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Kentico vs WordPress comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Kentico
Ranking in Web Content Management
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (12th)
WordPress
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Kentico is 1.2%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress is 17.0%, up from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

AB
May 10, 2019
The advanced marketing suite has helped us to establish our US business
Our primary use case is to deliver enterprise level web solutions It has helped us establish our business in the USA and allows us to work with a range of corporate clients. The most valuable features are its integration capabilities and advanced marketing suite. This product needs an out of…
RICARDO FILIPO - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2023
Very customizable, and forms the base for most websites on the Internet
I work in the community, and I'm part of a team making the core of WordPress. We are responsible for creating how WordPress will change in the next version. The main point is concurrency. For example, we have Squarespace, Wix, and a lot of other frameworks with the same features and functionalities. All those frameworks are going to a completely no-code experience. Anyone can then have a website. You're just dragging, dropping, and writing texts very easily. It's like using Facebook. WordPress comes from a node way. There was a time when the webmaster needed to code in HTML, PHP, or some language to have a website. It has changed over time, but we still have some old things inside the backend of WordPress. We are currently removing all those old things. Day by day, WordPress will be easier to use and more user-friendly. WordPress needs to improve its usability. That way, it will be easier to create websites, e-commerce, CRM, platforms for education, or anything else. It would be good if WordPress improved its AI. For example, if you have a blog, the blog will be auto-writing. I'm working on this, and we have some solutions. Another feature should be the identification of users. It's related to AI. For example, if you go to a website like Facebook or another social network, it's possible to learn everything about you if you go to that place. WordPress has something like that, but it's not so deep. I am personally working on that feature. Anyone coming to a WordPress website will be identified. It's tricky because we have a kind of privacy to follow, so we need to balance both things.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features are its integration capabilities and advanced marketing suite."
"I would say they have a modern, flexible, agile content management system."
"It has a vast array of themes which could be applied to make the website visually look more appealing to the target market."
"I like the tool's plugins."
"The product provides capabilities to build modern websites and can be used for various aspects of services."
"Good for rapidly turning around all the elements required for online sales funnels."
"As WordPress is such a popular product, there are many designers and developers available to work on projects."
"This program has made it possible for our company to advertise all around the country, instead of keeping it local."
"There are so many free plugins"
"It is a stable system which offers a wide variety of themes and templates."
 

Cons

"This product needs an out of the box Intranet/Extranet Solution."
"They don't have a lot of libraries, which is something that they can improve on."
"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."
"The system should be more informative."
"One area of improvement is hosting. It should have its file manager regardless of where you host your website."
"WordPress could use improvement in terms of optimization, especially for large websites with extensive databases and many images."
"I would like to see a new UI."
"WordPress needs to adapt to new technologies. It also needs to improve scalability. We don't have optimized content and plugins in the tech stack."
"The backend development process needs improvement."
"A user may feel intimidated the first time he or she sees it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are probably about $100,000 USD per year."
"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."
"WordPress is a free solution."
"Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free. The domain and pushing data costs money."
"WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free."
"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."
"The pricing is very reasonable because WordPress is an open-source platform."
"I paid to have a WordPress site for two years and didn't just have a free one."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Real Estate/Law Firm
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Does Kentico provide good options for marketing?
Absolutely! I can't stress enough how important marketing is for the digital experience you're giving to customers. If you want to reach your clients through multiple channels, each type of content...
What is the content management system of Kentico like?
In my experience, Kentico has been a very flexible and easy-to-use content management system. Keep in mind that we haven't been using it for a while because our management decided to change DXPs fo...
What do you use Kentico for?
Hello, I think Kentico will serve you well as a digital experience platform and especially for commerce purposes. We at my company have been using this feature of the DXP as well because we recentl...
What do you like most about WordPress?
The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
The cost of a project using WordPress varies widely and depends on the specific requirements. It can range from as low as $500 to as high as $3,000 or more, depending on the complexity and scope of...
What needs improvement with WordPress?
WordPress could use improvement in terms of optimization, especially for large websites with extensive databases and many images. When clients want to build projects like Amazon on WordPress, it te...
 

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