DNN platform Reviews & Product Details

DNN® ( formerly DotNetNuke® ) is the leading open source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. The product is used to build professional looking and easy-to-use commercial websites, social intranets, community portals, or partner extranets. Containing dynamic content of all types, DNN sites are easy to deploy and update. The DNN Platform has been downloaded more than 8 million times and powers more than 750,000 websites globally. A community of more than 1 million members forms a powerful support network. Thousands of free and commercial extensions, apps and skins are available at the DNN Store that make extending a DNN site fast and affordable. In addition to robust content management, the free, open source DNN Platform includes the following built-in features: Single installation with multi-site capability File and folder management Static and dynamic Localization - 6 languages out-of-the-box (English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish) Customized web site templates and themes Cloud-ready with MS Azure compatibility 100's of REST API for site and content managment Modern client-side Web tools like CSS 3, HTML 5, JQuery, and React UI with drag and drop capability, and rich-text editor for in-place UI editing Extensible through custom modules and many third party modules available in the DNN store Robust security Administration features like: security roles, protected content, SEO, scheduler, SSL support, taxonomy, site log, and many more.

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Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions

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Tycho de Waard (Open source, .NET, business applicaties, content management, DNN platform, DNN MVP, low code)

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Jeremy F.

Owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 9/30/2019

"Build Fast and Modern, Customize with Endless Possibilities"

5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

The out of the box features are amazing. Couple DNN with a few key add-ons (EasyDNNnew, 2sxc, and ActionForm) and you can build almost anything from a website to storefront to Intranet and all kinds of tools, services, and system management solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

When technologies change, DNN adapts quickly enough, but sometimes the advanced features and refinements can be slow in coming. Case in point, the PersonaBar is a nearly perfect, well-organized UI for managing DNN and your site, but the page management features are still basic and somewhat incomplete after 2 years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DNN platform:

Dive in, reach out to the community via DNNCommunity.org or the Slack Channel (DNN Open Help)! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DNN platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

Faster website builds, more modern theming with better UX/UI and HTML/CSS/JS tools, greatly reduce training times, and phenomenal client appreciation! Thanks to add-ons like 2sxc we re-invent less with each new project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hans L.

owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/30/2019

"DNN - rock solid framework to build webapplications to run your company faster"

5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

DNN is a solid framework to build webapplications and website. It is running on SQL server which means it has enough power to run applications smooth and secure. Out of the box it has a lot of the basics you need, so you can start with enhancing it with your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

It has a strong learning curve and sometimes it is hard to convince the end-user to use a platform like DNN. When it is unknown as a platform people need more information about the framework instead of trust it by default. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DNN platform:

If you compare platforms, take a good look to the out-of-the-box features like filehandling, rolehandling and security. DNN has it completly solved out-of-the-box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DNN platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am building all kind of webapplications, mostly for adding business functions (like a customer portal, renting application, intranet etc. ) to a website Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andi H.

.NET Technical Lead

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/27/2020

"Experienced .NET Developer with strong backend and DB experience"

3.5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

Well structured codebase, rich backend features such as APIs and user management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

Hard to implement for people with less experience in .NET, not well documented in terms of modules and skin creation. Poor market choices in terms of skins and modules Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/14/2020

"DNN in 2015"

4/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

The best thing I like about DNN is that it is intuitive and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

Some modules at that time, 5 years ago, were not going well with each other. Unpredected bugs were occurring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Subhash Chandra P.

HEAD

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/26/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"DNN full review"

3.5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

After a long time I come back to DNN platform. It is fully user-friendly and scalable. Content management is in easy steps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

It is not open source. It does not have AI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike S.

Solution Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/30/2019

"Enterprise Ready Web Development CMS/Platform"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

From a development, integration and system admin perspective.. DNN Platform offers a robust set of features on the Microsoft stack that includes (but not limited to) MVC and SPA development support, a workflow and versioning API, dependency injection and a modular multi-tenant CMS system where virtually anything can be extended or replaced. The system is easy to maintain and offers very granular user/role permissions and audit logging capabilities out of the box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

There is a bit of a learning curve (like any platform) to fully understand what platform features can and should be used in certain situations. Not all available API functionality is implemented in the out of the box user interface but needs to be extended (for some things) to fully be utilized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DNN platform:

Like any platform, there can be good and poor implementations of it depending upon how you build your site. Use the entire platform to build your solution and not just for WYSIWYG (HTML) development. There are lots of 3rd party extensions for themes and to do more things without custom development such as content modelling (content types), eCommerce and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DNN platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

DNN Platform has helped me to build modern web solutions on the .NET stack for clients of all sizes. I've benefited from the platform's multi-tenancy capabilities and the powerful API that has features marketing teams and IT managers expect when selecting a website platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/26/2020

"DNN one of the creative cms platform based on .net framework"

4/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

DNN platform has both open source and enterprise components

Module and theme development is easy and intuitive

It has a lot of components out of the box which makes future developers focus on new ideas

It has adopted to new methodology of web app development

Better error tracking and capturing capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

As a developer slow initial development compare to other php and python development cycle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joel B.

Independent Consultant

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/31/2020

"Powerful, if Legacy Content Management System"

2.5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

Robust and powerful tools to configure and manage a website Full customization options and control over the performance and implementation of a project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

It's too complex It's bloated software and offers too many options in some configuration and installation screens Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Imtiaz Hussain W.

Senior Lead Cloud Architect Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/26/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"perfect DDN for website content management"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

easy to install DNN and manage skins and database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

no, everything is perfect except some bugs that fix with next release Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Loukas B.

Design & Development Consultant

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/23/2019

"Versatile and packed"

5/5

What do you like best about DNN platform?

DNN comes fully packed with everything a base platform should include (pages, security, themes, extensions etc) and it is ideal for small or global projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DNN platform?

Hard to find rock solid extensions from 3rd party developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DNN platform:

Takes a bit of time to get into it, but it is worth every hour. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DNN platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

DNN helped my company stand out of the competition by delivering custom made portals and software solutions. Especially robust when it comes to multi-lingual solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.