--- description: Review of dotCMS Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: dotCMS | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Java Content Management Systems](/directory/4247/java-cms/software) > [dotCMS](/software/363422/dotcms) # dotCMS Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/363422/dotcms Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/363422/dotcms?page=2) > dotCMS is a visual, headless CMS built for compliance-led enterprises that need to manage and scale digital content across brands, regions, and channels. From streamlining governance to enabling visual editing at scale, dotCMS powers global organizations like Telus and Comcast to consolidate platforms, reduce overhead, and launch faster. Whether you're managing 10 or 1,000+ sites, dotCMS brings flexibility, security, and efficiency to enterprise content operations. Content is one of the primary ways in which customers \& prospects interact with brands. Enterprises are increasingly under pressure to engage with their customers and prospects across channels, and provide them with content and experiences that are unique and relevant to them. Many companies are finding it difficult to grow and adapt their content strategy while using costly and cumbersome legacy systems. These systems are often managed primarily by developers, which makes it difficult for content creators and marketers to manage content and make critical changes in a world where content is at the forefront of their business strategy. The dotCMS platform is best suited for global organizations across industries who manage multiple brands, websites and content types across multiple languages, and need a solution that is secure and scalable for a development team to work with, but also puts power into the hands of the content \& marketing teams who regularly need to make content changes. Brands such as Dairy Queen, Newell, Greensky, RBC and Telus have chosen dotCMS as their primary platform to scale their content operations and empower their marketing teams so they can reduce developer dependency, enabling teams to go-to-market faster, without sacrificing the flexibility and security of their CMS. We are dedicated to continuing the development of a platform that makes it easy for both developers and business users to create, manage and deliver content to any digital channel. dotCMS is also SOC2 and ISO 27001 certified. Not all organizations have the in-house resources they need to execute their digital strategy. To ensure the success of every dotCMS customer, we provide unparalleled support and dedicated customer experience teams. Our global partner network can help with everything from strategy to complete implementation, and we offer additional professional services packages for ongoing maintenance and consulting. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 39 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 39 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: dotCMS - **Location**: Miami, US - **Founded**: 2004 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Transparent and flexible. No artificial limits on the number of users, content types, or API requests. Our pricing grows with your business. Qualified users can use all dotCMS functionality for free under the Business Source License (BSL). - **Target Audience**: 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Analytics - Approval Process Control - Asset Lifecycle Management - Campaign Management - Collaboration Tools - Configurable Workflow - Content Delivery - Content Library - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Document Classification ## Integrations (18 total) - Acquia DAM (Widen) - Adobe Commerce - BambooHR - Brightcove - Confluence - Google Optimize - HubSpot CRM - HubSpot Marketing Hub - Jira - Marketo Engage - Microsoft SharePoint - Monsido - Salesforce Commerce Cloud - Salesforce Marketing Cloud - Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement ... and 3 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Java Content Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4247/java-cms/software) ## Related Categories - [Java Content Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4247/java-cms/software) - [Content Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4543/cms/software) - [Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4428/dxp/software) - [Enterprise Content Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3485/enterprise-content-management-system/software) - [Headless CMS Platforms](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4122/headlesscms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It provides a ton of features and power, but the complexity makes it hard to jump in to. > > We use dotCMS to drive over 2 dozen websites and web apps. We integrate it with our custom internal tooling, as well as many third-party integrations like: Eloqua, Taleo, and Google's entire suite of SEO tooling. We also integrate with many different APIs and back-end infrastructures. ----- ### "Core CMS software for cross-channel sites\!" — 4.0/5 > **Finn** | *24 June 2022* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Elegance in the back-end CMS interfaces, considering simple interconnections and data searching and editing. Generally, spreading concepts is a wonderful way to obtain content across requirements. I enjoy how versatile it is and allows me to create bespoke material kinds. That's what I believe, with enough planning, a self-serve website is feasible, while still considering unique layouts and styles. > > **Cons**: A few issues with "system coding" principles, where personalization is intended to make use of this package's Capabilities. Nevertheless, modification implies effort and necessitates platform testing. In certain cases, it appears that the software comes up short. Certain UI flaws we've found irritate us since they appear to be so basic that they might not have happened with certain UI/UX efforts. Improved documentation might also assist us tremendously. If we have problems, it may be quite hard to figure out what to do and how to solve them. It is frequently discovered to be outdated or wrong. > > Overall, this tool has unlocked previously blocked channels for us. I'm usually pleased with the flexibility this product has provided. We liked that we might make necessary adjustments to have the system achieve what we required. We are capable to provide our front-end customers with a straightforward method to modify and add data to their sites, regardless of their skillset, owing to dotCMS. We possess the ability to force deployment without involving Sys Admins, giving us an AMAZING delivery time. Unless there's an issue in execution, we can solve it in minutes, which pleases our customers and reduces their income effect. Ascertain that you have a solid agreement in place on "outside the box" vs structure against modification. dotCMS is likely to be recommended for a website commencing from the initial point rather than a stacked-out site and experiences that must endure. Construct provided the dotCMS capacity and then fine-tune for defined standards. ----- ### "Poor CMS system" — 2.0/5 > **Melinda** | *14 April 2017* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > Dot CMS does not give you a lot of flexibility as a web publisher. I have experience with many other platforms and this is the hardest to use, meaning it is not intuitive. It is also dated in terms of some of the plug ins. ----- ### "Dotcms is flexible and easy to use" — 5.0/5 > **Benjamin** | *15 August 2022* | Airlines/Aviation | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The main reason we chose dotcms over other products was its ability to be customized to fit our needs without being overly complex. We need a product that folks without an IT background can navigate and use. Dotcms fit the best of both worlds for us. > > **Cons**: The biggest challenge for us is upgrading. We host our instance of dotcms and all our upgrades are done manually. It would not have been so bad if we didn't write custom plugins to begin with. > > Dotcms has served us well for an intranet application. We are happy with the product and will continue to use it for the foreseeable future. ----- ### "Great content management - not always easy to setup" — 4.0/5 > **Stan** | *9 August 2022* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use, lots of freedom in HOW to use it. > > **Cons**: Initially it was pretty hard to setup. That might not have been dotCMS' 'fault', because our environment was a little different then the standard installation. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/363422/dotcms?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/363422/dotcms) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data