dotCMS Reviews (116)

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dotCMS Reviews (116)

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Users consistently praise the product for its flexibility and powerful support, allowing teams to manage complex content with ease. The intuitive interface and robust API capabilities enable both technical and non-technical users to create and publish content effectively. However, many note a common limitation in the steep learning curve for new users, which can hinder initial adoption.

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Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerfull headless tool to leverage our productivity"
4/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

What we need first is a tool that let us create relational database collections without limit, with GraphQL to access our data. That's what we found and many more. There no limit with data collections , projects, entries and it's very powerfull regardless of its elasticsearch and caching capabilities. The onboarding was very easy, supported by great people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

We first try the server version which is very difficult to install on premise. The cloud version is a charm compare to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
IE
Verified User in Education Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Its a combination of GUI and where GUI won't work you can use velocity code"
4.5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

I like the way we can reuse the contents from the site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

Users creation if you don’t want to use saml Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kristoffer B.
KB
Kristoffer B.
CMS Developer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Good system for large sites"
3.5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

The CMS is able to Handle a massive amount of content quite responsively. Searching using the index provides for fast queries. The cloud hosted environment is very stable and support is usually very quick. The extensibility of the system is very impressive. The plugin framework allows for adjusting or adding new features quickly. The ability to add plugins live without a restart allows for very fast testing and speeding up development times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

Sometimes the documentation can be a little frustrating to understand. Especially when getting into the more technical aspects of the system, there is frustratingly sparse explanations for how certain functions work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Alexandru Lucian P.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Working with dotCMS product and team has been a great experience"
5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

Product documentation was on point and easily searchable on their website. We ran across some issues with our deployment which they resolved quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

Although they support k8s deployments, it's rather in an infant stage. In time I think it will get better, maybe they'll have a helm chart. This is more of a heads up than a direct complaint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jose Luis P.
JP
Jose Luis P.
CEO Lead Software Architect
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"create cms page"
4.5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

I like every module of cms in my company used it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

The method for authority the publish the page Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Empower content creators within the CMS"
4.5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

DotCMS allows us to divorce technology from design. Content creators and designers can work frictionlessly on our system without needing to know middleware or backend programming. We've enjoyed using dotCMS for more than 8 years. In that time we've build several websites and hundreds of branded pages for our clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

The templating (Apache Velocity) is not widely used and requires some specific learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stefan M.
SM
Stefan M.
Website Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Fast & Good colaboration with the teams and easy learning of dotCMS"
5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

The interface and the possibility of integration with all most everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

I really can say that i found nothing that should i dislike since working with dotCMS and it's team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Verified User in Higher Education
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"As an open source tool, not bad"
2/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

I used an older version of dotCMS when I was a college student working in our communication office. I’d say I had average tech literacy and didn’t need extensive training, and it was easy enough to use. I don’t feel like I could get a website up and running myself with it. It looks like they’ve updated some of their interfaces though so that may not be the case anymore. Overall, pretty good product but not my first thought for website builder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

Challenge to see myself building whole website rather just being contributor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
CC
Verified User in Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great for content management but needs improvement on dynamic functionality."
3/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

I like the content creation process and the ability to easily place items in a page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

Lack of support for dynamic functionality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Kent B.
Client Development Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great service, easy to use tool and great response for help"
5/5
What do you like best about dotCMS?

The tool is extremely easy to use for non tech people as well as tech people. Support service for any issues are OUTSTANDING. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about dotCMS?

I can think of nothing I dislike. The tool and the people that support it are top notch Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.