged the customer care team is. There's a quick responsive and display of consistent concern over user experience. That makes all the difference, especially if you don't have a colleague you can consult or if you need an answer quickly from someone who knows the system very well. For that alone, I would recommend at least consulting with the Commonspot team if you reconsidering how to manage your online presence and make the best use of your resources. I think the return on investment will likely be very worthwhile. And, it is exciting to try new things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

As with any new tool, there's a learning curve. It takes time to learn all the features, and being self-employed, there's always a balance between time invested, resource and/or financial management, and the concern about return on investment. But the customer team is very responsive and have made themselves readily available for help. There are lots of benefits to the platform and, and I really recommend that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot:

I would advice bringing all your questions to the table and not being afraid to look misinformed or unaware of something. The team is really there for you.

I would also do my research across platforms and get a strong understanding of what your needs and goals are. The team is incredibly thorough at answering any and all questions you might have--in short, there is no "dumb question" when learning this system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you?

The CMS is useful, having one place to manage all the assets saves time. I hated having to search multiple folders and reach out to multiple colleagues in order to find the images and/or copy we needed. It's great to have that process simplified, and it's made me think about how we can synthesize asset management in the future. Perhaps there are some future conversations with the Commonspot Team about that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ed N.

Sr. Developer, Acting Web Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/4/2020

"Takes some time to learn, but no limits to flexibilty."

4.5/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

Flexible, scalable and built on ColdFusion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

Would like more drag and drop and a larger baked in widget library, but there is not limit so I built in all the widgets I could ever need using open source JavaScript libraries etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot:

Make sure you invest in training for your employees. Those who fear change will disrupt the process and CommonSpot is not for people who aren't willing to put in the time to learn it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ran multiple external marketing sites as well as an intranet and many custom applications. your imagination is the limit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kora M.

Project Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/14/2020

"Worked with commonspot during graduate studies"

4/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

intuitive navigation, user friendliness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

cannot recall many things but there were some quirks and display errors. A short tutorial for new starter with no experience could have been helpful too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tom B.

Freelance Web Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/19/2020

"It's okay to use if your company uses it"

3.5/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

The content editor is pretty nice from what I remember and it was extendable using coldfusion so if there was something more in depth you needed you do you could do it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

The menus and tree selections were very deep and sometimes hard to navigate or remember where things were..Sometimes ajax loaders would timed out but I think it had to due with inner network connections between. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/13/2020

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"Jayke's CommonSpot Review"

3/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

CommonSpot templates provide functionality without scripting. Integrating YouTube with CommonSpot was an easy process. It also wasn't a challenging CMS to learn. Having been a student at UW-Eau Claire I applied a web content steward who had slim to no technology systems experience. From day one I found that CommonSpot was easy to understand and I knew I had help if needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

Eventually the university decided to upgrade to use Drupal/Athena because it offered a better design platform that looked more modern. CommonSpot, although easy to use, did seem out of date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot:

CommonSpot is a very useful CMS that will help you build your business on the online platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently, I am not working with CommonSpot. However, in the past when I did work with CommonSpot I was able to learn so much about content management systems and the importance they have to maintaining a fully operational website. In face at UW-Eau Claire we operated on the old CommonSpot platform before transitioning to the newest CommSpot platform. Both were beneficial to us as they made it easy to keep our website up to date for the time being. Using it for a university, especially a popular higher education institution was great in my experience. The amount of traffic that we had visit our web pages every month and every day was a vast amount. It was important that we had a website that appealed to prospective students and families. For the most part everything was easy to navigate as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Emad A.

Web Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/4/2020

"CommonSpot is pretty solid CMS system that didn't take long to learn"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

-Relatively easy to modify a sub-site with a custom template

-Good real-time WYSIWYG page editor that could handle components (paragraphs, images, custom components etc)

-Page editor shows the template and styles being used, other CMS don't do this (or don't do this well)

-Pages loaded fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

-Figuring out menus for certain folders / sub-sites can be a bit tricky Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anna W.

School Counselor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/3/2020

"Former user"

4/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

Ease of use. I received a couple hours of training then felt comfortable using the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

There wasn't much I disliked but I did use a decent amount of trial and error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot:

If you have someone on staff or a team to help train others or be knowledgeable in the product I think that would be the most helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefits were that it was time efficient and easy to use for what I needed it for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/14/2020

"Learned quickly on this user-friendly software"

4/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

I appreciate how user friendly the software is. Making routine edits is easy and I can easily step back in and not spend a ton of time trying to figure out all the features. The administrators were able to make a clean theme for users, and users did not have to worry about messing things up! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

Some of the more advanced features differ greatly from the competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ralph R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/3/2020

"Great CMS for Academia !"

4/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

I used CommonSpot for work on the www.ccny.cuny.edu web site.

It was very easy to integrate with existing coldfusion applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

Some problems with scaling when website was being hit very hard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/15/2020

"4 years in marketing including strategic planning, management and client relations"

2.5/5

What do you like best about CommonSpot?

I like that it’s easy to edit content and make updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CommonSpot?

Hard to navigate, especially for large businesses with multiple tiers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot:

The flexibility isn’t really there, but it’s a great platform for multiple users who may need to edit content in a streamlined format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you?

I previously used commonspot for our departments website at a university. Consistent branding and multiple log ins for collaboration were great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.