Treepl CMS vs Business Catalyst

Ultimate feature by feature comparison chart by Menu items

Comparison of Features by Menu Items

KEY:    Available      Similar      Coming      Pending      No

BC feature by menu Treepl feature and menu location Notes
SITE MANAGER
Pages Content/Pages With AMP option built-in.
Page Templates Content/Content Templates With AMP option built-in.
Module Templates (Layouts) Module templates (called ‘Layouts’) are managed from within each modules admin area, making them easier to find and relate to.
Content Holders Content/Snippets With full Liquid support.
Menus Content/Menus With drag and drop sorting of items and multiple custom layout groups.
Web Forms Content/Forms With Liquid support in autoresponders.
Integration with Mailchimp list subscription.
Payment collection via integrated Gateway.
File Manager Content/File Manager With drag and drop uploader, multiple file selection and file editor.
Secure Zones Content/Secure Zones Including recuring, paid secure zones/memberships.
URL Redirects Settings/URL Redirects
Site Search (see notes) Standalone component configurable via its tag rather than via the admin.
System Pages Settings/System Pages 404, Default Form Confirmation, Secure Zone related pages, etc.
System Emails Email Marketing/System Emails With Liquid support
WEB APPS
Web Apps Custom Modules More flexible. No 500 items limit, multiple detail layouts, can nest other Custom Modules and more.
MODULES
Blogs Content/Blogs With AMP option built-in.
Events Content/Events Payable Events possible. Layouts with AMP option built-in.
Follow-up email workflow not currently included, however can be achieved through mailing list subscription and MailChimp setup.
Photo Galleries Content/Galleries & Sliders More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts.
With AMP option built-in.
News Use more extensive Blog, Banners, or Custom Modules.
Media Downloads Ability to force file download via URL parameter. Use other modules for managing media items.
Comments (Coming)
FAQ’s Content/FAQs More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and item grouping.
With AMP option built-in.
Ad Rotators Content/Banners More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and item grouping.
With AMP option built-in.
Forums
CRM
Search CRM/Contacts Search directly on the customer list.
Customers CRM/Contacts
Orders CRM/Orders Form payments and eCommerce orders.
Cases CRM/Form Submission
Event Bookings CRM/Event Bookings
Opportunities
Sales Forecasts
Extend CRM Database (Coming soon)
E-COMMERCE
Products eCommerce/Products More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and custom properties.
With AMP option built-in.
Catalogs eCommerce/Catalogs More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and custom properties.
With AMP option built-in.
Discount Codes eCommerce/Discount codes
Gift Vouchers eCommerce/Gift vouchers
Affiliate Programs
Payment Gateways Settings/Payment Settings Stripe, eWay
Tax Codes eCommerce/Taxes Preset US tax rates, custom tax rates
Shipping Options eCommerce/Shipping options User defined shipping options. Integrated shipping calculations coming soon.
Shop Settings Settings/Domains/Currency & Format Currency formatting settings. Cart lifetime and Product feed not yet available.
EMAIL MARKETING
Email Campaigns Email Marketing/Email Campaigns Limited MailChimp integration WIP
Mailing Lists Email Marketing/Mailing Lists MailChimp integration
REPORTS
Visitors Analytics Google Analytics dashboard built-in plus your GA account.
Traffic Sources Analytics Google Analytics dashboard built-in plus your GA account.
Website Content Analytics Google Analytics dashboard built-in plus your GA account.
Web Forms Usage Analytics Google Analytics dashboard built-in plus your GA account.
E-commerce Analytics Via GA account
Email Campaigns MailChimp Via MailChimp account
Custom Reports Analytics Google Analytics dashboard built-in plus your GA account.
Admin Reports
SITE SETTINGS
Site Domains Treepl Portal Multiple Domains and Subdomains supported and managed via Treepl Portal.
Domains to landing pages available via site admin.
DNS managed with your domian registrar or DNS host provider.
Email Accounts Treepl Portal Create accounts, aliases, manage passwords and view quotas all via Treepl Portal.
Admin Users Settings/Admin Users
User Roles Settings/Admin User Roles Fine grain control of all admin areas.
Categories Settings/Categories Categories can be created globally and applied per module (like in BC).
Multi-level/nested categories now supported.
Manage Workflows Email Notifications/Workflows Extra ability to create multiple email templates (managed from Email Notifications/Email Templates) with preset "Subject", "From Email", "From Name" (managed from Email Notifications/Workflow Emails). Extra ability to assign several workflows to a single form.
Workflow steps, approvals, escalation and SMS options are not currently available.
Social Integration
Mobile Support AMP option built-in.
Device detection via Liquid.
Captcha Content/Forms Google reCAPTCHA V2 and V3. With ability to adjust reCaptcha score.
Site Map No management of front-end site map for site navigation and breadcrumb use, however sitemap.xml can be generated (see below).
Listing all pages and items can be achieved via other methods.
RSS Channels
Site Billing
Customer Service Ticketing
QuickBooks
API Integration (Coming soon)
Site Management
Security Settings
Beta Features Gear Icon/Beta Features Experimental & Trial features in development
APPS
Site Information Settings/Site Information Customisable, global site/company data

Comparison of other Features

KEY:    Available      Similar      Coming      Pending      No

BC Feature Treepl feature comparison Notes
FTP Access Full FTP access to all pages, system pages, emails, forms, menus, layouts and templates.
Liquid Standard Shopify Liquid is available in more places, including email autoresponders.
Image Thumbnailing Using Image Processor with more powerful options. See docs
Developer Mode However, advanced code editor is in place alongside WYSIWYG editor in all areas where editing is possible.
module_data (Coming soon)
See also API's below.
ICE nICE editor is available covering editing 100% of the static text content and most dynamic text content, along with basic styling options too.
Render Page as JSON
Auto-generated sitemap.xml Manual and automated generation of sitemap.xml file is available through Setting/Sitemap.
System Status Page treepl.co/status
Includes live notification feed, Treepl Portal status, All Data Centers and Email service status.
API's More API access coming soon.

Current API's via Liquid (front-end):
  • File System API
  • Domain Settings

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