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The Block Editor still isn't the perfect fit for every project. On more complex builds, I sometimes prefer creating custom components instead of forcing everything into advanced block layouts. The good part is that WordPress never locks me into a single way of working. I can choose the approach that makes the most sense for each project, and that's something I've always appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A project from a few months ago sums it up pretty well. A client comes to us with a website that has been growing for years without much planning behind it. Every new feature meant installing another plugin, and even publishing a simple article had become more complicated than it should've been. Before adding anything new, we took a step back and cleaned everything up. We built custom blocks for the sections they actually used, removed a bunch of plugins they no longer needed, simplified the editing experience, and used the Site Editor so their team could manage most of the content themselves. A few weeks later, something interesting happened. The constant requests for small text changes, image swaps, and layout updates almost disappeared because they could handle those changes on their own. That was probably the most satisfying part of the project. We didn't just make the website faster; we made it easier for everyone to work with long after the development was finished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve can be quite steep, especially when engineering complex cascading styles across multiple custom breakpoints (e.g., managing styles from 1920px down to 1440px and the default 1024px viewport). A minor oversight in viewport styling can easily look like a major structural bug if you aren't paying close attention. It would be great to see even more prominent visual cues within the Designer when styling properties are completely hidden by higher breakpoints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an agency, we rely heavily on Webflow to architect, build, and deploy high-performance, pixel-perfect websites. It allows us to translate complex designs into clean, production-ready code efficiently. Having a reliable staging environment (.webflow.io) and seamless custom domain management is critical for our delivery timelines. When the platform is fully leveraged and properly configured, it provides an unmatched visual engineering experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The number of themes and plugins can sometimes feel overwhelming when choosing the right setup. I also need to keep plugins and themes updated and make sure they work well together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a content creator focused on technology, WordPress makes my overall publishing workflow much easier. I can turn an idea into a complete article, add screenshots, links, videos, and other media, and publish it in a professional format. When I need additional functionality such as SEO controls, analytics, forms, or social integrations, I can extend the website through plugins instead of building those features myself. This saves me time and gives me the flexibility to grow my website as I publish more tech content. Overall, WordPress works well for creators who want control over both their content and their website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Umbraco has some great modules you can use for forms, commerce etc. I would say the price point on these can be a little high - especially if team members like the idea but are not 100% sure of how the end result will look. Perhaps better trials / demos that can be shown to stakeholders would help here before pushing the button to buy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bridge Command is a theatrical experience that requires content like new shows / new actors etc to be put up quickly and easily. Umbraco really helps us to get this benefit with a variety of staff skills in web editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

price jumps hard once you need the good stuff. started on the basic plan and within 6 months had to upgrade twice just to get features that should probably be included. gets expensive real quick if you have a bigger team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

before this we had our blog on wordpress, email on mailchimp, landing pages on unbounce, and analytics on google analytics. total mess. content hub put everything under one roof so my team isnt switching tabs all day. way less confusion and stuff actually gets published on time now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product could be a little more self-serve, which I believe is in process. Even without that, the team was able to manage everything so it didn't need to be self-serve for someone like me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was using a godaddy template site prior which looked awful, but I don't have the design or development experience to create a better web presence myself on something like Webflow. Morphic handled all of this and my web presence is much more professional Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't had a bad experience with Milestone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When refreshing websites or transferring websites from one vendor to another, Milestone is there with data and tools to help guide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The thing that I like most about Sitecore DXP is the ability to customize almost any aspect of the platform. The thing that I like least is the complexity and learning curve of the system. Some features, such as personalization require technical expertise to implement and can be difficult to fully understand. The system can also be expensive and resource heavy to implement and maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sitecore DXP is a software system intended to solve the problem of using multiple channels while keeping all the information connected and unified to make it easy to manage, maintain, and update. It works for me and provides multiple opportunities to improve the content management system. Also, with its help, I can provide a more personalized experience for customers. Moreover, I can analyze and optimize campaigns and digital initiatives more effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The documentation is lacking of details for advanced features, so you need there help for some features, but there support team will help you all the way long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CloudCannon help us by having the possibility to add custom components to any kind of pages, so our Marketing Team, Product Manager can easily update or add any pages on our websites without waiting the Dev.

The Dev team can focus, on the UI, new components and fix bugs instead of creating new pages, updating content, etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing at this time, they have a great roadmap of future implementations that solve all niche issues as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We needed a quick solution that would allow a content admin to control content for a multi-faceted marketing site. The flexibility to create new pages and re-use content across the site. It allowed us to develop a custom solution tailored very closely to the customers needs with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The AI kit is super expensive. Also, they send 100s of emails a day. Also, if you reach your asset limit, they upgrade you without telling you. The initial setup was complicated, and we had to learn how to use it and name thousands of faces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PICS.IO helps us locate pictures easily and allows us to quickly send pictures of students to parents with its awesome facial recognition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The platform is easy to work with, but I would like more flexibility in some advanced design controls and a broader selection of built-in integrations. The AI-generated content is helpful, although it usually needs some editing to better fit each client's brand and tone. That's fine for me since I use it for paid client work, but if someone's just testing it out casually, $19/mo starting point is something to think about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Duda helps me deliver client websites much faster than before. Instead of building every page from scratch, I can focus on refining the design and improving the user experience. It has reduced development time, simplified client revisions, and made it easier to launch responsive, professional-looking websites while managing content, SEO, and updates from a single platform. If you build sites for clients regularly, just try it. The trial is enough to figure out if it fits your workflow. Don't judge it only by the basic editor — spend some time in the advanced features because that's where it actually clicks. I've taken on more clients this year than last year partly because my build process got shorter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The platform has integrations with many payment platforms, but if you have a very specific payment platform, that might have to be built out for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DynamicWeb is one of our primary solutions we use for B2B portals. It beats out the competition because it has a full suite of digital experience features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While the platform is incredible overall, if I had to point to one area for improvement, it would be the mobile app experience. The Wix app is great for managing my business on the go things like tracking analytics and responding to inquiries but it doesn’t provide the same creative freedom or deeper editing tools as the desktop version. I’d really like to make more advanced design tweaks directly from my phone; as it stands, for major layout changes and detailed customization, using a computer is still a must. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Before using Wix, my biggest hurdles were the steep learning curve and the high cost of web development. Wix solves this by bringing professional-grade design, hosting, and business tools together in one accessible place.

For me, the biggest benefits are time savings and independence. Rather than waiting days for a developer to make a simple text update or swap out a product image, I can handle it myself in seconds. It has also streamlined my day-to-day operations by integrating scheduling, contact forms, and email marketing directly into the dashboard. Overall, Wix has turned web design from a stressful, technical chore into an engaging, creative process that helps keep my brand looking polished and professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main disadvantage I find in Padlet is that the free version is quite limited for frequent use in the classroom. Many of the most useful features and the ability to create more boards are only available in the paid plans. As a teacher, this forces you to constantly delete or reuse material, which makes it difficult to maintain an organized repository of resources for different courses. It would be ideal if the free version offered a bit more flexibility for those who use the platform for educational purposes, as that would allow for even better utilization of all the advantages it offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Padlet has helped me solve one of the main challenges in the classroom: organizing collaborative work and making all students' learning visible in one space. I use it especially for science outreach activities and for positive peer feedback. Before, it was more difficult to collect the work and encourage students to comment and learn from each other. With Padlet, everyone can share their products, observe their peers' work, and provide constructive feedback easily. This has increased participation, strengthened collaborative learning, and allowed me to track activities more organizedly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While the Sanity platform is powerful, the onboarding process felt somewhat steep and disconnected. It took me a significant amount of time to get oriented and understand the ecosystem, particularly in terms of navigating the dashboard and locating specific configuration settings.

In fairness, some of this friction may have been exacerbated by a lack of internal documentation at my own company; however, I believe Sanity’s documentation could be more approachable for new users. A more guided "first-steps" walkthrough or a more intuitive discovery process for core features would go a long way in reducing the initial learning curve for developers coming to the platform for the first time.

Areas for Improvement:

* **Interactive Onboarding:** Implement more hands-on tutorials within the UI that guide new users through setting up their first schema or dataset.

* **Contextual Tooltips:** Add more descriptive labels and hover-over explanations for complex terminology within the studio interface to aid quick learning.

* **Documentation Navigation:** Streamline the developer documentation to include more "quick-start" paths that cater specifically to different skill levels or project types.

* **Feature Discovery:** Highlight key features or "shortcuts" during the first few logins to help new users understand the breadth of what they can build without having to dig through documentation manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

By leveraging Sanity, we have established adaptable content models suited to each client's specific needs. This versatility has streamlined our internal processes, significantly shortening our delivery schedules and driving a noticeable boost in client happiness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Framer's pricing seems to scale quite quickly and is somewhat unclear. I also wish Framer had a faster Windows app because now it doesn't matter whether I use browser or Windows. Framer can feel a bit slow sometimes, and occasionally the view jumps around, making my designs mysteriously go out of focus. This can be a bit annoying, especially since I have a wide screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can design webpages exactly how I want without needing a pro developer. Framer is easy to use and quick for small teams. It connects easily to various tools we use, like CRMs and analytics, making website integration seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I run into the limits of what can and cannot be styled. I understand that this is meant to optimize the platform and reduce the number of ways users can break a website. But in those cases, I have to bend the predefined elements in the code editor quite a lot and hope it will work. With each new version, however, the environment and features are becoming more and more refined and optimized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a designer, it allows me to work independently of developers and programmers and immediately build a functional presentation across devices. At the same time, even clients with only basic computer skills can later edit and manage it themselves in a simple click-and-edit way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I want to have a bit more freedom in designing the blogs, and find out more about solutions and apps I can add on my platform. But I don't have anything I really dislike overall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It allows me to manage all parts of my work in one place. I can jump from my marketing plans and blogs to handling my list of clients in the crm they created for us. And then also add my newsletters to communicate with them, or edit pages when we have a new ad! Their team is also super helpful and responsive when I have any issue, as they allocate a developer for us on demand to do some special requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s maybe not quite as visual as I’d like. It would be really useful to be able to see the webpage dynamically update as we edit. Also, if it could suggest improvements to the content you’re adding while you build pages, that would help recommend things I might not have thought of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hygraph has enabled us to add custom content, especially for campaigns. I hope we can use it even more in the future to support additional custom content on our marketplace site. It would also be great to take advantage of some of the integrations to help improve our product for users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.