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Contentful vs. Traditional CMS: A Comparison
Contentful is an innovative content management system (CMS) that revolutionizes the way businesses manage their digital content. Traditional CMS’s are typically based on the concept of a single physical content repository and require extensive customization and development work to accommodate changes or new content.
Contentful, on the other hand, is built on a completely different framework, starting with an architecturally sound content model that can be customized and scaled to the needs of any organization. The biggest difference between Contentful and a traditional CMS is that Contentful offers a platform-as-a-service approach to content management: a platform that is quickly accessed and easily customized through an intuitive yet powerful content engine. Harnessing the power of cloud computing, Contentful users can access their content from any computer, smartphone or tablet. Content can be managed efficiently without relying on a single physical server or network as is the case with traditional CMS.
Contentful also provides its users with a library of predefined content types that allow for the quick and easy creation of complex content structures. This flexibility helps all your content work together well and remain consistent in terms of presentation, structure, and style. Additionally, the ability to customize Content Manager to the needs of the organization enables a smooth content delivery process, helping to promote collaboration and reduce redundancies. Unlike traditional CMS, Contentful allows its users to measure and track the performance of each page of content, allowing businesses to track conversions and other key metrics.
Contentful’s platform-as-a-service architecture and powerful content model, and make it a significant improvement over the traditional CMS for managing digital content. Offering an incredibly flexible set of tools for businesses of all sizes, Contentful offers an efficient and secure way to keep your content organized and up-to-date.