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 | |
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| SITE MANAGER | |||
| Pages | Content/Pages | With AMP option built-in. | |
| Page Templates | Content/Content Templates | Options to suppress CMS injected assests. With AMP option built-in. |
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| 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. |
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| File Manager | Content/File Manager | With drag and drop uploader, multiple file selection and multi-file editor. | |
| Secure Zones | Content/Secure Zones | Including recuring, paid secure zones/memberships and password management. | |
| URL Redirects | Settings/URL Redirects | With import/export and case sensitivity options. | |
| 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, can be linked with CRM records or any other custom module or system module, can be user-submitted with Workflow Notification on create/edit/delete actions, 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. |
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| Photo Galleries | Content/Galleries & Sliders | More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts. With AMP option built-in. |
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| 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. |
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| Ad Rotators | Content/Banners | More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and item grouping. With AMP option built-in. |
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| Forums | |||
| CRM | |||
| Search | CRM/Contacts | Search directly on the customer list. | |
| Customers | CRM/Contacts | With connected listings for Cases, Orders, Bookings and Subscriptions. Also with list search and sorting. | |
| Orders | CRM/Orders | Form payments and eCommerce orders. Customisable Order Status types. Manually assign multiple payments and defer payment options. Also with list search and sorting. |
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| Cases | CRM/Form Submission | With import/export capability. Also with list search and sorting. | |
| Event Bookings | CRM/Event Bookings | With import/export capability. Also with list search and sorting. | |
| Opportunities | |||
| Sales Forecasts | |||
| Extend CRM Database | Custom field groups. Able to assign to Contacts, Form Submissions, Orders, and Events either globally or individually. Custom fields can be populated via front-end forms and output via front-end Liquid (providing GDPR compliance) |
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| E-COMMERCE | |||
| Products | eCommerce/Products | More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and custom properties. With AMP option built-in. Includes: - Multiple Prices - Attributes - Inventory Control (including Attributes) - Related/Up-Sell Products - Grouped Products |
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| Catalogs | eCommerce/Catalogs | More flexible like a WebApp with editable layouts and custom properties. With AMP option built-in. |
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| Discount Codes | eCommerce/Discount codes. | Can also be used with general payment forms (outside of the shopping cart process). | |
| Gift Vouchers | eCommerce/Gift vouchers. | Can also be used with general payment forms (outside of the shopping cart process). | |
| Affiliate Programs | |||
| Payment Gateways | Settings/Payment Settings | - Stripe*^ - eWay - Bambora* - PayPal - Authorize.net * Supporting two-step payments. ^ Supporting SCA via 3D Secure |
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| Tax Codes | eCommerce/Taxes | Preset US tax rates, custom tax rates. Advanced tax settings |
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| Shipping Options | eCommerce/Shipping options | User defined shipping options as well as integrated shipping providers (FedEx, UPS, USPS, Canada Post, Australia Post, New Zealand Post). Orders allows AWB and tracking numbers to be added along with preset and customisable order statuses with automatic customer notifications. |
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| Shop Settings | Settings/Domains/Currency & Format | Preset and customisable currency formatting settings. Cart lifetime setting. (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 | Reports/Custom Reports | Very similar reporting process, including CRM data and attached Cases, Orders, Events, Secure Zones, and advanced CRM records. | |
| 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. |
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| 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 permissions control of all admin areas. | |
| Categories | Settings/Categories | Categories can be created globally and applied per module (like in BC). Multi-level/nested categories supported. |
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| 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. |
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| Social Integration | |||
| Mobile Support | AMP option built-in. Device detection via Liquid. |
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| 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. |
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| RSS Channels | |||
| Site Billing | Client 'Direct Billing' available on AGENCY PARTNER plan. | ||
| 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 | The File Manager provides ability to open multiple text-based fiels in a tabbed editing environment, very similar to BC's developer environment. Additionally, the advanced code editor is in place alongside any WYSIWYG editor windows in all areas where editing is possible. | |
| module_data |
(Coming soon) See also API's below. |
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| ICE | On-Site Editor (previously "nICE" editor) is available allowing editing of all static text content and most dynamic text content, along with general styling options. | |
| 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. |
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| API's |
More API access coming soon. Current API's via Liquid (front-end):
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Related Articles
- How Treepl CMS Works
- Glossary of Terms
- Infrastructure & Security
- Limits & Restrictions
While system restrictions are inevitable, Treepl CMS aims to lift as many limitations to your development as possible. - Backlog & Requesting Features
Treepl CMS is a community supported platform. Users and Partners are encouraged to vote in the backlog and request features. - Website Templates
Not only can you build your websites from your own custom code, framework or 3rd party templates, but you can also get started quickly by choosing from one of our beautifully designed, responsive templates to instantly create your next Treepl CMS website.
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