Magnolia Reviews (166)

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Magnolia is often praised for its flexibility and customizability, making it suitable for diverse projects and integrations. Many find the user interface intuitive, especially for content authors. However, some users report a steep learning curve and occasional performance issues, such as slow load times. The documentation is sometimes criticized for lacking clarity. Magnolia solves content management challenges, facilitates multi-site management, and enables personalized digital experiences, making it a robust platform despite its complexities.

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“Magnolia - ein sehr vielfältiges und flexibles CMS”

4.5

Older than 12 months

Jörg

Validated Reviewer

Senior Software Developer at

Ray Sono AG

51-1000 employees
Industry: Internet

What did you like?

Die Kombination aus, den Standardfall einfach und schnell umsetzen zu können und trotzdem gleichzeitig für komplexe Fälle alle Anpassungsmöglichkeiten zu haben. So ist es auch ohne großen Aufwand möglich die Standard Apps zu erweitern und mit zusätzlichen Funktionen auszustatten oder die bestehenden zu anzupassen. Darüber hinaus kann man im Backend sehr einfach auch andere Datenquellen anbinden und somit eine Integration zu anderen Systemen herstellen.

What did you not like?

Migrationen auf neue Releases sind teilweise recht anspruchsvoll und zeitintensiv. Insbesondere bei Verwendung von Blossom, einer der Möglichkeiten Templates und Dialoge zu definieren, ergeben sich immer wieder zusätzliche Probleme im Zuge von Migrationen und auch im Zusammenspiel mit anderen Modulen wie zum Beispiel Content Translation Extended module.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Wir nutzen Magnolia zur Implementierung meist größerer Websites, meistens mehrsprachig und in mehreren Ländern. Mit dem Multisite Modul ist das gut handhabbar verschiedenste Länderwebsites und Sprachen in einem System zu betreuen. Oftmals binden wir auch weitere Systeme direkt in Magnolia wenn mehrere Quellen für die Website benötigt werden.

“Magnolia - ein CMS mit allen Freiheiten für das Frontend”

5.0

Older than 12 months

Maik

Validated Reviewer

Geschäftsführer at

Neoskop GmbH

1-50 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

Magnolia ist eines der wenigen Content-Management-Systeme am Markt, was eine ausgezeichnete UX für Redakteure mit keinerlei Einschränkungen bzgl. der Entwicklung des Frontends kombiniert. Egal, ob klassisch, hybrid oder headless... Magnolia macht alles möglich, ohne etwas Verbiegen zu müssen.

What did you not like?

Leider ist kein Drag & Drop von Content-Modulen zwischen verschiedenen Content-Bereichen (sogenannten Areas) möglich.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Content-Management für Websites und Portale. Der größte Vorteil von Magnolia ist, dass die Websites komplett von Magnolia "abgekoppelt" werden können (=headless), so dass für die Auslieferung nur minimale Resourcen benötigt werden,

“Grossartiges und flexibles CMS, sowohl für die Entwicklung als auch für die Autoren*innen.”

5.0

Older than 12 months

Pascal

Validated Reviewer

Senior Consultant at

Merkle - für diverse Kundenprojekte

1001+ employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

An Magnolia gefällt mir vor allem die vielseitige Anwendbarkeit. Mit Magnolia als Backendsystem haben wir für unsere Kunden schon verschiedenste Herausforderungen gelöst. Es ist flexibel und grossartig für die Integration von verschiedensten Drittsystemen. Für die Autorinnen und Autoren ist es einfach zu bedienen und bietet verschiedenste Features out of the box. Das Autoreninterface ist sehr übersichtlich und gut strukturiert und lässt sich einfach auf die Zielgruppen anpassen.

What did you not like?

In meinen 4 Jahren, in welchen ich auf Basis von Magnolia CMS Projekte begleite, sind mir keinen wirklich nennenswerten Punkte aufgefallen, die mir nicht gefallen. Meist sind das Kleinigkeiten.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Wir implementieren Magnolia bei unseren Kunden für verschiedene Zwecke. Dies reicht von der Harmonisierung einer heterogenen CMS-Landschaft auf ein einheitliches CMS bis zur Nutzung von Magnolia als Backend für eine Progressive Web App (PWA). Meistens setzen unsere Kunden Magnolia dafür ein, Webseiten für mehrere Brands und Länder zu betreiben.

“Ein Content-Management-System, in das man sich verlieben kann”

5.0

Older than 12 months

Daniel

Validated Reviewer

Senior Software Developer at

C3 Creative Code & Content GmbH

51-1000 employees
Industry: Versicherung

What did you like?

Als Software-Entwickler gefällt mir bei Magnolia CMS vor allem die große Flexibilität. Magnolia bietet vielfältige Wege, um die bereits vorhandene Funktionalität zu ändern oder zu erweitern, dass diese den Kundenwünschen entspricht. Und gerade das macht in Magnolia Spaß.

What did you not like?

Wenn man wie ich bereits seit mehr als 15 Jahren mit Magnolia CMS arbeitet, kann es eigentlich nicht viel geben, was einem zutiefst missfällt. :-) Es sind eher Kleinigkeiten, die aber meistens in einem der nächsten Releases verbessert werden.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Mit Magnolia CMS stelle ich unseren Kunden ein System bereit, mit dem Inhalte auf einfachste Art und Weise für eine Website bereitgestellt werden können. Das ist für mich der entscheidende Unterschied zu anderen Content-Management-Systemen, der auch von unseren Kunden erkannt wird.

“Entwicklerfreundliches CMS mit Fokus auf Content und gute Schnittstellen”

4.5

Older than 12 months

Torben

Validated Reviewer

Software-Architekte / Recruiter at

JobRad GmbH

51-1000 employees
Industry: Banking

What did you like?

- Hotreloading von Kondigurationsdateien - (Light-)Modulsystem - Möglichkeiten mit Web-Technologien (und YAML) sind sehr groß und decken die meisten Anforderungen ab - Konfigurationssprache (YAML) sowie das ergänzende Vererbungskonzept (!include, !inherit) - Digitale Asset-Management

What did you not like?

- Alternative Template Engines sind schwer voll zu integrieren - Backend-Techstack (VAADIN) -> resultiert in mehr Requests ins JavaBackend als nötig -> nicht optimale Performance - Design im Backend ist sehr eigenwillig (UX Konzepte aus vom Nutzer gelernten UI-Frameworks wie Material, Foundation oder Bootstrap sind i.d.R kostengünstiger und resilienter) - Nicht Mobilfirst im Backend

Which problems are you solving with the product?

- CMS für das gesamte Unternehmen - Headless - Klassisch - Konfiguration von Webanwendungen (über Dialoge oder Content-Apps im Backend) - Digitales Asset Management - FAQ-Verwaltung - Lastverteilite Content-Verteilung - Umsetzung von Kundenspezifischen Seiten und Deduplizierung von Gemeinsamkeiten

“Magnolia CMS is flexible and powerful, delivering all essentials for enterprise sites.”

Source of review

3.5

In the last 30 days

Khoa

Validated Reviewer

Head of Architecture, Infrastructure and Operation at

jls digital ag

51-1000 employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

I appreciate Magnolia CMS’s robust architecture that enables high flexibility in customization, the light-module approach that accelerates development, and built-in low-code capabilities that let us simply decorate and adapt without heavy coding

What did you not like?

While Magnolia CMS offers many enterprise strengths, I found it heavy to deploy and maintain with long start-up/build times, frequent releases to track, and a cost structure that feels even too premium for large companies.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

We are building enterprise-level websites that require extensive system integrations, and by using Magnolia CMS on its PaaS offering we focus entirely on website development while the infrastructure, operations and hosting are managed for us.

“one of the best CMSs I have ever used !”

Source of review

4.0

In the last 30 days

Alexandre

Validated Reviewer

Head of digital at

Luma Arles

51-1000 employees
Industry: Fine Art

What did you like?

- Flexible & hybrid architecture: Magnolia supports both traditional CMS uses and headless/multichannel uses. - Good integration capabilities: It integrates with external tools (CRM, e-commerce, etc.) and has a comprehensive API. - Relatively user-friendly interface for content authors/editors: The interface is highlighted as being fairly easy for users to learn.

What did you not like?

- Technical complexity: To take full advantage of Magnolia (customisation, integration, modular architecture), solid technical skills are required (Java, JCR, modular architecture). - Cost & licence: Although an open source version exists, for ‘enterprise’ use or with full services, it can become expensive. - Smaller community than some very popular CMSs: Some user feedback indicates that the community is active but not as large as for other solutions.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Fragmented content / many systems Large organisations often have multiple websites, microsites, variations (brands, languages, countries) and legacy CMS platforms. For example, one firm had “over 6 legacy platforms” for its websites.

“CMS Magnolia: Cutting-edge and business-oriented”

Source of review

5.0

In the last 30 days

Elisa

Validated Reviewer

Manager at

1-50 employees
Industry: Retail

What did you like?

Magnolia CMS is a modern, cutting-edge, and business-oriented platform that provides a solid foundation for building advanced digital experiences. It offers a comprehensive set of tools for content management and personalization, enabling editors to create targeted pages based on segmentation, user profiles, and browsing history. The integrated AI accelerator further simplifies content creation, while Magnolia’s open-source nature allows for tailored customizations to meet specific business needs. Among its most valuable features is the ability to create shared repositories for managing content across multiple platforms, including websites, web apps, and mobile applications. Its intuitive and user-friendly interface makes it easy to create landing pages in just a few clicks, while offering real-time page previews that mirror the end-user experience. Magnolia CMS also stands out for its ability to manage multiple sites within the same platform and to support multilingual web applications, including the management of translated URLs. One of the most appreciated features among our clients is Live Copy, which allows teams to quickly clone sites and publish updates from the master site to all child sites with a single click, a major advantage for organizations managing multi-brand or multi-country ecosystems. Finally, the versatility of Magnolia CMS, which can be used either as a traditional CMS integrated with the front end or as a headless CMS within a composable architecture, makes it a truly enterprise-grade solution, capable of adapting to the specific needs of any digital project.

What did you not like?

The downside of Magnolia lies in the support; while prompt, it's not always effective or helpful. Furthermore there are a few areas that could be improved, for example, the removal of the double-click edit shortcut in version 6.3 made the editing process slightly less immediate or performance issues in editing mode and only in headless version

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Performance issue on cms in headless version

“Several years of experience developing Magnolia-based solutions”

Source of review

3.5

In the last 30 days

Marek

Validated Reviewer

CMS Architect/Senior Web Developer at

Maricopa County Recorder's Office

51-1000 employees
Industry: Government Administration

What did you like?

Product's developer-friendly approach. Available source code makes it the ultimate documentation. Flexible and extensible. New versions often aim the real issues rather than just "shiny" features.

What did you not like?

Reliance on JCR seems to be a little bit too "legacy". Especially in the context of cloud-native deployments. Headless support was retrofitted into the existing product so it's not ideal.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Tight coupling between the non-technical business department responsible for the website's content and the IT department. With Magnolia website's content can be managed without the involvement of IT.

“Jack of all trades, master of none”

Source of review

3.0

In the last 30 days

Mark

Validated Reviewer

Principal Software Engineer at

TRIMM

51-1000 employees
Industry: Online Media

What did you like?

Magnolia can be used for a wide variety of projects. It has a lot of extension points and it has some handy security benefits. Being based on Java there is rich ecosystem of libraries that can be used to extend the core with custom functionality. The content editor experience is good.

What did you not like?

It is slow to start up and work with. Although it can be used for a wide variety of projects, it is almost never the 'best fit' for any project as many of the features are limited to specific use cases. Magnolia tries to be modern, but has to drag the weight of its history with it. It is not MACH at its core and it probably never will be. Updating an existing application has always been cumbersome in the past, as there is no semantic versioning and it isn't always clear that an update contains breaking changes.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

The in-page editing of Magnolia is great for our clients that have content driven web applications. We also successfully run a platform with 30 websites, each with their own set of users and publication rules and (decoupled) frontends.

“On of the best CMS out there!”

Source of review

5.0

In the last 30 days

Alma

Validated Reviewer

Martech Training Manager at

Rentokil Initial

51-1000 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising

What did you like?

I like how easy it is to use, I train people how to use it and they get it very quickly because it is simple to use. The fact that is WYSIWYG makes it great to use as you can see what you are building. It is also great that you can publish pages instantly once everything has been approved.

What did you not like?

The worst thing about Magnolia for me is that it doesn't have an undo button, so if I accidentally delete something on the page, I need to rebuild it as I cannot get it back... Magnolia's argument was that you roll back to different versions however this can only be achieved if you publish the page and no one is going to make one change and publish the page and then go back to make another change and publish again...

Which problems are you solving with the product?

We moved most of our sites over to Magnolia from a very outdated CMS and we have realised how much better a CMS can be and so much easier to use.

“Composability and WYSIWYG, Magnolia CMS Java based”

Source of review

4.0

In the last 30 days

Luigi

Validated Reviewer

Software Developer, Tech Project Leader at

jls.

1-50 employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

As a business partner developing solutions for our customer, I like to have a nice Admincentral where they can create content. I really like the WYSIWYG approach and the customizability. Moreover is Java based, which meets our stack.

What did you not like?

I don't like documentation, sometimes I find it a bit lacking of code examples, which might help a lot for customization, without the need of asking often for support.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Definitely the multisite is a perfect solution for our customers, they can manage in one admincentral all the content for their websites and reuse it.

“It's a very fast CMS and perfect for developing the advanced features that a website needs today.”

Source of review

5.0

In the last 30 days

Sergio

Validated Reviewer

Tech Lead at

VASS

1001+ employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

Its approach to handling internationalization and multisite allows you to manage languages in a more organized way than most CMSs.

What did you not like?

Many processes depend on the interface, such as the new image editing features. They are not very intuitive.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

We're primarily using it to improve coordination between the editing and publishing teams. This allows each group to be independent regarding what they see in the administration panel, thanks to user roles.

“Magnolia is a great company, helping us leverage their great cms to solve our customer's challenges”

Source of review

5.0

In the last 30 days

Jonas

Validated Reviewer

CTO at

Formica

1-50 employees
Industry: Hospital & Health Care

What did you like?

Magnolia helps us deliver great value to our end customers. The support is great, the new features delivered every release are super helpful. Our customers are always satisfied when they can transition away from another CMS to Magnolia's DXP.

What did you not like?

Due to the possibility of great customization, sometimes upgrades are potentially cumbersome. However, by gaining good knowledge of the product this remains always doable.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

We make marketing departments work more efficiently. We manage to optimize and minimize the time between idea and the shipping of this idea to the customer. By migrating towards Magnolia, our customers also have a wider range of out of the box functionalities available than they had on their previous solution. Also, we manage to surpress their current high costs (upgrades and maintenance related) by onboarding to Magnolia.

“A good product with great potential”

Source of review

4.0

In the last 30 days

Shane

Validated Reviewer

Lead Developer at

Slimming World

51-1000 employees
Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness

What did you like?

Working with Light Modules makes development and deployment of changes really straightforward; for most situations, for us, developing in Java is not required, but when it is, the modular monolith approach makes it quite straightforward. Support, on the few occasions needed, has been fantastic; responsive, knowledgable and able to resolve issues appropriately. Nearly everything is customisable or extensible so, unlike a lot of COTS products, we don't have to jump through too many hoops to customise to our user workflows, or even reject them as not supported.

What did you not like?

JCR - Working with a heirarchical data structure is great for organising content for CMS users but has proven to be the most challenging element to work with when customising.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Magnolia replaced Umbraco for us; having great vendor support with regular updates and relatively easy integrations with in-house systems has proven to be a much better experience. Also, being able to write custom light modules, as SPA's, allows us to adhere to our architectural principle of loose coupling Frontend and Backend systems.

“Flexible and Powerful”

Source of review

3.5

In the last 30 days

nathan

Validated Reviewer

Developer at

Slimming World

51-1000 employees
Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness

What did you like?

Composable architecture makes it easy to integrate with other systems and adapt to changing business needs. User-friendly content management allows teams to create, edit, and publish content without heavy developer involvement. Personalization and flexibility help deliver tailored digital experiences across multiple channels.

What did you not like?

Documentation and examples could be more detailed for advanced integrations. The authoring interface feels dated compared to newer headless CMS options. Performance can slow down with large content trees or heavy custom modules. Community resources are smaller than for some other CMS platforms, so finding answers can take time.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Centralizing content management across multiple websites and digital channels. Streamlining content workflows so marketing and development teams can collaborate more efficiently. Delivering personalized experiences for different audiences and markets.

“Composable enterprise DX Platform, modern AI capabilities and very intuituve”

Source of review

4.0

In the last 30 days

David

Validated Reviewer

DXP Specialist at

knowmad mood

1001+ employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

· Support offered by Magnolia is very close and valuable · Performance of platform in general is powerful · Backend interface for editors and administrators is very intuitive · Magnolia is open source, and permits a high customization

What did you not like?

· Lack of some basic web functionalities, like sitemap generator, module uninstaller, etc · Old Vaadin backend UI (in transition to modern frontend technologies) · Lack of out-of-the-box connectors with more platforms

Which problems are you solving with the product?

To implement cutting-edge solutions, with contained costs and a fast time-to-market

“Magnolia - best tool for headless and classical featured CMS”

Source of review

4.5

In the last 30 days

Emil

Validated Reviewer

Chapter Lead Web development at

ING

1001+ employees
Industry: Banking

What did you like?

Both headless and traditional CMS supported: headless delivery via API's or classical CMS so very flexible in delivering content across multiple channels. Enterprise ready, good performance compared with the resources needed. Powerful admin interface. Flexible role/permissions architecture.

What did you not like?

Not suited for small websites. Smaller community and developer resources although the latest Magnolia Academy content is fixing that (for paid users).

Which problems are you solving with the product?

We keep our public website, serve content to external apps through API's. Ease of use, keeping the same content for different apps and also for the website.

“A very reliable DXP plaform”

4.5

In the last 30 days

Francisco

Validated Reviewer

Custome Experience Project Manager at

Seidor

51-1000 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

Magnolia is a well-established platform in the market, which has really evolved from CMS to DXP. Not only does it offer excellent content management capabilities and a robust web front end, but it has true headless functionality to support a multi-channel digital strategy to meet any business need.

What did you not like?

The administration interface is somewhat cumbersome and should probably be updated to take advantage of more modern and powerful front-end frameworks.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Multi-channel digital environments where platform security and reliability are key to ensuring quality and business continuity.

“A powerful and versatile CMS”

4.5

In the last 30 days

Julio

Validated Reviewer

IT Crew at

UNED

1001+ employees
Industry: Education Management

What did you like?

For me, the most useful thing about Magnolia is that it provides powerful solutions for editing and publishing content, as well as the automation of some processes and image management.

What did you not like?

An improvement I would suggest would be to include an image editor to convert images into headers or banners.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

I use Magnolia as a platform for my company to have a corporate website and at the same time, the departments themselves can publish and edit their information.

“führendes WCMS aus der Schweiz”

5.0

In the last 3 months

Gerd

Validated Reviewer

Dieector Partner Management at

ATAMYA GmbH

51-1000 employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

gutes, professionelles Partnernetzwerk, ausgereifte Technik, gute Usability sowie prima Referenzen national und international.

What did you not like?

eigentlich trifft ein Nichtgefallen komplett nicht zu. Es gibt keinen Grund eine negative Bewertung abzugeben.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

mächtiges WCMS System. Geeignet für komplexe Unternehmen Webseiten mit vielen Sprachen und komplexen Strukturen.

“I have tested it out and looks a great platform”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Gabriela

Validated Reviewer

Designer and Content Management at

Davies Meyer

1-50 employees
Industry: E-Learning

What did you like?

1. creating headless websites super-fast, 2. integration with nextJs and creating a multilanguage site. 3.Easy to manage dashboard.

What did you not like?

A bit hard to setup and configure everything because i tried the enterprise version. a bit bounded by the versions, i want to test it out with nextJs 15 but no idea how. Documentation also is a struggle

Which problems are you solving with the product?

I would say headless website and super easy dashboard to use are great. I did not solve any problem but i may in the future

“It provides an easy-to-install infrastructure with user-friendly interfaces”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Oscar

Validated Reviewer

Project Manager

51-1000 employees
Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness

What did you like?

The best thing about Magnolia is its simplicity of installation and implementation, and the manufacturer's willingness to implement it. Once understood, the architecture is simple and easy to implement.

What did you not like?

The documentation is sometimes unclear. The tool is simple, but it can sometimes be difficult to understand without contacting the manufacturer.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Magnolia makes it easy for me to work with different development groups, each of which has its own deployments. It allows each development group to have sufficient autonomy to create their own sites and to globally control all deployments across the different sites. The main benefit is rapid implementation.

“Super easy tool for content editing on small pages”

3.5

In the last 12 months

Celin

Validated Reviewer

Project Manager at

Davies Meyer GmbH

51-1000 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising

What did you like?

I like at Magnolia that it is a easy tool for client who don't have so much experience and knowledge. The client can do the content editing on her own and we can support where she needs help. Also there are a lot of templates and widgets that can be used to created new pages very quick. And the tool is enough for smaller pages where we don't need a very fancy customized page.

What did you not like?

The only bad thing about Magnolia is that you can't follow every client wish when they want to have some customized option when we only work with existing widgets.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

For us it is solving the creation of websites for smaller clients with not so many fancy requirements.

“Implemented and maintained several Magnolia-based solutions”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Szymon

Validated Reviewer

Consultant/CMS Architect

51-1000 employees
Industry: Government Administration

What did you like?

Developer-friendly experience, local development/demo instance is easy to set up in a matter of minutes. The WYSIWIG page editor offering the same user experience regardless the app being standard or headless. The Content Apps and REST API frameworks allow for the product the go beyond just website management and act as a centralized platform for any kind of data.

What did you not like?

The lack of build-in standard component/page template library that could allow to bootstrap a quick prototype in a no-code manner. The performance and user experience of the Page editor degrades with growing number of components on the page. Especially when using nested areas.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Centralizing content management by providing the business and marketing teams with a tool that allows to build consistent web presence, without the constant involvement of the IT department.

“Smooth and easy integration. Great team work experience”

3.5

In the last 12 months

Colin

Validated Reviewer

Social Media Manager at

Davies Meyer

1-50 employees
Industry: Dairy

What did you like?

As a user of Magnolia CMS, I appreciate its user-friendly interface and robust features. The platform's flexibility and scalability allow for seamless integration with various third-party applications, supporting multi-language content, which is ideal for global organizations. Its open-source nature, combined with a strong community, ensures continuous improvement and support.

What did you not like?

However, I've noticed that Magnolia CMS can have high server demands and a steep learning curve. Additionally, the initial installation process may appear intricate and demanding.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

As a user of Magnolia CMS, I've leveraged its robust features to address several key challenges in our organization. The platform's multi-site management capabilities have enabled us to efficiently oversee multiple websites from a centralized system, ensuring consistent branding and streamlined updates across all platforms. Additionally, Magnolia's support for multi-language content has been instrumental in reaching a global audience, allowing us to tailor our messaging to diverse markets. The system's flexibility and scalability have facilitated seamless integration with various third-party applications, enhancing our digital ecosystem without compromising performance. These benefits have collectively improved our operational efficiency, expanded our global reach, and enriched the user experience for our audience.

“Cool Integrations + Frontend Development Experience”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Matthias

Validated Reviewer

Senior Software Engineer

1-50 employees
Industry: Information Services

What did you like?

Java based, Good documentation, Security Focus in the last years, Extensibility especially concerning Templating and REST Integrations

What did you not like?

Slow Startup, mediocre performance, poor Editor/IDE Integrations, default logging could be better

Which problems are you solving with the product?

classic websites and internal login areas

“A visionary DX platforms”

5.0

In the last 12 months

Filipe

Validated Reviewer

Head of Operations

1001+ employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

Magnolia is a powerful platform and very versatile. Also they still have on-premises offering , not only PaaS/Saas solutions offering, that permits all possibilities for all business needs. Also they follow the last tendences such as IA (very well result)

What did you not like?

they still not have a Saas solution. For quick business solutions could be very helpfull. They are working on it.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Enables fast and personalized content delivery based on user data, preferences, and behavior, providing tailored experiences for each user, businesses deliver smarter, faster and more efficient customer interactions( especial with AI integration)

“Feedback on Magnolia ”

4.5

In the last 12 months

Andrea

Validated Reviewer

Head of Marketing & Direct Channel at

Intesa Sanpaolo

1001+ employees
Industry: Banking

What did you like?

Possibility of the implementation of new features for more website as same time; easy data entry; modules which allow the editors to create always different and personalized pages.

What did you not like?

Process of publication of content is a little bit longer, it will be great to simplify the procedure to publish page, maybe implementing new different User roles.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Thanks to Magnolia we have website for all our subsidiaries bank and we gave them the possibility to personalize content withouth depending on IT.

“reseller and implementation partner of Magnolia CMS”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Jessica

Validated Reviewer

Inside Sales at

Tinext

1-50 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

As a reseller and implementation partner of Magnolia CMS, I appreciate its strengths in scalability, security, and AI integration. It’s a robust and flexible platform that allows businesses to create personalized and future-proof digital experiences while ensuring enterprise-grade security.

What did you not like?

Magnolia is a powerful and comprehensive CMS that combines flexibility, security, and AI-driven innovation. It’s an excellent choice for enterprises looking for a future-proof, scalable, and composable DXP. However, the limited number of resellers might give the impression that it’s not as widely adopted as it deserves to be.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

From what I've heard from developers, the newer versions of Magnolia cause certain issues with specific developments.

“You can develop everything you can imagine and more.”

4.5

In the last 12 months

Jesus

Validated Reviewer

Developer at

Seidor

1-50 employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

The best thing about Magnolia for me is that it is very customisable, both from admincentral interface and backend point of view. Without a doubt, another of its strong points is that it is totally java based. Finally, another of its best points is that for people who use it as a contributor of information or as a user, it is quite intuitive and easy to move through the different applications and content.

What did you not like?

One of the things I dislike is that the documentation is often lacking information. There are certain areas that are either glossed over or not even mentioned at all.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

We currently offer solutions for portal creation and content management, using both SaaS and PaaS.

“Flexible Architecture and Seamless Integration”

4.5

In the last 12 months

Rueben

Validated Reviewer

Practice Lead, Experience Solutions at

NCS

1001+ employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

From a technical perspective, Magnolia's modular framework and robust API capabilities facilitated smooth integration with existing systems. The development team particularly benefited from the Light Development approach, which accelerated custom component creation and reduced deployment complexity.

What did you not like?

No downside. Maybe more marketing push to get Magnolia being in the client's consideration set.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Specifically on long-term benefits of improved content governance, reduced technical debt, and enhanced digital experience capabilities in positioning the client for continued digital evolution.

“A robust and flexible content management System”

5.0

In the last 12 months

Nanu

Validated Reviewer

Technology lead at

Ayata commerce

51-1000 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

Magnolia shines when it comes to content management & personalisation, Integration & flexibility, performance & scalability and most important of all security. The platform has a robust personalisation capabilities, allowing businesses to deliver customised content based on user behaviour, preferences and location. Another aspect that have impressed me is that they offer dedicated support team ready to assist with any issues. Magnolia also has a growing community of developers making easy to find help, tutorial and plugins.WHi

What did you not like?

There are few areas of improvement, particularly around ease of use for beginners and performance optimisation for large-scale environments.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

The main problem being solved is the complexity and inefficiency of managing digital content across multiple channels and regions, particularly for business that require flexibility, scalability and robust integration capabilities. The benefit that we have realised is increased efficiency, improved content delivery, enhanced personalisation, seamless integrations and future prooffing.

“Magnolia website developper”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Jeremie

Validated Reviewer

Lead developper at

Smile

51-1000 employees
Industry: Computer Software

What did you like?

For the most interesting points: - The possibility to completely customize Magnolia via extension systems (custom modules or extension via configuration). Whether at the Java code level or at the graphical interface level - The possibility to use Magnolia in Headless CMS mode - The robustness of the solution and the richness of the ecosystem (modules)

What did you not like?

Migrations to newer versions can be lengthy and difficult. There may be a lot of work to do to adapt the existing project to the new software requirements.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Magnolia is used to operate the primary website and a secondary website of a French organization where a high level of availability is required.

“Magnolia is a reliable friend”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Gabriele

Validated Reviewer

Tech lead at

Grace Brigade Srl

1-50 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services

What did you like?

The editing interface is intuitive and well-structured, making it easier for editorial teams to work with preview and drag-and-drop functionalities. Magnolia allows you to create and organize content through a tree structure system that simplifies management and daily use for both editors and developers. Additionally, with the self-hosted version, you have the ability to better understand potential issues and resolve them independently.

What did you not like?

Many clients complain about the lack of a SaaS version, which makes it difficult to market the product. Additionally, simplifying editor customization would be necessary by removing Vaadin, introducing APIs, and adopting more modern and functional frameworks like React or Vue. Fortunately, this last point should finally be in progress. Some connectors for third-party integrations are still very immature and often require a complete overhaul.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Over the years, we have provided our clients with an intuitive CMS that meets their needs while maintaining an excellent quality-to-price ratio.

“Great Platform but a bit complicated”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Endrit

Validated Reviewer

Frontend Developer at

Davies Meyer

1-50 employees
Industry: Consumer Electronics

What did you like?

I tried Magnolia HA and 1. love the logic behind it of creating headless websites, 2. great integration with NextJs. 3. Easy page creation and block creations

What did you not like?

Had a tough time to understand the documentation, The enterprise version had a lot of configurations. Its a bit complex with all the features

Which problems are you solving with the product?

I tried to create a Headless Site with Nextjs. and it was quite fast and easy to build on it, as soon as i got to configure everything. You could have a nice page with translations and fully editable.

“Multitenant platform with limited flexibility ”

1.5

In the last 12 months

Michaele

Validated Reviewer

Head of Data, Methodology and Marketing Automation at

Intesa Sanpaolo Internal Banks Division

1001+ employees
Industry: Banking

What did you like?

multitenant access providing different environment, publishing process for different profiles, management of the content

What did you not like?

Limited flexibility in terms of development and customisation. Production release process-> migration from UAT to PROD not immediate, requesting minimum 2 hours for the completion, leaving websites down all the time.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

As an international group to provide a structured, centralized and multitenant platform to local entities

“Gutes Content-Management-System mit vielen Individualisierungsmöglichkeiten”

4.0

In the last 12 months

Franziska

Validated Reviewer

Projekt und Contentmanagerin at

Ray Sono AG

51-1000 employees
Industry: Online Media

What did you like?

Einfache, intuitive Bedienung, man muss nicht lange rumsuchen, schnelle Verarbeitung, sehr übersichtlich, modernes User Interface.

What did you not like?

Seiteneigenschaften sollten jederzeit bearbeitbar sein, ohne, dass die Seite vorher wieder geschlossen und neu geöffnet werden muss. Aktuell verschwindet die Möglichkeit die Seiteneigenschaften zu bearbeiten sobald man eine Komponente in der Seite anwählt.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Content-Management ist relativ einfach und schnell möglich. Viele Möglichkeiten der Anpassung an die eigenen Bedürfnisse.

“Maßgeschneiderte Lösungen für anspruchsvolle Herausforderungen”

4.5

In the last 12 months

Timo

Validated Reviewer

Head of Content Management at

OEV Online Dienste GmbH

51-1000 employees
Industry: Versicherung

What did you like?

Die Möglichkeit, in maßgeschneiderten Apps zu arbeiten. Jede Profession (Content Manager, Developer, Admins, Senior / Junior etc) hat ihre Arbeitsbereiche, ein ausgeklügeltes Rechte- und Rollenkonzept sorgt auch in einem "Multi-Mandanten-System" für Klarheit und Trennschärfe. Die Möglichkeit, Inhalte zwischen Auftritten auf verschiedene Arten zu teilen, ermöglicht leichtgewichtiges, effizientes Content Management.

What did you not like?

Performance und Stabilität könnten hie und da besser sein. Auch Fehlermeldungen sind nicht immer so eindeutig wie gewünscht.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

Unser Kundenkreis ist sehr heterogen - und reicht vom großen Konzern bis hin zum lokalen Akteur. Und entsprechend vielseitig sind auch die Anforderungen an deren Web-Auftritte - obs da um regulatorische Dinge, Schnittstellen zur Unternehmens-IT geht, die Integrationen eigener Anwendungen oder regionalisierte Content-Ausspielung.

“Magnolia ist das zentrale Tool, um Websites und Inhalte für unsere Kunden zu verwalten!”

4.5

In the last 12 months

Sarah

Validated Reviewer

Content & Project Manager at

The&Partnership Germany GmbH (T&Pm Germany)

51-1000 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising

What did you like?

Bei uns im Unternehmen nutzen wir Magnolia für so ziemlich alles, was mit Content und Websites zu tun hat. Die intuitive Benutzeroberfläche ist perfekt für uns als Team, das aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen besteht. Egal, ob technikaffin oder nicht, Magnolia lässt sich leicht bedienen. Das Drag-and-Drop-Feature ist besonders hilfreich. Dank der Headless CMS-Funktion können wir Inhalte nicht nur für Websites, sondern auch für Apps, Social Media und sogar IoT-Geräte bereitstellen. Jede Kundenanforderung ist anders. Mit Magnolia können wir Websites und Inhalte so bauen, wie unsere Kunden sie brauchen, ohne ständig nach Workarounds oder neuen Lösungen suchen zu müssen.

What did you not like?

Die Benutzeroberfläche mag für erfahrene Nutzer logisch sein, aber für neue Kollegen ist sie oft ein Alptraum. Es dauert ewig, bis man sich zurechtfindet, weil einfach so viele Funktionen vorhanden sind, viele davon sind für einfache Aufgaben gar nicht relevant. Wenn mal etwas nicht funktioniert, ist der technische Support zwar hilfreich, aber manchmal dauert es länger, als mir lieb ist.

Which problems are you solving with the product?

In unserer Agentur, wo kreative Kampagnen und datengetriebene Strategien Hand in Hand gehen, spielt Magnolia eine zentrale Rolle in der Verwaltung und Publikation von Inhalten. Es hilft uns, Kundenprojekte effizient und flexibel umzusetzen und digitale Erlebnisse zu schaffen, die wirklich Eindruck hinterlassen. Magnolia hilft uns, große Content-Mengen effizient zu verwalten, ohne dass es chaotisch wird. Die modulare Struktur macht es einfach, Inhalte wiederzuverwenden und Kampagnen über mehrere Kanäle hinweg konsistent zu halten. Unsere Kunden erwarten innovative und ansprechende digitale Erlebnisse, sei es für globale Marken-Websites oder lokale Landing Pages. Magnolia erlaubt es uns, schnell auf Kundenwünsche einzugehen und maßgeschneiderte Lösungen zu entwickeln.

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