Umbraco vs Your CMS

When you are on the lookout for any new product - car, bed, your breakfast cereal - you usually don’t purchase the first brand you see. You shop around because you want to make sure the product you choose truly is the best fit for what you want.

It won’t be any different when you’re looking for a new content management system. If anything, you’ll double down on your efforts to compare competitors and cross-check feature lists, and your search history will be full of entries like, for example, Umbraco vs this vendor and Umbraco vs that software provider.

Right? So let's dive in to see what Umbraco brings to the table!

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The leading ROI and Go Live Time CMS

Thousands of professional companies and enterprises worldwide are using Umbraco. And no wonder, as Umbraco is not just a user-friendly CMS - it’s great for business too!

Umbraco proves to be the best option if you want to get your business online in the most timely and cost-friendly manner.

You can find the full comparison data set here: The G2 comparison overview

User ratings of Umbraco on G2 presented in three rounded rectangles: '48% see ROI within the first 6 months' on the left, '15 months of Avg. ROI' in the center, and '4 months of Avg. Go Live Time' on the right.

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Graph illustrationg average time to ROI. Umbraco is the quickest time to ROI with only 15 months with competitors ranging between 16-29 months Graph illustrating Average Go Live Time with Umbraco compared to Competitors. Umbraco leads with 4 months

#1 recommended CMS

Doing great business is about more than just speed and cost. You want the full experience to be as smooth, efficient, and enjoyable as possible.

You want to work with products and services you can trust and you can see are moving in the right direction.

We believe that these are some of the reasons why an impressive 89% would recommend Umbraco to others.

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"Umbraco's editing experience and extensibility options mean it is moving beyond its traditional Microsoft heritage. It now runs on Linux and its intuitive editor experience means that it is a CMS of choice in modern composable DXP architectures, even where there is no pre-existing relationship with the Microsoft tech stack."

Paul M, through G2

Umbraco will fit your business needs now and in the future

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Whether you’re starting off big or small, simple or complex, local or global, Umbraco will fit your business needs. 

With Umbraco’s fully composable and flexible foundation, you can customize your digital experience exactly how you want. You get full control and no vendor lock-in. 

Extend with e-commerce, analytics, CRM - whatever feature or system you need in order to succeed with your online business - or take things to the next level! 

A bar chart illustrating five feature ratings. 'Enterprise Scalability' is rated at 83%, represented by a pink horizontal bar. 'Customization' is rated at 87%. 'API/Integrations' and 'Internationalization' both have a rating of 83%. Lastly, 'Multi-language' is rated at 85%. Each feature rating is accompanied by its corresponding pink horizontal bar representing the percentage.

Custom and intuitive content management

Creating a successful digital experience often requires a range of digital tools. When picking your CMS, why not go with one that gives you the flexibility to expand as needed as well as lets you work with content in the most seamless way possible?

A truly user-friendly CMS lets you perform at your best and make your digital vision come alive with as few bumps in the road as possible - whether you’re a developer, a content editor, or a business owner.

That’s why we’re particularly proud of these top results:

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"Umbraco has a great UI and structure which leads to an awesome editor experience. Consider it as it's a great flexible and easy-to-use system."

Agency in Information Technology and Services, through G2

A happy editor beats the competitor

When it’s easy for your content editor to do their job, it means there’s a higher chance of your website being updated more frequently with great and relevant content.

News and products can be added in a matter of minutes. You can create, edit, and plan content easily as well as add and manage images in an efficient and intuitive way, making sure you always stay on-brand and meet your KPIs.

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Or check out the full comparison data set here: The G2 comparison overview

A vertical bar chart illustrating user preference percentages for various features in Umbraco. The features and their respective percentages are: Content Authoring at 88%, Image Management at 82%, Content Scheduling at 81%, Automated Publishing at 84%, and Flexible Navigation Structures at 85%. Each feature is accompanied by a horizontal bar filled proportionally to its percentage, with a soft pink color indicating the filled portion and a light grey representing the remainder up to 100%.
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"The best thing about Umbraco for me is the ease of use, but also the complexity of what Umbraco can be used for. I enjoy the quality of the system and also how quickly you can make changes."

Liam M, through G2

All the features and functionalities you need

As a product, Umbraco scores very high on the basic CMS features and functionalities: Content Performance, Rich Text Editor, SEO, etc.

These might be expected functionalities in a CMS, but in Umbraco, they are of the highest voted standards. So if you’re looking for an efficient and delightful CMS, why not take Umbraco for a spin?

A series of five circular charts indicating the percentage of users who would recommend specific features in Umbraco CMS: 'Content Performance' at 84%, 'Rich Text Editor' at 85%, 'Personalization' at 78%, 'Form Builder' at 80%, and 'SEO' at 82%.
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Ready to take Umbraco for a spin?

Discover how Umbraco can accelerate your company’s digital journey. Book a free 15-minute discovery call where our friendly Umbraco specialist will take you through how the benefits of Umbraco can work best for you.

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Or find the full comparison data set here: The G2 comparison overview