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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Jive and Kentico based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Content Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Jive vs. Kentico Report (Updated: May 2024).
771,170 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."

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"The most valuable features are its integration capabilities and advanced marketing suite.""I would say they have a modern, flexible, agile content management system."

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Cons
"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."

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"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."

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  • "The licensing fees are probably about $100,000 USD per year."
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    At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a round-up of a couple of the more well known platforms and compare their products to Drupal. In this roundup we will be comparing Jive, Sharepoint and Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is a popular distribution created by Acquia to compete with some of these other proprietary platforms. There are many other options out there, commercial and otherwise, to compare with Drupal but I want to focus on Jive and Sharepoint for a couple of reasons. I chose Jive because it is one of the leading competitors in this space in respect to market share. Next, I chose Sharepoint because I have some history with Sharepoint. This experience dates back to when I built www.adhe.edu with Sharepoint 2007 a few years ago. I subsequently wrote this blog entry about my experience shortly after joining Mediacurrent. This roundup will also act as a refresher for those who read my original “Drupal vs. Sharepoint” blog. Yammer, which was recently bought by Microsoft and is the tool we currently use for office communication will also get some mentions throughout this article. As I went through and tested each of these tools I used three main criteria in my evaluation Cost Ability to Customize Overall features… Read more →
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    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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 for… more »
    Top Answer: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 recently… more »
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    Buyer's Guide
    Jive vs. Kentico
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Jive vs. Kentico and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,170 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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    Also Known As
    Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
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    Overview

    The workplace has changed. It has become more mobile, and has become a place where communication and collaboration across all spheres of the business is key to success. This is where Jive comes in with its cutting-edge mobile portal, its enterprise social network, and its integrative platform that is compatible with current infrastructure and modern cloud applications.

    As a portal, Jive brings colleagues, content, and current news straight to your desktop or mobile device at the touch of your fingertips. The enterprise social software aspect of Jive connects business colleagues as never-before across geographical locations and throughout the organizational structure. The Jive platform is completely flexible and integrative, and will seamlessly integrate with current systems such as SharePoint and CRM tools, as well as cloud apps like Google Drive and Okta

    Kentico is a high-quality digital experience platform that allows companies and organizations to reach customers across different channels through its content management, digital marketing, and e-commerce features. Kentico offers easy-to-use applications that allow even beginners to create a working DXP that will benefit their organization as well as the users on their platform. Kentico also provides a way for companies to track the satisfaction of their customers through a detailed customer data platform that is fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other data regulations. Companies can receive insight into different target groups within their customer base. This top-quality feature of Kentico helps businesses to adapt to the needs of their customers and make their DX more successful.

    Kentico Features

    Kentico’s value-added features include:

    • Content management: Page builder, option for structured content, digital asset management, multilingual content, workflows and versioning, multi-site management.

    • Digital marketing: Kentico offers companies a variety of features regarding the creation of successful digital marketing for their brands, ensuring the vast reach of their content. Features in this category include market automation and personalization, content management, email marketing, social marketing, recommendations, search, form builder, and SEO optimization.

    • Digital commerce: Shopping cart and checkout process, payment and shipping options, promotion and discounts, product information management and multi-store management, and commerce integration. To provide you with the ability to reach an international client base, Kentico also offers multilingual shopping.

    • Customer data: An efficient digital experience platform should be able to provide companies with the ability to track and analyze customer data to be able to act accordingly and improve its services to benefit clients. Kentico offers features that include contact management, segmentation, activity tracking, lead scoring, personas, and data protection, to ensure that the DXP complies with all data protection regulations.

    • Analytics: Kentico also offers features like A/B testing, web analytics, and reporting, to provide companies with data about performance of the DXP.

    • Platform: Headless API, deployment tools, MVC development, and cloud deployment help businesses build and maintain their digital experience platforms.

    • Integrations: There are various integration features that this DXP provides for its clients, including out-of-the-box integrations, translation management, and integration bus.

    Kentico Benefits

    The Kentico digital experience platform offers its users the following benefits:

    • Easy content management
    • Ability to maximize ROI
    • Option to launch a DXP with low to no code
    • Digital experience maturity
    • Solutions for multichannel marketing

    Reviews from Real Users

    Kentico is a modern, flexible and agile content management system, according to the President at a tech services company that uses the DXP for UI and website development.

    Sample Customers
    Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
    Gibson Musical Instruments, Mazda, Segway, Twinings, Ingram Micro, Allergan, Kingspan
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government10%
    Healthcare Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Real Estate/Law Firm14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise59%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise43%
    Buyer's Guide
    Jive vs. Kentico
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Jive vs. Kentico and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,170 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Jive is ranked 28th in Web Content Management while Kentico is ranked 11th in Web Content Management. Jive is rated 8.2, while Kentico is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Jive writes "Used by our agile teams instead of email to track impediments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kentico writes "The advanced marketing suite has helped us to establish our US business". Jive is most compared with Yammer and Atlassian Confluence, whereas Kentico is most compared with Adobe Experience Manager, WordPress and HubSpot CMS Hub. See our Jive vs. Kentico report.

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