How does Sitecore compare?

How does Sitecore stack up against the competition? We've provided a list of capabilities that we think are critical to any web initiative. When evaluating CMS technologies, make sure your Content Management System can deliver the following:

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Editorial Tools

Browser based editor
Microsoft Office 2007 editors
Perpetual Site Preview / In-Context Editing    
Spell checker that spans pages      
Wizard driven interfaces    
Digital Asset Management
Drag-and-Drop File Placement
Integrated Image editing  
Rich metadata management  
Content Cleaning and filtering  
Recycle Bin  
Webform designer  
Preview past and future content by date    

Architecture

100% .NET      
Independent Staging environment    
Endlessly Scalable    
High availability support    
High performance    

Web Experience Management Tools

Personalization  
Web forms  
Wiki    
Blog    
Discussions and Forums  
Viral marketing tools  
Rotating add controls      
RSS feed generator  
Calendar    
Image gallery    
Commerce and payment control    
Configurable / Vanity URLs      
Polls and Surveys    
Integrated Web Analytics    
Web alerts    
eMail campaign management    
Integrated search  

Site Control Tools

Search Engine Optimization tools      
User Access Control
Content security control    
Version Management and archiving  
Outlook integrated, extensible workflow    
Multi-site management  
Multilingual management and workflow  
Multi-device output control   
Accessibility Checker    
Link management and checking
Advanced content presentation controls    
Reporting tools  
Translation management workflow    
Visual Site modeler      
Document and version comparisons
Publishing to unlimited sites  
Time based publish / retirement of content    
Automated content update reminders  

Development Tools

Natively works with MS Visual Studio .NET      
Natively supports CSS     
Layout / Sublayout controls      
Natively supports ASPX and ASCX      
Visual Source Safe integration      
Template based content creation    
Create layouts using .NET controls or XSL      
Easily leverage existing .NET controls      
Open / Shared Source library    
Embedded profiling and debugging tools    
Pre-built page layouts to speed development       
Based on W3C open standards    
Development center for non .NET developers      
Natively stores all content as XML      
Support for Oracle and SQL Server repositories  
Rich and deep API layer    

Integration Tools

Web Services connector
Data provider abstraction layer    
Microsoft Active Directory Integration    
Microsoft BizTalk Integration      
Microsoft Dynamics Integration      
MS MOSS 2007 Integration      
LDAP integration
Auditing    
Lotus Notes Integration      
Pluggable Authentication and authorization      
Mondosoft Search integration with analytics      
Coveo Search integration      
DT search integration      

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Thomas Cook | Read Case Study >

Sitecore gives our customers a compelling, interactive experience and, as a result, our sales have increased.

- Wim Vermaesen, Thomas Cook