Scoring Matrix

Every score for every platform on one page — 34 platforms · 10 categories · 145 criteria

Key70–100Strong40–69Adequate0–39Weak

Criterion	◆Acquia	◆Adobe Experience Manager	◆Bloomreach	■Concrete CMS	●Contentful	●Contentstack	■Craft CMS	●Directus	■Drupal	■Ghost	◆HCL Digital Experience	■HubSpot CMS	●Hygraph	◆Jahia	■Joomla	◆Kentico Xperience	●Kontent.ai	◆Liferay	◆Magnolia	◆Optimizely PaaS DXP	◆Optimizely SaaS CMS	●Payload CMS	●Prismic	◆Salesforce Experience Cloud	●Sanity	◆Sitecore XP	◆SitecoreAI	■Sitefinity	■Squiz DXP	●Storyblok	●Strapi	■Umbraco	◆Uniform	■WordPress VIP

Composite Scores
Capability	66	⭐76	61	44	67	66	54	56	62	39	42	57	58	52	☠️35	59	61	58	57	66	65	54	49	53	69	57	72	58	55	61	47	54	61	58
Cost Efficiency	41	☠️24	40	67	65	56	65	66	72	73	30	66	68	42	69	52	68	46	48	40	43	⭐80	69	34	76	24	39	42	40	72	77	72	55	56
Build Simplicity	46	☠️22	54	47	63	66	64	68	53	68	31	62	65	36	52	48	65	43	53	51	54	65	⭐72	41	68	33	60	52	40	69	68	67	64	62
Operational Ease	50	40	50	47	58	65	53	48	50	61	36	65	57	50	50	53	62	43	47	49	63	47	66	58	⭐66	☠️31	50	44	61	61	48	60	65	60
Platform Velocity	62	72	61	52	71	66	64	68	72	62	42	79	65	51	☠️39	63	62	52	56	64	60	74	60	72	78	43	67	58	51	68	72	68	58	⭐81
Use-Case Fit
Marketing	66	81	68	57	46	53	44	37	58	51	☠️31	⭐82	41	65	38	66	47	54	59	69	67	47	50	45	49	68	74	69	60	58	32	55	55	64
Commerce	55	78	⭐78	38	43	42	54	36	55	23	☠️15	33	47	35	22	50	36	58	43	73	60	36	40	50	43	40	60	44	27	39	35	48	57	59
Intranet	63	61	48	57	50	46	40	46	72	☠️30	76	44	49	63	47	53	55	⭐83	59	64	56	53	34	76	50	69	70	56	55	46	44	62	30	49
Multi-Brand	73	⭐86	62	61	53	58	55	46	62	33	59	40	53	64	30	56	47	65	61	66	60	46	51	52	58	66	76	61	57	55	☠️30	62	68	64
1. Core Content Management
1. Core Content Management	75	80	62	58	75	75	72	70	71	49	48	55	72	63	☠️45	66	71	64	67	77	69	72	63	49	⭐83	60	73	63	63	73	60	65	67	62
Content Modeling
1.1.1Content type flexibility	90	83	63	58	78	78	80	78	88	☠️32	52	48	78	65	45	72	72	70	70	90	72	88	70	48	⭐95	74	72	65	62	72	72	78	62	65
1.1.2Content relationships	82	78	58	60	68	66	75	80	82	☠️32	48	40	82	62	32	62	60	63	60	82	69	⭐86	58	55	82	65	72	65	58	58	62	65	55	55
1.1.3Structured content support	85	85	62	60	72	75	82	72	80	55	50	50	75	68	☠️37	70	78	62	72	88	74	90	68	40	⭐95	73	78	63	65	82	72	72	80	62
1.1.4Content validation	76	68	55	62	75	62	73	72	78	35	45	45	72	60	38	68	58	60	65	82	70	85	☠️22	60	⭐88	58	68	60	62	55	65	70	58	50
1.1.5Content versioning	75	82	67	70	78	80	78	70	80	55	55	65	66	70	65	75	72	70	72	⭐88	72	82	68	☠️38	78	85	82	65	68	77	62	77	65	72
Authoring Experience
1.2.1Visual/WYSIWYG editing	78	88	73	82	60	75	58	65	73	62	62	78	58	72	55	76	68	72	82	80	80	55	70	65	72	60	76	72	76	⭐92	☠️48	65	88	76
1.2.2Rich text capabilities	76	73	55	62	75	75	75	58	75	67	48	62	70	58	52	65	65	58	70	75	65	83	65	☠️40	⭐92	60	70	60	60	73	55	70	64	72
1.2.3Media management	80	⭐91	60	52	78	75	76	78	72	50	57	65	68	62	54	70	65	68	78	72	68	73	80	45	75	62	74	68	68	74	70	72	☠️42	60
1.2.4Real-time collaboration	42	54	40	40	55	55	72	75	30	42	30	38	52	45	22	35	70	35	45	32	50	30	72	30	⭐90	28	48	45	45	52	30	☠️20	48	35
1.2.5Content workflows	72	⭐88	72	68	70	85	62	60	75	☠️40	62	57	72	72	55	75	78	75	70	78	73	48	42	57	62	78	83	70	72	76	45	62	72	52
Content Delivery
1.3.1API delivery model	78	79	64	58	⭐88	82	78	82	78	62	☠️50	55	84	72	55	68	75	72	68	82	72	85	78	53	88	55	78	70	62	76	77	72	68	72
1.3.2CDN and edge delivery	72	⭐89	62	38	82	78	60	45	45	42	30	70	75	62	☠️25	52	78	55	55	75	70	35	72	57	82	40	80	52	72	78	40	48	84	82
1.3.3Webhooks and event system	62	72	60	40	80	78	62	60	50	60	☠️35	53	78	52	45	58	70	62	58	62	62	72	48	45	⭐83	38	62	60	52	70	65	62	70	60
1.3.4Multi-channel output	68	82	63	48	88	82	68	75	70	58	42	☠️38	82	58	40	62	78	63	60	78	63	80	58	42	⭐90	48	74	62	58	78	70	65	78	55
2. Platform Capabilities
2. Platform Capabilities	67	⭐78	65	41	53	61	48	40	52	34	42	57	47	54	☠️31	55	48	54	56	61	64	37	41	51	48	60	67	58	58	49	37	45	55	54
Personalization & Experimentation
2.1.1Audience segmentation	72	85	82	35	40	73	20	22	25	25	58	75	22	72	15	68	25	62	70	75	78	☠️10	25	65	10	⭐88	66	68	68	20	10	22	72	25
2.1.2Content personalization	65	⭐88	78	38	52	70	30	28	25	30	60	68	48	68	18	65	30	60	68	55	76	☠️10	35	60	35	82	67	68	65	40	10	22	80	20
2.1.3A/B and multivariate testing	62	82	75	20	42	63	25	15	15	15	30	72	22	65	8	62	15	52	58	⭐90	90	28	20	20	25	72	55	68	60	35	☠️5	18	72	20
2.1.4Recommendation engine	55	75	⭐85	15	18	48	15	12	15	12	15	20	10	38	10	25	20	40	30	38	65	☠️5	12	35	5	28	42	62	35	5	5	10	22	30
Search & Discovery
2.2.1Built-in search	68	72	⭐88	45	48	45	45	28	55	☠️22	58	45	45	70	48	58	40	75	55	68	65	48	22	52	55	60	66	55	80	25	35	62	22	70
2.2.2Search extensibility	75	78	72	40	70	65	68	68	⭐80	45	53	☠️35	65	58	35	65	68	68	65	65	58	55	65	40	65	62	70	72	70	65	65	70	72	72
Commerce Integration
2.3.1Native commerce	62	50	65	52	☠️10	20	68	12	⭐75	18	10	45	10	12	15	62	10	73	35	75	65	18	12	60	15	15	35	50	15	10	10	47	12	75
2.3.2Commerce platform integration	60	72	⭐80	45	55	62	60	32	48	38	25	45	60	30	☠️20	40	50	42	60	65	60	30	52	50	55	50	65	62	38	50	50	40	72	50
2.3.3Product content management	60	68	64	42	55	50	65	60	⭐70	25	☠️15	35	48	38	28	58	50	70	45	70	62	50	45	55	50	40	52	55	35	48	45	48	58	60
Analytics & Intelligence
2.4.1Built-in analytics	52	65	75	48	44	55	28	28	20	63	35	⭐78	30	65	18	60	35	55	40	65	62	☠️15	28	60	42	78	60	58	62	30	20	17	52	45
2.4.2Analytics integration	65	⭐92	68	55	65	62	57	42	60	62	40	68	62	65	40	55	40	50	55	60	65	☠️30	50	50	55	55	70	62	60	50	35	55	65	75
Multi-Site & Localization
2.5.1Multi-site management	82	⭐95	68	65	58	65	78	42	72	☠️20	65	55	60	72	30	72	62	75	80	72	70	58	70	55	68	75	87	70	78	62	40	72	68	78
2.5.2Localization framework	80	88	62	62	85	82	72	75	⭐90	☠️22	58	50	75	70	75	65	82	67	75	88	65	78	62	52	60	90	82	73	68	78	65	78	68	55
2.5.3Translation integration	72	⭐85	55	☠️35	80	75	52	58	78	45	38	44	68	68	35	55	65	47	68	72	65	35	52	40	58	72	75	60	48	70	45	50	65	55
2.5.4Multi-brand governance	75	⭐92	58	30	53	62	50	42	55	☠️18	55	40	55	60	20	50	52	65	65	45	58	38	55	55	52	55	82	58	62	55	25	55	58	65
Digital Asset Management
2.6.1Native DAM capabilities	82	⭐88	40	52	42	60	42	45	42	☠️28	62	38	52	48	35	50	52	62	60	40	62	55	38	35	52	48	72	50	55	48	45	38	38	35
2.6.2Asset delivery & CDN optimization	72	⭐82	50	35	75	75	52	52	48	40	45	50	65	38	☠️22	55	68	42	40	55	72	42	68	45	75	38	68	45	55	68	35	45	65	68
2.6.3Video & rich media management	75	⭐85	22	22	22	25	22	22	25	22	38	62	28	20	18	25	25	22	25	☠️15	28	22	22	20	30	25	60	35	30	20	25	18	22	25
Authoring & Editorial Experience
2.7.1Visual page builder & layout editing	75	80	72	72	52	68	40	38	60	38	45	68	40	65	☠️28	65	58	68	77	58	80	52	62	65	62	68	⭐84	72	72	80	35	42	80	65
2.7.2Editorial workflow & approvals	62	⭐82	52	60	68	72	45	52	70	40	70	45	65	68	52	65	72	73	65	72	60	40	☠️38	52	50	80	72	50	68	70	62	55	65	58
2.7.3Publishing calendar & scheduling	52	72	52	55	⭐78	68	52	38	55	38	55	55	55	60	42	52	68	55	45	68	52	☠️20	48	52	55	48	68	45	62	62	50	52	58	58
2.7.4Real-time collaboration	38	52	35	25	48	62	22	55	30	32	25	30	55	22	☠️20	30	68	32	40	22	42	38	55	22	⭐78	28	58	25	38	58	25	22	45	70
Marketing & Engagement
2.8.1Forms & data capture	72	⭐82	65	50	22	25	60	20	82	18	65	75	18	58	38	60	20	55	60	72	72	45	22	42	☠️15	68	72	68	72	15	20	60	18	65
2.8.2Email marketing & ESP integration	70	72	⭐88	30	28	40	45	☠️18	62	58	20	85	30	45	32	55	20	28	48	65	60	22	22	62	20	65	52	72	58	30	20	35	30	58
2.8.3Marketing automation	72	65	⭐85	20	18	42	28	15	35	25	20	85	18	48	22	62	18	22	48	35	55	☠️12	15	60	15	68	45	58	45	38	20	32	22	28
2.8.4CDP & customer data integration	72	78	⭐90	18	48	72	18	18	25	42	22	65	20	72	15	58	15	42	62	60	72	☠️12	18	68	20	70	68	72	72	25	15	20	60	32
Integration & Extensibility
2.9.1App marketplace & ecosystem	75	78	62	38	72	70	65	45	72	42	☠️32	85	48	58	58	48	42	52	72	68	62	45	32	78	72	72	73	60	62	65	72	62	68	⭐88
2.9.2Webhooks & event streaming	58	⭐78	40	25	62	75	58	65	28	58	☠️18	65	70	45	22	32	75	42	38	52	60	40	55	52	78	45	72	42	55	62	62	55	55	50
2.9.3Headless preview & staging environments	52	72	62	28	⭐78	75	62	58	55	38	25	48	65	48	☠️20	52	78	35	30	55	58	58	60	30	70	58	76	38	52	65	48	55	72	62
2.9.4Role-based permissions & governance	60	⭐82	65	50	72	78	58	72	72	☠️32	60	60	65	68	58	62	72	78	62	78	62	62	52	72	62	80	75	60	65	68	60	58	60	58
3. Technical Architecture
3. Technical Architecture	68	73	61	53	77	73	61	70	69	52	50	60	71	65	☠️42	62	68	64	61	71	63	69	60	62	⭐78	57	76	65	63	70	61	64	67	71
API & Integration
3.1.1API design quality	72	68	62	50	⭐90	78	68	80	78	62	☠️45	58	86	65	50	65	78	63	63	72	66	82	75	52	88	55	77	62	62	77	72	73	72	72
3.1.2API performance	62	72	65	44	78	75	63	65	58	60	38	55	78	60	☠️35	58	72	55	57	72	65	72	72	45	⭐80	50	75	60	60	72	59	55	68	75
3.1.3SDK ecosystem	50	62	52	32	⭐85	85	38	52	40	44	25	44	62	40	☠️18	45	80	48	42	72	55	57	58	55	82	55	82	55	48	70	50	45	58	55
3.1.4Integration marketplace	72	82	65	62	76	72	72	54	82	57	☠️30	⭐83	60	62	48	52	45	62	55	68	60	48	40	80	57	65	71	62	58	64	60	62	75	72
3.1.5Extensibility model	85	80	60	68	82	73	82	82	90	38	55	58	70	70	60	70	58	74	72	80	63	90	☠️35	67	⭐92	68	77	68	63	76	82	78	73	88
Security & Compliance
3.2.1Authentication	72	⭐85	68	63	82	75	64	72	75	☠️34	78	65	76	68	52	65	72	80	75	78	72	65	60	80	72	75	82	67	68	69	55	68	62	78
3.2.2Authorization model	70	82	65	68	72	75	65	⭐88	85	☠️46	80	55	68	75	68	65	68	85	72	73	68	78	50	85	72	78	82	65	60	70	60	65	65	60
3.2.3Compliance certifications	82	⭐93	75	38	82	82	42	68	55	44	70	65	74	72	☠️20	77	80	70	75	80	80	32	48	87	78	65	79	80	76	72	35	58	73	82
3.2.4Security track record	65	62	63	63	72	68	☠️35	58	⭐78	61	62	67	68	58	45	50	70	65	70	75	52	62	52	65	75	48	62	50	67	70	52	70	68	62
Infrastructure & Reliability
3.3.1Hosting model	72	65	68	72	55	60	75	80	80	74	65	50	55	75	65	70	55	78	72	73	55	80	52	☠️40	60	62	62	73	68	58	⭐82	75	54	60
3.3.2SLA and uptime	70	⭐85	63	36	80	78	45	62	50	63	50	72	78	70	☠️30	65	80	60	60	68	70	45	64	65	73	60	76	76	70	72	45	55	65	82
3.3.3Scalability architecture	70	80	62	50	80	78	58	68	80	52	50	70	76	72	☠️38	62	75	65	58	72	65	68	65	65	82	45	78	65	68	75	50	65	68	⭐85
3.3.4Disaster recovery	⭐75	75	60	43	75	72	52	58	72	☠️42	45	55	72	60	45	68	68	60	60	55	58	65	55	55	72	42	70	62	55	68	62	68	57	75
Developer Experience
3.4.1Local development	62	58	50	70	55	55	78	72	78	65	☠️40	55	60	65	48	65	45	56	53	72	52	⭐88	68	50	88	42	74	65	67	70	78	68	63	72
3.4.2CI/CD integration	65	70	53	52	76	72	73	67	⭐78	41	45	55	73	68	☠️30	63	58	55	58	73	57	65	60	50	75	52	74	68	62	65	55	70	66	72
3.4.3Documentation quality	62	72	60	62	82	72	79	76	65	68	☠️48	72	78	65	50	68	75	66	62	72	62	80	72	60	⭐85	52	77	65	67	75	72	68	74	78
3.4.4TypeScript support	48	45	45	28	73	70	42	70	33	40	28	38	75	55	☠️10	30	75	38	37	38	64	⭐92	82	48	90	45	81	55	55	67	64	35	70	35
4. Platform Velocity & Health
4. Platform Velocity & Health	62	72	61	52	71	66	64	68	72	62	42	79	65	51	☠️39	63	62	52	56	64	60	74	60	72	78	43	67	58	51	68	72	68	58	⭐81
Release Cadence
4.1.1Release frequency	66	78	62	65	76	75	72	80	78	70	63	80	76	62	58	70	78	64	65	70	68	82	70	75	⭐85	☠️38	75	60	67	77	78	75	78	78
4.1.2Changelog quality	62	65	62	60	72	72	72	75	72	70	50	74	68	63	48	70	68	55	62	68	60	70	65	65	⭐80	☠️38	74	65	68	70	72	70	68	72
4.1.3Roadmap transparency	58	62	60	60	58	62	68	75	⭐80	45	☠️38	62	62	50	45	65	70	42	55	70	62	72	52	62	70	40	62	52	58	67	72	72	40	67
4.1.4Breaking change handling	65	62	55	55	78	72	70	65	62	58	60	75	75	55	55	57	72	57	65	67	58	60	65	55	75	☠️35	60	58	53	68	58	65	62	⭐85
Ecosystem & Community
4.2.1Community size	70	82	48	42	68	54	60	72	85	75	☠️25	82	55	38	40	52	47	50	45	62	55	84	57	85	80	54	68	48	40	62	85	65	46	⭐95
4.2.2Community engagement	60	68	48	55	62	55	68	70	80	65	☠️28	74	60	42	37	55	52	47	50	63	55	73	54	70	75	52	62	50	38	60	75	68	44	⭐86
4.2.3Partner ecosystem	72	⭐92	66	48	75	72	60	64	82	45	47	85	58	60	☠️30	63	57	52	65	74	70	55	62	90	70	65	85	68	53	64	60	65	72	85
4.2.4Third-party content	55	78	42	45	72	50	63	65	70	63	☠️18	82	58	40	27	47	45	35	40	60	50	72	60	80	76	48	65	50	38	60	75	60	48	⭐95
Market Signals
4.3.1Talent availability	57	68	45	38	75	50	60	62	62	55	☠️22	78	55	40	32	50	40	43	40	55	52	61	55	80	66	47	62	55	40	52	75	57	46	⭐95
4.3.2Customer momentum	57	73	72	47	70	75	62	66	58	68	37	⭐83	70	50	☠️24	63	60	48	55	63	65	83	62	70	80	28	68	60	48	70	70	66	72	73
4.3.3Funding and stability	50	92	75	50	80	74	58	57	75	72	74	⭐93	65	42	☠️33	76	65	60	72	62	65	86	52	88	86	36	62	63	55	73	72	70	52	71
4.3.4Competitive positioning	64	67	72	45	68	65	60	60	57	62	38	76	62	45	☠️22	58	62	50	55	72	68	⭐82	60	60	78	46	61	65	52	79	65	65	72	68
4.3.5Customer sentiment	67	60	82	58	64	72	61	67	69	56	☠️37	80	78	62	45	82	77	65	50	55	58	82	67	60	⭐89	40	67	63	50	76	78	78	55	74
5. Total Cost of Ownership
5. Total Cost of Ownership	41	☠️24	40	67	65	56	65	66	72	73	30	66	68	42	69	52	68	46	48	40	43	⭐80	69	34	76	24	39	42	40	72	77	72	55	56
Licensing
5.1.1Pricing transparency	33	30	30	65	65	40	65	60	⭐95	80	35	82	70	42	95	55	78	35	55	35	30	85	72	30	80	☠️25	25	32	35	80	78	88	45	30
5.1.2Pricing model fit	39	☠️20	40	72	50	50	78	58	⭐90	62	35	55	55	48	88	53	60	45	50	45	35	85	58	30	60	30	35	40	35	60	80	85	55	45
5.1.3Feature gating	45	☠️28	42	68	48	45	68	72	⭐95	63	55	45	55	52	90	55	55	52	50	40	42	92	52	35	63	30	50	48	40	55	50	72	42	60
5.1.4Contract flexibility	41	☠️22	40	60	62	50	62	55	92	76	28	62	65	35	⭐95	50	68	48	45	38	35	90	62	25	75	28	32	35	30	70	82	85	35	50
5.1.5Free / Hobby Tier	15	10	10	72	52	10	68	63	90	55	28	62	72	50	88	20	45	74	62	☠️5	8	⭐92	62	5	82	8	15	22	15	48	92	88	25	5
Implementation Cost Signals
5.2.1Time-to-first-value	42	☠️22	42	68	75	68	65	74	48	82	25	82	78	35	55	55	72	40	43	50	52	80	80	40	⭐85	22	42	42	35	85	82	55	68	60
5.2.2Typical implementation timeline	42	☠️20	42	66	72	65	65	70	45	⭐78	25	75	70	35	52	55	70	42	45	42	45	70	75	35	78	20	30	45	40	75	75	55	60	65
5.2.3Specialist cost premium	40	☠️18	40	62	68	62	62	76	45	72	22	68	68	30	42	55	70	42	38	42	42	80	82	30	70	22	25	55	30	78	⭐85	58	62	85
Operational Cost Signals
5.3.1Hosting costs	52	35	55	67	82	78	52	55	55	72	28	85	82	45	68	60	85	50	45	52	65	60	82	65	⭐88	☠️20	70	50	80	88	72	58	80	55
5.3.2Ops team requirements	55	38	55	57	85	80	55	58	40	78	25	85	78	40	35	60	82	40	42	48	68	57	85	60	85	☠️18	70	48	75	⭐88	55	55	82	80
5.3.3Vendor lock-in and exit cost	48	☠️20	48	72	62	65	68	80	⭐90	82	27	30	58	48	50	47	65	40	55	40	56	80	55	20	72	35	37	42	35	65	90	82	48	78
6. Build Simplicity
6. Build Simplicity	46	☠️22	54	47	63	66	64	68	53	68	31	62	65	36	52	48	65	43	53	51	54	65	⭐72	41	68	33	60	52	40	69	68	67	64	62
Learning Curve
6.1.1Concept complexity	38	☠️8	48	45	75	72	65	70	60	78	25	55	78	30	52	45	68	34	55	45	55	70	68	30	30	28	48	52	30	70	78	65	55	⭐82
6.1.2Onboarding resources	57	45	55	42	78	75	70	65	48	68	☠️35	82	75	48	40	68	68	56	50	66	50	47	76	76	78	50	65	55	45	74	68	66	68	⭐88
6.1.3Framework familiarity	38	☠️25	62	38	80	⭐88	60	73	55	70	25	42	78	30	60	40	72	38	45	42	63	88	72	37	82	32	70	50	38	76	82	63	64	45
Implementation Complexity
6.2.1Boilerplate and starter quality	50	36	52	35	75	65	65	63	45	60	36	74	68	☠️28	45	42	58	45	55	75	55	67	74	46	78	44	67	55	30	74	66	70	72	⭐82
6.2.2Configuration complexity	40	☠️12	52	50	58	55	55	62	52	75	22	64	62	32	50	45	75	35	47	43	53	68	76	32	⭐78	20	67	42	33	58	62	68	52	35
6.2.3Data modeling constraints	50	☠️24	58	48	35	40	65	67	45	43	32	45	48	40	60	50	43	45	55	48	52	42	65	40	⭐80	45	58	55	38	60	48	62	60	40
6.2.4Preview and editing integration	55	☠️35	55	62	38	45	58	62	57	52	58	⭐75	45	45	48	44	50	55	65	45	48	52	63	55	58	42	49	50	52	55	63	68	70	35
Team & Talent
6.3.1Required specialization	35	☠️8	55	42	75	72	65	73	60	76	22	55	74	28	50	52	75	37	45	55	55	⭐82	76	27	62	22	50	45	40	73	82	65	62	60
6.3.2Team size requirements	42	☠️12	48	52	78	80	72	77	52	83	25	72	76	35	62	42	75	38	50	48	52	80	80	35	82	20	65	52	38	76	⭐85	72	65	78
6.3.3Cross-functional complexity	57	☠️22	58	58	28	74	67	67	55	78	30	68	38	52	57	53	65	49	60	47	55	44	70	42	55	32	64	65	58	76	40	70	80	⭐82
7. Operational Ease
7. Operational Ease	50	40	50	47	58	65	53	48	50	61	36	65	57	50	50	53	62	43	47	49	63	47	66	58	⭐66	☠️31	50	44	61	61	48	60	65	60
Upgrade & Patching
7.1.1Upgrade difficulty	50	70	57	42	82	⭐88	50	47	47	62	35	80	80	42	57	58	82	36	48	38	80	50	72	68	72	☠️22	48	38	75	82	52	58	70	28
7.1.2Security patching	58	68	48	48	⭐88	85	48	40	75	68	45	85	85	58	48	56	85	48	42	52	82	42	84	80	85	☠️25	75	44	80	85	50	68	85	87
7.1.3Vendor-forced migrations	40	☠️12	48	⭐62	28	58	58	43	45	55	33	43	45	40	50	60	28	40	55	42	55	55	48	45	48	30	26	58	50	42	50	53	58	35
7.1.4Dependency management	45	35	58	52	⭐85	85	55	53	35	70	25	80	82	40	56	47	80	36	48	56	72	52	80	80	48	☠️20	65	40	78	82	45	58	75	40
Operational Overhead
7.2.1Monitoring requirements	53	42	52	35	62	73	38	40	40	60	☠️30	67	38	52	38	56	78	44	48	55	65	38	67	50	72	30	52	38	62	68	42	55	60	⭐88
7.2.2Content operations burden	45	☠️22	48	42	58	38	45	47	35	55	40	52	40	45	58	42	60	50	40	65	48	42	50	45	⭐68	35	44	48	46	46	40	64	50	32
7.2.3Performance management	48	35	55	42	80	78	45	44	50	70	30	75	78	55	60	53	78	42	52	43	70	45	78	55	78	☠️28	35	40	72	80	50	57	80	⭐88
Support & Resolution
7.3.1Support tier quality	55	40	50	45	30	52	55	50	45	48	45	55	38	65	☠️18	60	38	48	50	53	55	48	65	40	44	38	55	50	58	45	45	55	60	⭐84
7.3.2Community support quality	60	35	40	52	35	47	72	63	75	62	☠️30	62	42	45	55	47	50	43	38	48	50	57	58	70	80	52	50	32	38	42	58	70	45	⭐90
7.3.3Issue resolution velocity	48	34	50	50	35	42	60	58	40	60	38	53	40	55	60	48	42	40	45	42	52	43	60	45	62	☠️28	50	45	52	42	48	60	⭐65	35
8. Use-Case Fit
8. Use-Case Fit	65	⭐77	64	54	49	51	48	42	62	35	46	51	47	58	☠️34	57	47	64	56	68	61	45	45	55	51	62	71	59	51	51	34	57	54	60
Marketing Sites
8.1.1Landing page tooling	70	85	68	66	55	70	50	48	65	45	☠️35	86	52	68	38	70	55	64	70	73	72	48	72	57	63	70	77	72	72	⭐88	38	58	78	72
8.1.2Campaign management	58	⭐78	74	35	40	50	35	28	35	40	30	78	35	63	☠️22	63	45	40	60	65	58	25	30	45	38	75	72	62	44	48	25	38	42	40
8.1.3SEO tooling	76	⭐84	63	69	47	48	55	44	78	72	☠️35	83	42	68	58	68	55	62	60	72	70	68	60	42	55	65	78	70	63	55	40	65	60	82
8.1.4Performance marketing	58	74	70	52	40	42	30	25	47	42	22	⭐80	32	60	30	60	30	45	43	66	68	40	28	35	35	62	69	72	55	35	☠️20	55	35	55
Commerce
8.2.1Product content depth	62	⭐75	65	46	55	52	65	52	70	25	☠️15	35	55	45	25	55	48	73	40	72	62	50	48	55	52	45	58	55	34	48	45	52	58	68
8.2.2Merchandising tools	47	72	⭐90	24	20	20	38	18	55	15	☠️10	25	22	22	22	45	20	55	30	69	52	20	18	50	20	40	52	28	18	15	15	42	28	58
8.2.3Commerce platform synergy	55	⭐85	82	40	50	50	55	35	40	28	☠️18	38	58	35	18	48	38	45	55	78	63	35	50	45	53	35	68	45	28	50	40	48	78	50
Intranet & Internal
8.3.1Access control depth	72	78	55	68	65	55	50	65	85	☠️32	82	55	62	70	62	62	65	⭐88	70	72	68	75	40	85	62	80	82	68	63	63	55	68	42	55
8.3.2Knowledge management	63	55	48	52	52	50	42	47	75	35	72	45	50	62	45	55	65	⭐78	58	65	52	48	38	75	55	68	72	52	57	47	48	65	☠️28	55
8.3.3Employee experience	51	48	38	50	30	28	25	22	53	20	75	30	32	55	32	38	30	⭐83	45	52	45	30	22	65	30	55	52	45	42	25	25	52	☠️18	35
Multi-Brand / Multi-Tenant
8.4.1Tenant isolation	78	⭐90	64	58	70	70	55	45	65	35	70	42	65	72	☠️28	62	58	72	62	68	62	55	60	50	67	68	85	48	60	65	30	65	65	70
8.4.2Shared component library	73	⭐92	65	58	44	50	55	38	57	25	60	44	45	65	☠️22	57	40	62	65	72	67	42	52	55	57	75	82	68	56	55	25	60	78	65
8.4.3Governance model	73	⭐92	61	62	55	60	47	35	67	☠️22	65	40	52	67	25	57	50	68	65	68	62	38	40	65	53	72	86	62	63	50	25	58	68	65
8.4.4Scale economics	65	65	55	65	42	50	65	⭐70	60	52	37	☠️32	48	50	50	47	40	56	50	55	48	48	50	35	55	45	45	68	45	48	40	65	58	55
9. Regulatory Readiness & Trust
9. Regulatory Readiness & Trust	76	78	73	46	76	73	43	50	43	37	65	77	67	48	31	65	72	73	62	71	69	☠️30	44	⭐88	63	50	79	58	55	64	49	58	52	72
Data Privacy & Regulatory
9.1.1GDPR & EU data protection	82	85	82	☠️28	85	85	52	62	50	64	72	85	82	60	40	80	82	78	70	80	80	38	65	⭐92	80	55	85	65	72	82	58	75	82	82
9.1.2HIPAA & healthcare compliance	78	75	62	50	72	50	20	25	35	22	55	73	42	52	18	40	60	62	25	72	68	☠️15	25	⭐88	52	30	82	45	25	52	22	35	25	72
9.1.3Regional & industry regulations	78	79	65	62	72	72	30	38	30	32	52	72	62	48	18	55	62	60	47	68	57	☠️12	43	⭐92	60	35	75	57	50	58	28	48	50	65
Security Certifications
9.2.1SOC 2 Type II	85	80	85	65	88	88	35	85	20	28	66	88	82	30	☠️5	82	85	78	85	82	82	5	68	⭐95	72	45	88	80	55	50	82	35	85	88
9.2.2ISO 27001 / ISO 27018	75	85	80	62	80	75	30	35	20	28	72	72	72	70	☠️5	74	75	80	72	78	82	5	52	⭐92	38	45	84	63	65	65	38	74	35	72
9.2.3Additional certifications	75	82	68	68	72	55	40	42	15	32	63	66	60	55	☠️5	50	60	65	52	68	58	5	45	⭐92	48	42	74	58	57	55	22	45	45	60
Data Governance
9.3.1Data residency & sovereignty	77	80	79	35	78	83	40	63	80	45	80	78	72	65	78	82	78	80	80	70	72	80	☠️33	⭐90	75	85	82	55	55	78	76	68	68	75
9.3.2Data lifecycle & deletion	68	74	72	42	78	78	48	57	45	62	62	78	72	40	32	66	72	72	55	68	62	☠️28	50	⭐85	65	45	75	52	52	65	42	58	50	72
9.3.3Audit logging & compliance reporting	76	76	74	45	75	75	40	54	55	☠️28	70	76	65	45	38	63	74	75	76	70	65	44	38	⭐88	68	55	82	62	60	62	55	57	42	75
Platform Accessibility
9.4.1Authoring UI accessibility	70	64	65	35	62	67	63	40	62	32	55	⭐78	60	☠️30	52	55	68	70	52	65	65	52	30	70	62	55	72	48	52	72	50	72	35	65
9.4.2Accessibility documentation	60	74	58	28	65	62	70	32	45	22	55	72	48	25	25	40	60	70	42	55	50	☠️18	22	⭐80	55	38	65	42	55	58	30	62	25	55
10. AI Enablement
10. AI Enablement	51	70	56	19	68	53	30	46	55	☠️19	22	57	38	20	22	53	57	50	40	54	66	39	31	53	69	48	⭐71	43	29	52	30	41	55	42
AI Content Creation
10.1.1AI text generation & editing	58	70	65	30	⭐82	78	40	55	62	☠️15	35	78	60	38	28	70	70	52	63	55	75	42	52	52	80	58	80	65	52	74	28	52	72	52
10.1.2AI image & media generation	58	⭐82	35	20	65	20	28	55	55	20	25	52	22	☠️5	20	45	52	50	70	45	55	30	22	15	70	48	63	28	20	52	45	38	45	38
10.1.3AI translation assistance	55	45	45	☠️15	⭐78	52	45	50	55	15	40	68	60	52	20	65	68	55	65	55	60	38	60	20	72	55	70	52	20	75	50	30	65	40
10.1.4AI metadata & SEO automation	62	⭐80	52	25	72	62	30	35	55	25	25	65	38	☠️15	28	50	55	42	62	60	80	42	63	28	70	55	72	55	30	68	28	50	68	50
AI Workflow Automation
10.2.1AI-assisted content operations	58	70	65	22	⭐78	62	☠️18	50	62	18	38	65	40	22	22	52	65	52	42	55	72	35	50	28	72	52	74	45	35	62	35	40	65	58
10.2.2Agentic workflow automation	60	78	75	☠️5	70	58	22	40	65	12	8	72	50	5	8	62	65	62	15	50	80	28	15	78	83	48	⭐88	22	18	40	22	35	78	52
10.2.3Content intelligence & insights	52	65	60	☠️10	54	50	14	35	45	15	10	58	18	30	20	38	58	42	15	60	⭐70	30	20	35	65	42	70	42	28	30	12	22	52	65
10.2.4AI content auditing & quality	62	⭐75	38	10	58	42	12	25	55	12	15	42	30	☠️5	20	60	63	30	22	48	60	30	20	35	68	58	65	22	30	37	12	25	52	22
AI Search & Personalization
10.3.1AI/semantic search	58	55	⭐78	15	22	20	28	20	47	20	☠️12	25	20	22	20	38	65	62	32	58	72	52	20	48	75	35	66	62	68	30	28	22	28	18
10.3.2AI-powered personalization	52	87	⭐88	12	74	72	☠️10	10	30	12	20	55	15	20	18	40	28	48	25	72	82	25	18	78	38	62	80	68	22	33	12	22	55	40
AI Platform & Extensibility
10.4.1MCP server availability	18	⭐90	62	42	82	40	68	75	35	52	☠️0	50	68	0	30	65	78	48	8	30	32	60	45	55	88	50	84	42	5	62	45	60	70	65
10.4.2Bring your own AI model/key (BYOM/BYOK)	32	48	30	25	⭐85	80	50	80	85	8	48	55	8	28	38	55	20	72	82	42	40	65	12	82	60	22	35	35	☠️5	60	42	78	40	18
10.4.3AI developer extensibility & agent APIs	45	84	60	☠️28	76	63	55	55	65	45	32	52	52	30	35	60	65	58	50	58	65	58	48	75	⭐85	45	82	32	30	52	58	55	60	50
10.4.4AI governance, safety & audit trails	52	74	35	20	⭐82	62	22	65	55	☠️10	10	72	60	15	10	60	65	42	38	60	70	32	15	82	63	55	76	38	42	48	18	48	35	42
10.4.5AI observability & usage analytics	28	32	35	8	38	28	18	45	58	10	8	38	30	☠️5	8	30	38	22	12	55	68	22	12	70	48	25	48	30	15	⭐72	22	38	30	20