MAGNOLIA SOLUTION PARTNER · STRAPI · CONTENTFUL

Content platforms, with impartial advice.

We work with Magnolia, Strapi, Contentful and Liferay. Which platform fits is decided by your requirements, not by our preference.

MAGNOLIA SOLUTION PARTNER
Official Magnolia Solution Partner
Magnolia partner for implementation and integration.
We deliver Magnolia projects headless, hybrid or traditional, with the Java experience from more than 50 enterprise projects.
DECISION GUIDE

Four platforms side by side

Comparison of the content platforms Magnolia, Strapi, Contentful and Liferay by operation, license, technology, strength and typical use
Kriterium Magnolia Strapi Contentful Liferay
Operation On-premises or cloud Self-hosted or Strapi Cloud SaaS, fully managed On-premises or PaaS
License Community or Enterprise Edition Community Edition free of charge (MIT) Subscription Free Edition or subscription
Technology Java Node.js, TypeScript API-first Java, OSGi
Strength Editorial control, visual SPA editor, multi-site Full data control, freely customizable Large editorial teams, workflows, SOC 2 Roles and permissions, SSO, self-service
Best for Brand presence across many channels Custom projects with an in-house development team Global multi-site without own infrastructure Intranet, extranet, customer portal
MAGNOLIA CMS

Magnolia: enterprise CMS built on Java

Traditional page-based, purely headless via the delivery APIs, or hybrid. Current projects run on Magnolia 6.4; we continue to support older 6.x systems and upgrade them when needed.

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Solution Partner
With its own profile in the Magnolia partner directory
Headless and hybrid
REST and GraphQL, combinable with web rendering
Visual SPA editor
Editors work on React and Vue frontends in context
Integration
Salesforce, SAP, commerce and analytics via connector packages
Consulting and architecture
Technology evaluation
Architecture design
Proof of Concept
Development
Templates and components
Light Development (YAML)
Java modules and REST APIs
Integration
Salesforce and SAP
E-commerce
Headless APIs
Migration to Magnolia
From TYPO3, WordPress and others
Content mapping
SEO continuity, parallel operation
HEADLESS CMS

Strapi and Contentful: maintain content once, deliver it everywhere

Content is stored centrally and delivered via API to the website, apps and other channels. We support you with platform choice, content model and frontend.

REACT · NEXT.JS · VUE · NUXT · ANGULAR
Strapi
Open source, self-hosted or cloud. Full data control, no license fees, hosting in Germany possible
Contentful
Enterprise SaaS. Editorial workflows, localization, SSO and audit logs, no infrastructure of your own
Liferay as headless
When roles, permissions and self-service come into play, Liferay delivers the same APIs with portal capabilities
Consulting and setup
Platform choice
Installation or space setup
Hosting and CI/CD
Content modeling
Content types and relations
Localization
Roles and permissions
Frontend
React and Next.js
Vue and Nuxt
API integration and caching
Migration and integration
Content from WordPress and others
REST and GraphQL integration
Third-party systems
PROCESS

One process for all three platforms

  1. 01
    Initial call
    Use case, channels, editorial team and system landscape. Free of charge, about 60 minutes.
  2. 02
    Platform choice and architecture
    Magnolia, Strapi or Contentful; traditional, hybrid or headless.
  3. 03
    Content model
    Content types, relations and roles as the basis for templates and frontend.
  4. 04
    Delivery in sprints
    Templates or frontend, integrations, content migration, regular demos.
  5. 05
    Go-live and handover
    Deployment, editor training, documentation. Operations on request.
Marc Hermann
“In headless projects, the content model is the most important step. Thinking the content structure through early saves effort later, whatever the platform.”
Marc Hermann · Managing Director, Portalworks GmbH
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Magnolia and headless CMS

Magnolia, Strapi, Contentful or Liferay: which platform fits?

It depends on the use case. Magnolia suits brand presences across many channels, Strapi custom projects with an in-house development team, Contentful global multi-site without own infrastructure, and Liferay intranets, extranets and customer portals.

Is Portalworks a Magnolia partner?

Yes. Portalworks is a Magnolia Solution Partner for implementation and integration and is listed in Magnolia’s partner directory.

What does headless CMS mean?

Content is maintained centrally and delivered via APIs such as REST or GraphQL to the website, apps and other channels. A separate frontend, for example built with React, Next.js or Vue, handles the presentation.

Can Strapi be hosted in Germany?

Yes. Strapi is open source; the Community Edition is MIT-licensed and can be self-hosted, including with a hosting provider in Germany.

Does Portalworks migrate existing websites to Magnolia or a headless CMS?

Yes, from TYPO3 and WordPress among others. This includes content mapping, preserving URLs and search rankings and, if needed, running both systems in parallel.

Magnolia, Strapi or Contentful?

Initial call with Marc Hermann. We get back to you within 24 hours.

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