--- description: Learn more about dotCMS price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Ireland. Read verified software reviews and discover tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: dotCMS Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Content Management Systems](/directory/10007/content-management/software) > [dotCMS](/software/139924/dotcms) # dotCMS Canonical: https://www.capterra.ie/software/139924/dotcms Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/139924/dotcms?page=2) > dotCMS helps global enterprises who have sophisticated content and security requirements create, manage, and deliver content anywhere. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 39 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses dotCMS? Financial institutions, Financial services, Insurance, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Telecom, Media, and other compliance-led industries ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 39 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: dotCMS - **Location**: Miami, US - **Founded**: 2004 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Transparent and flexible. No artificial limits on the number of users, content types, or API requests. Our pricing grows with your business. Qualified users can use all dotCMS functionality for free under the Business Source License (BSL). - **Target Audience**: 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Analytics - Approval Process Control - Campaign Management - Collaboration Tools - Content Library - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Customisable Templates - Document Management - Electronic Forms - Full Text Search - Multi-Channel Distribution - Preview Functionality - Reporting & Statistics - SEO Management - Search/Filter - Template Management - Text Editing - Third-Party Integration - Third-Party Integrations - Version Control - Workflow Management ## Integrations (18 total) - Acquia DAM (Widen) - Adobe Commerce - BambooHR - Brightcove - Confluence - Google Optimize - HubSpot CRM - HubSpot Marketing Hub - Jira - Marketo Engage - Microsoft SharePoint - Monsido - Salesforce Commerce Cloud - Salesforce Marketing Cloud - Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement ... and 3 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/10007/content-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/10007/content-management/software) - [Java Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/31241/java-cms/software) - [Headless CMS Platforms](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/32215/headless-cms-platform/software) - [Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/32817/digital-experience-platforms-%28dxp%29/software) - [Web Content Management Tools](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/33335/web-content-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Kontent.ai](https://www.capterra.ie/software/168433/kontent) — 4.5/5 (48 reviews) 2. [Bloomreach](https://www.capterra.ie/software/173203/bloomreach) — 4.8/5 (56 reviews) 3. [Magnolia](https://www.capterra.ie/software/155763/magnolia) — 4.7/5 (23 reviews) 4. [Adobe Experience Manager](https://www.capterra.ie/software/142300/adobe-experience-manager) — 4.3/5 (142 reviews) 5. [Umbraco CMS](https://www.capterra.ie/software/210590/umbraco-cms) — 4.1/5 (21 reviews) ## Reviews ### "dotCMS is a great Content Management System and Development Platform for Enterprises" — 4.0/5 > **Christopher** | *2 July 2019* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The flexibility and toolset gives our team a lot of options and methods to integrate with our complex ecosystem. > > **Cons**: IMO, dotCMS is not for the small team. It provides a ton of features and power, but the complexity makes it hard to jump in to. > > We use dotCMS to drive over 2 dozen websites and web apps. We integrate it with our custom internal tooling, as well as many third-party integrations like: Eloqua, Taleo, and Google's entire suite of SEO tooling. We also integrate with many different APIs and back-end infrastructures. ----- ### "Solid cloud-hosted CMS for the Enterprise" — 4.0/5 > **James** | *12 July 2019* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: This is an ideal CMS for an enterprise environment that needs a product that is flexible, highly customizable and reasonably priced. > > **Cons**: There are bugs at times that are identified and either resolved via a hotfix or held for resolution in the next iteration. I have received emails saying that a bug was identified and proactively already fixed. However, other times I notice an issue that is documented as a feature yet doesn't work and you must wait until the next iteration is released. One example is an automatic sitemap generator tool. While the configuration of the module is in the documentation there are known reports that not all of the features work. Rather than prioritize it as a hotfix, it is idle until the next release. In the meantime, I have to defer to a third-party sitemap tool. > > My experience overall has been very good. We use their enterprise cloud-hosted service so we pay one reasonable fee for the annual license, support and hosting. It is advisable to purchase some sort of training package to get started. Otherwise, you may spend extra time figuring out how to ideally work within the system. For instance, you need to become familiar with the Velocity language that is related to Apache/Tomcat/Java. ----- ### "dotCMS gave us the freedom we were looking for." — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *3 January 2019* | Wireless | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: We appreciated that we could make tweaks and changes that we needed to get the platform to do what we need. Thanks to dotCMS, we are able to give our front end users an easy way to edit and add content to their pages no matter what their skill levels are. We also have the freedom to push to production without having to involve the System Administrators which gives us AMAZING turn around time. If there is a problem in production, we can fix it in minuted, which makes our client very happy and lowers their impact to revenue. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it feels like the software falls short in some instances. Some UI bugs that we have encountered frustrate us as they seem to simple that with some UI/UX focus, shouldn't have occurred. Better documentation could also help us in leaps and bounds. When we have issues, it can be so frustrating to find the correct way to do things, or how to fix our problem. It is often found to be out of date or inaccurate. > > Overall this platform has opened doors to us that were previous closed. I'm generally very happy with the freedom this software has given my team. ----- ### "DotCMS (hosted/Enterprise edition) might be perfect for you – but it wasn't for us" — 3.0/5 > **Bill** | *14 December 2018* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to create widgets and place them in any container on the page allows for a ton of flexibility for pulling in and displaying content. The interface for content editors was generally easy enough for them to use effectively. > > **Cons**: If you're not a developer who already knows the language, there's a long learning curve before you're able to code Velocity to do what you want. Also, some things that require little or no setup in other systems require customization. (Example: generating friendly URLs, which is automatic in something like Wordpress.) We also didn't like the strange URLs auto-generated for file assets. Permissions were buggy, partly because some of our files were so old ("legacy" assets). > > I think the biggest problem over the years (we are no longer clients) was the lack of a good, consistent working relationship. As a result, we missed years of updates and then had a very painful period where everything seemed to break while, version by version, we got our system up to date. During this time our stakeholders lost faith in DotCMS, so when it came time for a site redesign, there was no question that we would move to another platform even though the capabilities of the updated software were solid. ----- ### "Great CMS for the non-techy" — 4.0/5 > **Will** | *18 December 2018* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: dotCMS uses concepts familiar to the average computer user, such as files and folder, so it's easy for people who know nothing in particular about web development to add and maintain content. Support is very courteous and responsive. > > **Cons**: Not very developer-friendly: On the job, the main thing I do in dotCMS is write code for templates, detail pages, etc. I often end up copying and pasting code back and forth between dotCMS' interface and a text editor like Notepad++ because I find the built-in code editor fields too small. While dotCMS has WebDAV support, I have never been able to get it to work - and I've tried about a dozen times on a dozen different computers. The closest I've come to getting WebDAV to work is getting a list of all folders in the dotCMS installation -- but no files. > > My background is in web development, with most of my experience in frameworks and content management systems like Drupal, WordPress, and Laravel; one organization that I work for specializes in web development. However, another organization that I work for (the one that uses dotCMS) does not specialize in web development. This organization does want each of its employees to be able to add content to the website on a routine basis, though, and dotCMS fits this use case perfectly - its familiar concepts and simple interface make dotCMS an easy tool to learn and get comfortable with. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/139924/dotcms?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/139924/dotcms) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data