Verified User in Financial Services
AF
Verified User in Financial Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Support Team is there to help customize your website to your needs!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

Onboarding team helps to make sure you know how to use the software and are set up for success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

There are no outside Mura "how to" materials. If I have an issue, I have to go to support - the team is super helpful I just sometimes wish I could refer to materials for smaller questions rather than have to reach out to the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrew B.
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Andrew B.
AdTech & SEO Marketing Process Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A CMS that could be more"
3/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

Mura is very user-friendly, and features an easy-to-learn UI that allows flexibility and robust web editing features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

Mura's user-friendliness makes it less adaptable for the more technically-savvy user. The interface seems a bit clunky when compared to other CMS's I have used (ie. CQ) and the biggest drawback is the editing structure (ie. draft content vs. versioning, etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matt H.
MH
Matt H.
Managing Director
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"MuraCMS - beautifully crafted for specialisation"
5/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

In our work every client needs a customised CMS, one that specifically performs the transactional integration that the business needs to operate ... whilst at the same time providing rock solid web content functionality. MuraCMS has been crafted to allow developers to leverage off a solid foundation using plugins. Mura's structure is elegant allowing complex web applications to be built on top of its already highly functional core. We also love Mura for its stability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

There is very little to call out about Mura. It's open source, has a strong community behind it and moves with the times. Yes, there's a learning curve to become expert in how to best customise output, use iterators effectively, but that's all worth it when applied across multiple business challenges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Stick H.
Programmer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Why Mura just works"
5/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

So many CMSs and web based requirements are already baked into Mura. It is a strong CMS base that has endless possibilities. I have yet to say, "Mura can't do that." Though it has a base in ColdFusion, it can be completely used without any CFML. It has a strong API that allows you to use Mura anyway you want! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

It isn't what I dislike about Mura, it is that I dislike that more people have not embraced Mura. This largely is not Mura's fault. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Alex K.
Computer Specialist
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Mura - the only solution"
4/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

Mura is not difficult to use and adapt. I appreciate working with it a ton. You will have most of the tools you might need to make the most of the sites you need to create for each client. Front-end changes and formats make it less demanding to get what you need from Mura. You can change everything as you like, which is great. It is also incredibly resilient, never broken. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

The documentation is extensive, but it could be better. Determining how to perform some utility often requires sifting through various sources. As a new output from a new client, I have been relying on online documentation and Google network discussions to learn, and I regularly find it difficult to find exactly what I need. Meetings. 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.)
"Mura or More-of-a mess"
4/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

CMS made easy with a interface that’s simple and user design that makes maintenance straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

Not much except the one time where we were launching something new onto the site and it was hours delayed in uploading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scott W.
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Scott W.
Senior Digital Solutions Architect
Internet
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Powerful and Flexible CMS"
5/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

Mura is an extremely flexible CMS and easy to customize to individual client business requirements. Mura comes with at least 90% of what I need for most of the B2B websites I create for clients. Mura provides its tool set and gets out of the way allowing the developer to be creative in the way they solve client challenges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

There really isn't much to dislike, the documentation is solid and has been a focus for the Blue River team with recent releases. Occasionally there is something that seems to be missing or needs clarification and that is where the community comes in. The Blue River team, especially Matt, Steve W. and Michael E., are regularly seen jumping in to quickly help users when there are questions regarding implementation of the latest features or those on the bleeding edge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
AT
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A CMS with a content platform and framework"
5/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

Mura is great out of the box but it is also easily extendable. Even without code you can do a lot. With coding you do almost anything building off easy to use content management tool for even the most technically illiterate. You can even build an application in and language and call content through it's API. There has been nothing I couldn't make it do. It's even Docker/container ready. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

Restricting content and managing users can be a little cumbersome, but it is a minor annoyance. However easily fixed by integrating with AD or Saml pretty easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Real Estate
UR
Verified User in Real Estate
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"CMS Made Eady"
4/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

Mura has core features that other CMS systems require extensive plugin installation to compare with, it's completely free, and also offers robust end-user training for those of us that are not technically savvy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

Difficulty in finding pre-constructed themes like other CMS systems which requires extensive internal development of themes and customizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Sean Schroeder of Mura CMS

Jerre, thanks very much for the very kind words. Just wanted to add a quick clarification for you and anyone who may read your review.

Many folks do think of ColdFusion as an older technology (or more accurately CFML, a modern Java scripting language), but what they often don't know is that it's not only modern, but in active development with a thriving community.

In addition, there's a great CFML alternative to Adobe's ColdFusion in Lucee, which is deployable in any Java environment.

Not that it matters all that much these days anyway. With the advent of containerization (such as Docker), API-led development and great Javascript frameworks, the language an app is written in is far less important than it was in years past.

Again, thanks for the very nice review. We love that your clients feel like they're using a purpose-built solution. You're clearly doing things right. Well done!

Verified User in Textiles
UT
Verified User in Textiles
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My insights "
3.5/5
What do you like best about Mura CMS?

The realistic finished results in order to people feel it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mura CMS?

Nothing specific, keep on growing and doing a good job! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.