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# Orchard Core Reviews
**Vendor:** Orchard Core  
**Category:** [Component Content Management Systems ](https://www.g2.com/categories/component-content-management-systems)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 2
## About Orchard Core
ORCHARD CMS is a free, open source, community-focused Content Management System built on the ASP.NET MVC platform




## Orchard Core Reviews
  ### 1. Great. NET based platform

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Sporting Goods | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2019

**What do you like best about Orchard Core?**

Dashboard is easy to navigate, products and pages and content easy to update and add. 

**What do you dislike about Orchard Core?**

Setup can have a learning curve. Initial orientation takes some time. 

**Recommendations to others considering Orchard Core:**

May be most useful if you are already on Microsoft or. Net based systems. 

**What problems is Orchard Core solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Having a funny end slot up by content type addresses all of the site layout scenarios we need without having to think about technical issues with most updates. 

  ### 2. software is free, and the best part is open source content management system.

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 22, 2018

**What do you like best about Orchard Core?**

I like the most is open source, we can contribute our code in the community and multilingual means support multiple languages.

**What do you dislike about Orchard Core?**

there is too many third party package who is too expensive, but overall this software is best as compared to WordPress.

**What problems is Orchard Core solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I am creating my cousin traveling company website by using Orchard CMS. In very less time, I have covered most of the features.


## Orchard Core Discussions
  - [What is Orchard CMS used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-orchard-cms-used-for)

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## Orchard Core Features
**XML Data Model Type**
- DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture)
- DocBook
- S1000D
- SCORM

**Software Model**
- SaaS (Software as a Service)
- Hosted
- On-Premise
- Cloud-based

**Creation Features**
- XML Authoring 
- Workflow Management
- Collaborative Review

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