Best SaaS CMS comparisons
The SaaS CMS market is barely ten years old, but even so, this relatively young section of the enterprise content management market has already produced a plethora of SaaS solutions such as Kentico, Crownpeak, Contentstack. We’ve compared some of the market’s best offerings below.
1. Crownpeak
Crownpeak is an enterprise-grade decoupled Digital Experience Platform (DXP) that comes with Digital Quality Management (DQM) which ensures that all of the brand’s experiences come in line with their best practices and web accessibility compliance. It features A/B testing and has over 60 built-in integrations including Dropbox, Oracle, and Brightcove as well as advanced security features.
Who it’s for: Crownpeak is ideal for marketers who want to deliver personalized content via omnichannel delivery without heavily relying on IT. Also, since Crownpeak has strong vertical compliance, it is suitable for brands in financial and healthcare.
2. Kentico Cloud
Kentico Cloud is an API-first headless CMS that is aimed at enterprises. With Kentico, developers can create their own customer experiences using the tools and programming language of their choice. Marketers can also use Kentico to collaborate with developers and fellow marketers to write, edit, review, and approve content.
But the major drawback is that there is a noticeable lack of front-end presentation layer to enable marketers to preview their content to help them become familiar with the end-user experience. And also, marketers will be heavily relying on their development team to create their desired experiences.
Who it’s for: Kentico is geared towards companies looking to manage an omnichannel presence.
3. Core dna
Core dna is a marketer-friendly decoupled (hybrid) CMS that comes with 80 built-in applications that facilitate functionality such as eCommerce, intranets, extranets, portals, as well as enterprise-grade content and asset management. Our platform also allows you to track your customer activity across multiple touchpoints so you can deliver personalized content throughout the customer journey.
Who it’s for: Core dna is suitable for a wide range of industries and verticals, from eCommerce brands, to companies wanting to deliver a seamless omnichannel experience, to organizations in need of a powerful employee intranet. It is also ideal for industries that follow a strict vertical compliance as Core dna comes in line with GDPR and HIPAA compliance. But, don’t take our words for it. Check out what other people say about us.
4. Squarespace
Squarespace is known for its ease-of-use thanks to its user-friendly interface and drag and drop capability. Users can create their own customized designs for websites and online stores. It also comes with a multitude of built-in integrations including Adobe Creative Suite, Google Drive, Getty Images, and more.
But I would like to highlight that Squarespace is not a headless CMS out-of-the-box. It can be turned into an API, but you would need the assistance of a full-time developer to make this possible.
Who it’s for: Suitable for bloggers and small businesses who want to set up a website and just get going, without having to worry about any technical elements.
5. Cloud CMS
Cloud CMS is a headless CMS that also follows an API-first approach, similar to Kentico Cloud. Cloud CMS is built around JSON and possesses a number of enterprise features including full editorial environment, flexible content models, multi-factor authentication, and instant preview – a feature not available in Kentico Cloud.
But Cloud CMS is quite complex to use and will require a lot of support from a developer. And also there is no SEO support out-of-the-box.
Who it’s for: Cloud CMS is mainly aimed at developers who want to have full control over how they want to deliver experiences to the end-user.