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What is Concrete CMS?

Concrete CMS, previously known as concrete5, is an open-source content management system designed for collaborative teams. It empowers users to create secure and visually appealing websites that content contributors find enjoyable to work with.

Its user interface emphasizes in-context editing, making it as user-friendly as a word processor.

As a result, you’ll spend less time on training and troubleshooting. The open-source framework facilitates the development of intricate applications, incorporating essential features like workflow management, file organization, and scheduling tools. Additionally, Concrete CMS boasts a marketplace filled with themes and add-ons that can enhance your project and streamline the development process. This versatility ensures that you can tailor your site to perfectly fit your needs.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$0
Price Overview:
Open source, or we can host it for you.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Concrete CMS provides an API

Screenshots and Video

Company Facts

Company Name:
PortlandLabs Inc
Date Founded:
2002
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
On-Site Training
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese (Mandarin)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Lithuanian
Malay
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Tamil
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Welsh
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Concrete CMS Categories and Features

Website Builder Software

Auto Update
Content Import / Export
Drag & Drop
Invoices
Landing Pages / Web Forms
Newsletter Management
Online Booking
Online Store Builder
Pre-built Templates
Real Time Editing
SEO
Survey Builder
White Label

Content Management System

Audio Content
Customizable Templates
Document Indexing
E-forms
Full Text Search
Image Editor
SEO Management
Text Editor
Version Control
Video Content
Website Management
  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Technical Support Executive
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Much more than a normal CMS

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 has a lot of potential within it and it performs much more than a normal content management solution.

    Positive

    As a consultancy organization we usually have to manage content and users clients data to get leads for potential customers. I would say that Concrete 5 is not only a simple CMS, but have much more in depth tools for utilizing and getting benefitted in different business areas too.

    Negative

    Sleek portal interface and some tricky keys make it a little difficult for new users.

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  • Reviewer Name: Laura A.
    Position: Teaching Assistant
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Modern CMS software

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    If anyone is looking to get an easy solution for their web content management and additional advanced level addon tools, then Concrete 5 is the best product to go for.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 provides easy customization and one click software update for the users, which makes it simple and up to date modern and advanced CMS software.

    Negative

    There are limitations in management of multiple websites at a time and handling of multi tasking is not up to the mark.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Engineering Technician
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A versatile CMS

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 has very much advanced and detailed features in it and has support for core addons for difficult content management tasking.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 is a versatile content management solution with some best and unique features. It provides thousands of addons in addition to core supported addons for multi tasking and content management of different and non typical sites.

    Negative

    It has been a perfect buy for the content management for non typical websites without any issues.

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  • Reviewer Name: Christopher D.
    Position: Technician
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A source for amazing products

    Date: Feb 16 2021
    Summary

    Overall this site is perfect on getting the source code for a program that would be hard to find anywhere else.

    Positive

    A great way to find a program that has its source code available to the general public, with tons of different categories.

    Negative

    Some times a program will be outdated with no recent updates.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ikechukwu A.
    Position: CEO
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Concrete5 CMS Review

    Updated: Mar 02 2021
    Summary

    The Experience is great as an Administrator and Software manager, easy to use and to teach. All in one place Software.

    Positive

    Powerful Backend Tool.
    Flexible.
    Apps and Data Insights and Admin Tools in One Place.
    Integration is Ways that that is very smart.
    Use AI to provide insight.

    Negative

    Not so popular like Wordpress.
    Still have room for improvement.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Office Support Coordinator
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great Addons

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    There are several key addons available to support any type of site and content, which makes everything so comfortable for the customization.

    Positive

    The addons provided with the Concrete 5 are very well compatible and provide stability to the content and web development. There are thousands of themes and addons for customizing the stuff on the site.

    Negative

    Some minor issues of initial loading of the management console faced in early stages.

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  • Reviewer Name: Steven W.
    Position: Media Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Layout
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great controls and site management

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    There are a lot of positives in this tool, but I like the most are it's easy setup and control over heavy media on the site.

    Positive

    Content management and web controls are like a breeze using tools and addons of concrete 5. Layouts and media management on high trafficked social media site is very smooth for me.

    Negative

    I am using it to manage and control contents and designs of social media site and it never let me down so far.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Manager Technical Planning
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
    Feature Set
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Pro CMS product

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 is a revolution in the CMS market and has lot of pro functions are included with the product to make it a good choice for the users.

    Positive

    There are several pro features in Concrete 5 CMS. It is easy to install and can be installed on any OS device through native applications and support lot of quick install options for existing designs from concrete5 marketplace.

    Negative

    User interface and portal management is tricky and need some prior knowledge for the users.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jason L.
    Position: Entertainment
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Finally Something That Just Works

    Date: Mar 10 2021
    Summary

    I recommend Concrete5 if you are, like me, frustrated by how complicated other web building programs are. Everything you need without having to download plugins or work around problems.

    Positive

    I like the user-friendly and intuitive interface. Even with WordPress, I need plugins like Elementor just to get a WYSIWYG interface. Concrete5 simplifies things.

    Negative

    I still have limits to what I'm personally able to do with coding websites, but that's more on me than the program. I found everything I needed without having to contact support.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Office Coordinator
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Concrete 5 does all well

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall it is well deserved number one content management solution in the world with all the required tools and addons.

    Positive

    Content management and web development is not an easy job if we do it without any proper helping tool, and Concrete 5 has everything available to make all this very easy for through it's multiple in built tools.

    Negative

    Concrete 5 provides a proper platform from start to end as a CMS and there are no cons in it.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Web-Developer / General Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best CMS so far

    Date: Feb 26 2021
    Summary

    It was the first CMS I have chosen 10 years ago now. Still it is my very first choice as it was also improving constantly over the years and makes me missing nothing.

    Positive

    Concrete5 - or now Concrete CMS - is a solid CMS that also serves as a framework. It has various benefits for editors to make content creation and management as easy as possible. For developers it provides a good framework for individual extensions.

    Negative

    The partner program and especially training & certification needs some improvements - which are already on the way currently

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  • Reviewer Name: David Z.
    Position: Owner
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Concrete is only as strong as the mix.

    Updated: Feb 16 2021
    Summary

    I used to build *all* my sites in Concrete5 version 5.6. That was when third party support was the most active. With the release of version 7 and continued in 8, that was severely reduced due to new addon requirements and some developers not wanting to re-write their products. In addition, Portland Labs had abandoned their eCommerce and discussion board addons, leaving some site designers high and dry, until the e-commerce function was added by the open source Community Store.

    I am hoping with the soon-to-be-released Concrete CMS (version 9), the third party situation will begin to improve.

    Positive

    What's not to like about Concrete5? It's intuitive, comprehensive in feature set, easy to set up, easy for clients to use, responsive, adaptable, and secure. The user community is supportive, helpful, and really, really smart. It has a lot of functionality built-in that you would need to add in apps like WordPress and Drupal. Licensing addons is unique because it is developer, not client, centered, so you could re-assign licenses and reuse addons and themes. So far, great!

    Negative

    Unfortunately there is no substantial developer ecosystem, which makes a great product even better. Not enough themes and addons for working with multiple clients, no way to test addons prior to purchase, unless you purchase and then return the product (which would really annoy me if I was a developer). As a site designer, it would be to your advantage to be comfortable working with code. File Manager could use some streamlining and speed. Many templates and addons have been around for a long time, and may be in need of updating to meet current web standards.

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  • Reviewer Name: Garrett E.
    Position: Owner
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    What others aspire to be

    Date: Mar 08 2021
    Summary

    For years this has been my go-to platform for websites. Can be a tricky sell in a world where everyone thinks WordPress is the only way to go, but I prefer not having zillions of choices of unknown quality to choose from.

    Positive

    Before others offered it Concrete 5 is the CMS that set the standard for ease of editing and building a site. Made the leap to a modern architecture while other CMS platforms have been bolting on hacks instead.

    Negative

    Good for stand-alone sites but more work to manage many sites. User forum needs a shake-up to be more useful. Some template designers have devised clunky workarounds that undermine the ease of use features of the CMS.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Media Editor
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Media editing is great

    Date: Apr 24 2021
    Summary

    Best software for media and image editing and management on highly populated websites. Pre configured themes are valuable addition.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 produces great site with responsive videos and images to make your web site glorious. Feature of image editing is wonderful and helpful.

    Negative

    High definition media editing is not properly configured at times.

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  • Reviewer Name: Michael J.
    Position: Managing Member
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Works as expected, a bit resource intensive

    Date: Feb 17 2021
    Summary

    I've used this software for my own companies as well as a few client websites. There are improvements to be made.

    Positive

    I generally found Concrete5 to be easy to install and quite extensible. There are a variety of themes available to customize the look of the site.

    Negative

    It is quite resource intensive. Errors in configuration may require a rollback to a prior backup. Some old extensions are still on the marketplace that are not compatible with the current version and aren't well marked what version they apply to.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jenny P.
    Position: Web Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Advanced tool

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    The people who are in the field of web development needed a fresh and advanced CMS for long and this product has good solutions for all those needs.

    Positive

    This product has many advantages and state of the art features for producing beautifully designed websites and managing users and contents of the sites on routine basis. We can also automate the updating function to keep our content fresh and updated as per needs.

    Negative

    Some coding knowledge and HTML learnings are must to function this tool for advanced usage.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jacob K.
    Position: Head of Labor Management
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    concrete5: a little on the expensive side, but worth every penny

    Date: Feb 17 2021
    Summary

    Overall, Concrete5 has the kind of premium, "get what you pay for" quality that feels reminiscent of an expensive new car or the latest pro iPhone.

    Positive

    Concrete5 is well laid out and the features are easy to use. It achieves the rare feat of being good-looking without sacrificing any functionality.

    Negative

    Concrete5 is on the more expensive side of the products I've used. While it is a great value for what you're getting, this is NOT for users on a tight budget

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  • Reviewer Name: Pamela B.
    Position: Owner
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Creative Website Building

    Date: Feb 20 2021
    Summary

    A wonderful product to build your site for the average 'computer lay person'. As an open sourced software, the community and vendor support has been wonderful.

    Positive

    Easy to create your own unique site.
    Versatile use of stacks, blocks.
    Incredibly simple to update, change site, then publish
    Simple to make a site look polished and current (not a relic website!)

    Negative

    Clearer documentation.
    Must have a little background in IT to use the intuitive features (just a little though).

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  • Reviewer Name: Chris S.
    Position: System Engineer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Rock Solid Software for CMS

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 a is rock solid software like its name "concrete" for any light or heavy content management and site development with media and images.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 is good in almost every area of CMS, but best software for editing and customization of any type of site and content with its multiple available functions and addons.

    Negative

    Sometimes it delays slightly during operations of multi tasking or heavy image editing.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Technical Assistant
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Lot of addons for additional functions

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 as a whole, is a great content management solution and has a lot of addons to bring much more functions to experience smooth content management.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 has a large number of different addons to get the best out of it for your web content management and bring lot of functionalities for rich user experience overall.

    Negative

    Concrete 5 doesn't offers to add invoices and related sale purchase functions to your website, so if you run any business which involves invoicing then it is not much useful for you.

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