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Silverstripe CMS Reviews & Product Details

Silverstripe’s journey began in 2000, with the vision of three Kiwis who shared a passion for empowering great web teams by creating digital products for change. Silverstripe CMS was born from this vision. Silverstripe CMS is the intuitive, open-source content management system and flexible framework loved by editors and developers alike. Equipping your web teams to achieve outstanding results. Super flexible & extensible Silverstripe CMS fits the outcomes you want, and doesn't force your business outcomes into an out-of-the-box solution. Customise to your needs. Easy-to-use You can be the CMS expert in no time! Get started quickly and deliver your content to your users fast. Robust & secure Don’t stay awake at night worrying. Silverstripe CMS is solid as a rock, with enterprise-level security and support, so you can rest easy. Open source Collaboration from our global army of community members and commercially supported by Silverstripe. Building on the secure foundations of our managed cloud hosting platform, cloud computing capabilities, and our open-source product, Silverstripe offers a full-service experience with professional services including creative strategy, website design, and web development.

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Ed G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/5/2023

"Excellent CMS - used it for over 10 years and still stands out from the competition"

5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

It's scalability - we have used it for enterprise clients and small start-ups alike. It isn't bloated which means it's lightweight - you can effectively use it headless if needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

Market penetration (outside of Australia/NZ) is still relatively low. That can be a barrier for clients and procurement teams - many of whom will not have heard of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Colin R.

Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/6/2023

"An excellent, robust, and easy to use CMS"

5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

It's an incredibly flexible platform that we've worked with for over 10 years building everything from microsites to digital products. It offers a high level of security and a fantastic user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

It lacks presence in the UK, despite being very popular in Europe and it's native New Zealand. And it's marketing website really doesn't do the platform justice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Program Development

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/22/2022

"An open source CMS in PHP, Silverstripe is still adored by developers all over the globe."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

Silverstripe is probably one of the best alternatives to Wordpress. It is secure, highly customizable and a flexible CMS to create and maintain websites as well as web applications. It gives you real control over the most complicated and complex websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

Silverstripe has dropped support for Internet Explorer in December 2021, and while it may sound like a legitimate move, that was not a desirable move. Moreover, sometimes when you upgrade to a newer version, you've to shell some money out of your pocket to use all the fresh features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silverstripe CMS:

SilverStripeCMS comes with a Free Demo. Try it out as much as you want before committing to it. and do not get overwhelmed by its first experience. This is much easier to use than a lot of other CMS available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silverstripe CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Assuming that once the website is built, someone with smaller technical experience has to manage it, Silverstripe scores here as it is very easy to use and not quite sophisticated and complex as some of its competitors. My content development speed was increased manifolds using this flexible CMS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lorrain F.

Web developer

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/16/2019

"Best CMS ever"

5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

Easy to use, 100% customizable, you have the hand on ANY HTML output and it's based on the MVC design pattern, so it's clearly OOP, with easy autocompleting. ".ss" extension is probably one of the best I've used as well. I've made modules probly more easily than on any other CMS (beside Drupal 8). When it comes to explain to my clients how to administrate their websites, they rarely come back to me after that. Upgrading is quite easy as well. The administration is really easy to understand, you can add custom tabs almost anywhere and manage almost any types of fields (varchar, text, boolean, file). File uploading is easy as well, form submissions is a real peace of cake.

I also really like their beginner tutorial, it covers almost everything Silverstripe offers out of the box. Their documentation is quite easy to manage as well and their API does the job!

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What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

Sadly, the community is a bit small, the forum is even a bit left behind for a slack channel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silverstripe CMS:

Just go for it, develop your own website with it for a testing purpose, and you'll adopt it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silverstripe CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm developping 99% of my websites with Silverstripe. The only one I haven't developped with SS was an website/e-commerce, I picked Drupal. But SS is far more easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gabriela T.

Digital Account Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/1/2019

"A simplified CMS"

5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

I liked how straightforward the UI was of this CMS. It was refreshing coming from Wordpress where its so overcomplicated. I felt like I only saw what I needed to and didn't have too many features available that I'd never touch. Navigating through the CMS was easy as well. User-friendly all around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

As an Account Manager, I had to work more with my development team for any serious changes. In other CMS's I've used I could customize things a bit more. I found myself calling upon help of my dev for those times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silverstripe CMS:

Look at what items in your current CMS you use. Knowing what features you need will show you if this is the right product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silverstripe CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

For clients who aren't keen with tech, we used this simplified CMS so they could maintain their blogs on their site. It was much easier to use for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gabriela T.

Product Manager

Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/11/2019

"Straightforward and Simplifies"

4/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

I like how simplified the UI was. You really only had access to exactly what you needed. Unlike WordPress where you have unlimited options that you never touch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

Not as customizable. Sometimes I wanted to make some edits on appearance and was unable to. You have to push everything to your development team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silverstripe CMS:

Look at the current CMS you are using and really think about what features you actually need. When was the last time you used those features? If you start to realize that there is only small handful of items you need to access, you are better off with a CMS like SilverStripe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silverstripe CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used this project when I was working at a startup who built up the web presences of local businesses. For our clients who just went through a redesign, this CMS was perfect. There was no need to have unlimited options. No need to change their content. All they wanted was a place to manage contact form submissions and submit new blogs. It simplified the process for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/30/2018

"SilverStripe review"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

Highly customizable and extensible CMS unlike many of the blog like CMSs like WordPress out there. Comes with a framework and CMS. CMS interface is quite intuitive. Site can be customized to perform any feature imaginable. PHP based. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

Does have a high learning curve but worth it once it's learned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silverstripe CMS:

Highly customizable and extensible CMS with intuitive editing interface. Has a slightly difficult learning curve but worth the effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silverstripe CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed to provide a CMS solution for our clients who have differing needs and are able to meet their requirements with SilverStripe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/30/2018

"Easiest CMS to use"

5/5

What do you like best about Silverstripe CMS?

The CMS is both easy to use for content managers and developers to work in. The sitetree is a feature of the CMS that many others do not have and make it very easy and understandable for managers to visualize their site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silverstripe CMS?

Not a lot of pre-built themes or templates available like for other CMS's like Wordpress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.