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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

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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: Hayden R.
    Position: Technical Assistant
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Creativity at it's best

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall Concrete 5 brings the best output from the users through it's multiple supportive addons and customization portal.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 lets the users create their sites and content with full control and the outcomes brings the artistic creativity at best. The themes and addons are very much helpful in customization of the websites.

    Negative

    handling of more work at multiple host sites is difficult with Concrete 5.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: IT Administrator
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Unique Features

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    One of the best content management software with lot of tweaks and advanced addons in offer. People must try Concrete 5.

    Positive

    There are many software available in the field of content management and web development, but Concrete 5 is the best among all and provides more advanced and unique features for the purpose.

    Negative

    Some more third party addons needed to be added for better compatibilities.

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  • Reviewer Name: Marc S.
    Position: Principal
    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

    Amazing Enterprise Class CMS, Open Source Licence

    Updated: Feb 17 2021
    Summary

    In the 10+ years we've been using Concrete5 as our primary CMS platform for website design and development. Ease of use, flexibility and _security_ are all top of class.

    Positive

    My firm has been using Concrete5 for more than a decade to build small, easy to edit websites and large, complex data driven websites. My development team loves it because it's completely customizable. Our clients love it because it's an immediate, approachable way to edit, maintain and grow their websites.

    Negative

    None I can think of, seriously. Concrete5 is a web CMS platform that you can count on.

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  • Reviewer Name: Raymond K.
    Position: Software Engineer
    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

    Scaling with Concrete5

    Updated: Feb 16 2021
    Summary

    Its a great choice when it comes to content management.

    Positive

    Easy to integrate, good for scaling content management, the best part is the market place where you can get other plugins to integrate with your application.

    Negative

    Needs more channels for support needs more options apart from slack where messages get lost.

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  • Reviewer Name: John-Paul D.
    Position: CEO
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Fantastic!

    Date: Feb 12 2021
    Summary

    It's fantastic! It's super user-friendly, some clients are elderly and were able to pick up on it in about 45 minutes.

    Positive

    Everything was super easy to setup, it took less than a few weeks to get everything the way the user wanted it.

    Negative

    There aren't nearly enough plugins, I feel like it tries to do a little too much.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Teaching Assistant
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Available on all OS

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 is available on all devices, so mobility of this tool is great and resolves all web content management and development issues without any hindrance. People must try it.

    Positive

    It has a solid platform for creating and managing web content and the best thing is, we can use it on any of our device and operating system including mobiles.

    Negative

    Concrete 5 works great for the purpose and solves all content management issues without any cons.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Content Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Configuration and management is fast for sites

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    It has been a great handout for me to create and edit content for sites under my supervision and it has all the basic and standard tools to get the job done in less time.

    Positive

    Concrete5 performs well in all departments of website and content management with easy to install and configure addon tools. Editing and refreshing of content with few clicks provides enormous efficiency for content management.

    Negative

    Creating shortcuts for HTML text for the site is tricky and need deep knowledge of content management.

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

    Quality CMS

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall in quality and services, it is the best content management solution for the developers and new entrants in the field.

    Positive

    If anyone is looking for a good quality content management solution product , then Concrete 5 is obviously a best choice to try. It has best themes and built in addons to make all your web designing and content management easiest.

    Negative

    Multiple hosting is not managed well for more number of sites.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sean J.
    Position: Director
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Highly recommend!

    Date: Feb 16 2021
    Summary

    Ease of access and great customer service!
    I highly recommend this to anybody looking for a quick buck.

    Positive

    Email updates are great and ease of access through email is a bonus.
    Best user interface to use and awesome customer service!

    Negative

    There was absolutely nothing that i did not like in terms of the software and user interface, also customer service was great!

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  • Reviewer Name: Andrew K.
    Position: RF Engineer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    Powerful site manager

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    Concrete 5 is best tool for content and site management among the many others in the market like WordPress and I highly recommend it to people who are looking for any such tool for their personal or work use.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 is powerful and well equipped site management tool. For me the most wonderful feature is availability of best templates for easy site development.

    Negative

    Better than WordPress and other content management tools, but still needs some improvements.

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  • Reviewer Name: Emma R.
    Position: IT Support Executive
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Jobs done in few clicks

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    My overall experience is great with Concrete 5 and it has been a great survivor for me to complete my assigned works get done within few clicks.

    Positive

    The most fascinating thing while using concrete 5 is that, it handles most of things automatically and all content editing, designing and management work is completed within few clicks.

    Negative

    There are few addons which I didn't get to work as desired. But it is perfect with most of the addons.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    The best CMS so far

    Date: Feb 17 2021
    Summary

    I really like it for simple one pager till complex application, its really easy to customize and has a logical structure.

    Positive

    I really like the inline editing, package system, workflow and permission system. and the nice support on Slack.

    Negative

    The documentation for developer and admins are not really good.

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  • Reviewer Name: Janne W.
    Position: Designer & developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Yearly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Well-implemented code and good modular approach.

    Date: Feb 16 2021
    Summary

    Overall experience is very good, as it is an open CMS with code that is solid and clean. Modularity is top-notch as well, although fewer modules available than i.e. Wordpress.

    Positive

    Concrete5 CMS is written by those who love clean, secure code. Especially if you are wishing to write your own PHP code for special requirements, C5 is really the most solid and affordable solution out there!

    Negative

    The marketplace is smaller than other CMS like Wordpress.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Web Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Best software for editing

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    I have tried many other CMS products too, but the editing and customizing functions offered by Concrete 5 are better than all of them.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 is the best software for editing and controlling of all content and images\media on your website. This is way much better than the other similar products as it has variety of editing tools available within it.

    Negative

    Working fine for the editing and content management purposes without issues.

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  • Reviewer Name: Dominic B.
    Position: Tech Lead
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Tech Lead

    Date: Mar 02 2021
    Summary

    I am a freelance designer and developer and use Concrete5 for client projects. It helps setup website with CMS that are not bloated and based on well-written PHP code.

    Positive

    Clean code
    Modular
    Internationalization
    Themes
    Flexible, easy to manage websites.
    In-context editor that users and site managers love.
    Secure codebase.
    Development transparency from core team.
    Open-source license model.
    Extensible architecture.
    Ready-to-use out of the box.

    Negative

    Marketplace needs to grow.
    Larger marketshare would drive popularity.
    Themes by experienced designers would be a plus.

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  • Reviewer Name: Mark H.
    Position: Data Manager
    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

    Mobile navigation of created sites is easy

    Date: Apr 24 2021
    Summary

    Overall a great experience, as it helps to create well responsive content for all platforms and devices.

    Positive

    It allows creating easy mobile navigation menus for the developed websites and integrates all content and data very well.

    Negative

    Handling portal and editing content through mobile devices is difficult.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Web Designer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
    Feature Set
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Delivers the best quality as CMS

    Date: Apr 22 2021
    Summary

    It is a great idea to have everything available within the single tool for catering all services related to web and content management, and Concrete 5 live well up to the expectations.

    Positive

    Concrete 5 delivers the best quality as a content management tool and allows users to create customized content for their business and personal sites with total authority.

    Negative

    The quality of Concrete 5 as a CMS is always above par and no cons observed so far.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    An amazing and powerful CMS

    Date: May 11 2021
    Summary

    Overall it is a great program with superb user-friendly and intuitive interface. It offers a wide variety of add ons to extend your website and broaden your functionality.

    Positive

    It's a powerful CMS with numerous customization options to suit your requirement perfectly.
    It is a one stop shop for everything from simple websites to custom and complex applications.
    It provides easy in-context page editing and easy-to-use dashboard.
    It facilitates great customizable themes, styles and extensibility through the Concrete5 marketplace.

    Negative

    Though the CMS is good and provide great functionality, but some of its features still requires some improvement, such as integration and lag between the software's upgrades.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Teacher
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Easy to install and use

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall a wonderful project for comprehensive web and content management service. There are thousands of customization addons to choose and use for your sites.

    Positive

    It is very easy to install and use Concrete 5 for your web and content management. It is upon users to get the most out of it in the way they customize their setup and content.

    Negative

    There are no cons in Concrete 5 and it always responds well.

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  • Reviewer Name: Gary B.
    Position: Web Designer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Beats Wordpress hands down

    Date: Feb 15 2021
    Summary

    Concrete5 is a great CMS. I find it easy to use and easy to alter to meet my requirements. Hopefully people will come to learn that this CMS is better than all of its rivals and it will get the credit and support it deserves.

    Positive

    This CMS is by far the easiest to use for end users. The WYSIWIG editor and block construction system is intuitive and easy to pick up. When I create websites for end user no training is required as a small word file containing user instructions is all that is needed. WordPress is only just catching up to Concrete5's standards but at the cost of a much slower comparative WordPress website.

    Negative

    The documentation has been poor in the past but this has been acknowledged by the Concrete5 team and they are now trying to address it. As Concrete5 is not as popular as Wordpress the number of addons/plugins is a lot smaller.

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