
The community that backs it and the overall flexibility of the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hard to list downsides. But the documentations nerds worked on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The community that backs it and the overall flexibility of the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hard to list downsides. But the documentations nerds worked on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Umbraco environment fails to fail. Always stable, best support, great people and highly professional and very scalable indeed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing at all. All systems always function and the practicality of the platform is near fool proof and safe from external attacks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the underlying focus on the users in the designs being presented, which is something that I am very passionate about Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
That I am not part of the company myself 😭 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I continue to use V10 for my work and appreciate its customization features. Overall, it is user-friendly, and I am looking forward to the upcoming v17 update, which promises to give the back-office a more modern appearance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Comparing to WP, Umbraco is not where it should for modern day. Setting it up required significant technical expertise to configure the source code, which also means that customization is largely dependent on the vendor. Since Umbraco is not as widely recognized, vendors tend to be expensive for any type of project involving Umbraco. I hope that future versions will be easier to learn and develop with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As a daily user of Umbraco, I find it very easy to use. The user interface is clearly laid out, making it simple for new users to learn the CMS quickly, which is especially helpful since I am responsible for training others. We make use of the news and events features on our website, and the way Umbraco automatically renders images is extremely convenient, saving us a lot of time. The load times are probably the fastest I have experienced; moving between content, media, and forms is seamless. Whenever we have encountered issues, the Umbraco team has been quick to respond and resolve our tickets, showing great responsiveness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Small details, such as the absence of a clear format button when uploading copy to a webpage, can be frustrating. It would be much more convenient if there were an option to upload media—like pictures or documents—in bulk and then adjust all their properties from a single page, rather than having to edit each one individually. This would save a lot of time. Similarly, having the ability to delete or move multiple pages at once would also be a helpful improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have been using Umbraco for over 5 years at this point. Daily use.
I've seen my fair share of content management systems, from Wordpress, Joomla to custom built ones some of which i've even built myself. However, generally, there's not much Umbraco can't do.
Extremely easy to get set up initially.
It's also easy enough to expand Umbraco, to integrate various packages or even to write your own backoffice plugins, dashboards, packages or content apps.
Umbraco is lightweight without a lot of the extra fluff; the best user and member experience you could get in my opinion.
Customer Support has been good for us, especially as we're Umbraco partners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Examine based issues can occur sometimes; such as index corruption or failure to rebuild Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that the interface of Umbraco is very simple and clearly structured. You quickly learn how to handle it, and once you understand the principle, it's easy to figure out where you need to make changes and how they affect things. Additionally, getting started with Umbraco was extremely easy for me, with a tutorial by Paul Seal on YouTube being very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I think it would be cool if there were a kind of placeholder image function. For an image media picker, you always need an image in the media area. I would find it cool if, during development, there were a function to simulate a temporary dummy image for this media picker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I appreciate most about Umbraco is its balance between flexibility and structure. It offers a robust CMS foundation while allowing developers to build fully customized solutions in .NET. This makes it suitable for everything from straightforward content sites to complex digital platforms. The intuitive backoffice also empowers editors to manage content efficiently without technical expertise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Upgrading between major Umbraco versions can sometimes be challenging, particularly when dealing with custom code or third-party packages. However, the improvements and new capabilities introduced in each release make the effort worthwhile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate the back office of Umbraco. It's incredibly flexible and very easy to use, offering a powerful number of features, and further functionality available through the marketplace that allow us to add on elements. The cloud service, Umbraco Cloud, is fantastic, and the staff supporting it are brilliant! Super helpful, friendly, and communicate really well. The initial setup with Umbraco Cloud was incredibly easy. Alongside using Umbraco for content management within our SaaS platform, we also use it for our marketing website because of its ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The main thing is that it lacks the ability to enforce multifactor authentication from the back office users section, instead this needs to be done within Umbraco Cloud identity. This feels like a security gap. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The Umbraco platform is good for large teams that have many users making and editing web pages. It is also good for websites that have many pages, such as those with blogs or news articles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I am not exactly a web-building guru, but Umbraco is definitely one of the less advanced options out there. The web pages look like they are from 2010. At least to my knowledge, there are no animations available and the customization is extremely limited. Just getting the text to wrap correctly or making columns is a challenge.
The user interface is also very old school. There is no visual builder, so you constantly have to input your stuff in clunky backend modules and then preview them separately to make sure everything looks okay. I would not recommend Umbraco to anyone who wants a sleek, modern-looking website or who is new to web building. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Thanks for sharing your experience so openly.
We’re glad Umbraco is supporting your multi-site setup across countries and teams. Managing many editors and large volumes of content is something the platform is designed to handle well, so it’s good to hear that part is working for you.
We’re sorry to hear that the editing experience and visual result feel outdated or limiting. It’s important to clarify that Umbraco itself doesn’t dictate how a website looks or whether it includes animations, modern layouts, or advanced design elements. The visual output, styling, animations, and layout flexibility are defined entirely by how the site is designed and built. Umbraco provides the framework and content structure, but the front-end experience is fully customizable.
The same applies to the editing experience. Some implementations offer highly visual, block-based editing with flexible layouts, while others are structured in a more rigid way. That structure is determined during the build phase.
That said, your feedback about usability and modern expectations is valid. The bar for intuitive, visual editing tools is higher than ever, and it’s something we continue investing in with each new version of the platform.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a detailed review. It helps highlight where expectations and implementations don’t always align, and that’s important for us to understand.