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MODX vs Padlet: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 22nd, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 5,112 reviews from Content Management users.
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Secure Data Storage
NA
Website Management
4.3
Customizable Branding
5.0
Access Controls/Permissions
4.5
Content Publishing Options
4.8
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Secure Data Storage
4.7
Website Management
NA
Customizable Branding
NA
Access Controls/Permissions
4.6
Content Publishing Options
4.5
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews65
Ease of use
4.0
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.7
4.9
User reviews282
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.6
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

MODX works exceptionally well for organizations that are looking for something beyond a cookie cutter approach, be it integrating third-party applications, or a completely custom design.

Classrooms, K-12 schools, districts, universities, and adult education. Small businesses, startups, and enterprises. Foodies, photographers, writers, travelers. Family, friends, and teammates.

User reviews
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Jakub H
Senior Product Designer
5.0

Jakub H.: Hi, I'm Jakub. I'm a designer and I would rate MODX five from five. And for more review, click below. Before I started to use MODX, I was basically coding sites by myself, or basically the backend of the websites, and it turned out to be really difficult to figure out all the URLs, and the managing of the resources and documents and images. I was looking for something else, something which would help me. There was a lot of stuff on the market like, Joomla! and WordPress, and other things, Drupal at that time. But nothing seems to fit because I wanted creative freedom. Basically, I wanted to connect my site, which I designed the way I wanted it to some management system, and not to bend some pre-made template to my design. MODX somehow materialized and filled all the things, or all the features and all the requirements I needed at that time, so I started using MODX. Why I chose MODX? Basically, the first thing was the easy way to configure friendly URLs on the server and to assign them to the pages. It worked basically out of the box. It was super simple to set up. The other things were the document life cycle basically, because publishing and unpublishing, or programming it by yourself is a tedious task. And the third thing I would point out is basically the super-advanced caching, basically from MODX, because it caches the rendered pages and loads them afterwards super quickly. Installing MODX is super simple. You basically download a zip file and if you have Apache and Myski server handy already, you just upload the files and run the setup and follow the instructions. I never had any issues. If the server was modern, doing this is really extremely simple. In the newer versions, it makes the whole thing even more convenient because there are languages you can choose from, and the whole setup is really straightforward. I wouldn't shy from trying this. I would say, yes, it is simple. It is very simple. Well, if you're considering MODX, I would first look at what do you really want to do with your site? If you need a website builder, then MODX is definitely not the tool to use. But if you want something to manage your website or manage your content inside of a website, or play with basically APIs and are profound with some PHP, then you should definitely start using MODX. Or if you want to amaze your clients with super simple interface, and very, very logical structure of the [inaudible 00:03:03], or basically the website tree or structure, then MODX is definitely the right tool. If you want advanced features such as media management and the document life cycle, like publishing and unpublishing to a specific time, then yes, MODX once again is the right tool. There is a ton of plugins, which extend the functionality of MODX. I think you can find pretty much everything or any feature you are looking forward to use in a modern website.

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Charles M
Mental Performance Consultant
5.0

Charles: Hi, my name is Charles. I'm a certified mental performance consultant. The size of my company is about two to five people right now. And my grade for Padlet is a five out of five. Before Padlet I didn't really have something like Padlet. I used to use Google Doc a lot to make content for my clients, the teams that I was working for. And it wasn't really working because I didn't have the same colors, the same interactivity, the different modes that Padlet offered, which was one of the big reason why we switched to Padlet because it gave us so much more options in terms of the interactivity we could do with the clients, especially online. Which made it a huge part of us completely switching to Padlet in terms of the workshop that we do with our clients. So all the reason we chose Padlet. So, like I said, it's very user-friendly, so very easy to set up for us, but also for the clients that is on the other side of the screen, whether they're 10 years old or 18 years old. So very user-friendly. The price was very good, it's something that matched our budget. The ability to have multiple users on the platform at the same time, the diverse format, which could be like grid view, bullet points, comparing images, step-by-step how to use a project and then what to do in terms of respecting our timeline. And also, I think I had some great conversation with the customer support. Had an issue once with some of the settings to set it up with the company and guys replied to me in few minutes and I was able to deal with my problem within one morning or one afternoon, which is obviously something that is a big difference-maker for us. Getting started with Padlet, I would say, was, I'm not going to say tricky but just a little bit harder than some other platforms. Which was not necessarily a negative point because there was so much more that we could do. So it's kind of like one bad aspect for multiple great aspect. So in terms of getting going, it was just a bit trickier just to find out how you were going to connect with the other person, how they were going to be able to see it. So that's something that definitely could be improved. But at the same time, when you want a product really bad you're able to go through that element of it. So in terms of how difficult it was, it's nothing crazy. I'd say 3.5 out of 5. If you want a platform that's going to allow you to connect with the people you're working with very easily and you'll be able to give them a setup that is so much more fun, so much more colorful and personalized rather than usual textbook plain white page or very plain document, that's why I would use Padlet. Also, if you're in a field where engagement is important, participation, commitment from your client is key, that would be one of my main recommendation for using Padlet because it allows you to do so much more. And there's a lot of more stuff that I'm sure they will come out with. So Padlet that's been improving with time, which means that you're going to get so much more than what you agreed on at the beginning if you decide to use Padlet.

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Access Controls/Permissions
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Activity Dashboard
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MODX

Top Features
26/37
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Library
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • API
  • Audio File Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Metadata Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Search/Filter
  • SEO Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Tagging
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Video Support
  • Website Management
  • Workflow Management
  • WYSIWYG Editor
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Padlet

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MODX
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Padlet
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
MODX
  • By MODX
  • Located in United States
Padlet
  • By Wallwisher
  • Located in United States
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