Boss Comparative Table for Graphic Designers
[First Draft]Illustrating the advantages of the software as a service model - our unique offering for Graphic Design Firms.
We team up with the best providers in the industry for each of the services outside the scope of our software platform - this results in the best possible solutions for your clients as researched by us.
| Boss | Pegboard | Joomla/Drupal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Software as a Service | Boxed Software | Opensource Software |
| Provisioning Services Provided For Designer | |||
| *Hosting Setup | |||
| Software Installation | |||
| *Domain Registration | |||
| *Email Configuration | |||
| Database Setup | |||
| *Backups Solutions | |||
| Patches and Upgrades Installation | |||
| Secure Certificates | |||
| *Boss partners with the best providers in each field and handles the ordering, purchasing, re-registration etc. | |||
| Support Services Provided For The Designer's Clients | |||
| Customer Training | |||
| Customer Support | |||
| *Customer Contact | |||
| *The Boss service includes a monthly phone call to the designer's clients to ensure satisfaction and increase repeat business for the designer | |||
| Guarantees | |||
| No charge for failure to launch | |||
| Designer Freedom | |||
| Full template access | |||
| Full content template access | |||
| Complete scriptable templates | |||
| Full Template API | |||
| Complete control of absolutely all markup | |||
| Features included in Base System* | |||
| Content Management | |||
| Manage Console Users | |||
| Basic Forms | |||
| Search Engine Optimisation | |||
| Site Search | |||
| Links Page | |||
| News/Articles Page | |||
| Document Uploads | |||
| Photo Galleries | |||
| Polls | |||
| RSS Feeds | |||
| Custom Feeds | |||
| Custom Error/404 Pages | |||
| *Versions compared were Boss.Lite and Pegboard core. It is unfair to compare Drupal and Joomla since their modules cost nothing. | |||
| Framework Extensions / Modules | |||
| Because the Boss software is delivered as a service - we will work with the best/most appropriate 3rd party apps that meet your clients requirements. We have researched and deployed a number of 3rd party applications such as forums and blogs along side our product and believe this provides a wider scope of solution. The following is an example of the functionality already built into the Boss Framework. |
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| CMS | |||
| External Media | |||
| Client Management | |||
| Member Content Submission | |||
| Email Marketing | |||
| Product Catalogues | |||
| Member Group and Quantity Based Pricing | |||
| Unlimited Categories and Products | |||
| Product Specials | |||
| Ecommerce | |||
| Pay by Credit Card, Direct Deposit or Charge to Account | |||
| Donation Forms | |||
| Shopping Cart | |||
| Passwordless checkout | |||
| Shipping Rule Builder | |||
| Vouchers for services | |||
| Information was gathered from vendors websites on the 13th of February 2009 and as such may be inaccurate. | |||