Adxstudio7 vs MSCRM Portal8

Since Microsoft’s adoption of Adxstudio and its reincarnation as MS CRM Portal a lot of features and capabilities have changed. The following table tries to highlight the differences.

	Adxstudio Portals v7.x	CRM Portals v8.x
Profile Management
Contacts Self-service access to customers	x	x
Federated Authentication Windows Live ID, Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and many more	x	x
User Profile Management Capture user information relevant to your business	x	x
Web Roles User rights and reward loyalty with special status	x	x
CRM Web Applications
Entity Actions Bring advanced CRM functionality to your portal	x	x
Entity Form Publish any CRM form on your portal	x	x
Entity List Publish CRM records for display & edit	x	x
Entity Permissions Secure entity records & attributes for a personalized experience	x	x
Open Data Protocol Feeds Dynamic data for better business decisions	x	x
Content Management
Ads Create and run advertisements on your site	x	x
Files & Attachments Publish files & media for view, play or download	x	x
Links Connect to web resources within or external to your portal	x	x
Redirects Route URL traffic to ensure continuity and visitor satisfaction	x	x
Rich Content Editor Powerful content management for the masses	x	x
Search Search and find important data quickly within any CRM portal object	x
Sitemap Structure your website to your design	x	x
Web Pages A Foundation for Your Web Content	x	x
Communities
Discussion Forums Spark the conversations, listen & engage	x	x
Facebook Integration Publish portal apps within Facebook desktop	x	x
Ideas Capture ideas for products or service enhancements	x	x
Issues Give customers a platform for product improvement	x	x
Polls Ask for quick and easy feedback	x	x
Surveys Gather deep customer insights	x	x
Channel Management
Customer Management Stay on top of customer account and contact portal activities in CRM	x	x
Opportunity Distribution Distribute leads using your choice	x	x
Opportunity Management Track distributed opportunity status in real time	x	x
Ecommerce
Ecommerce Transactions Accept payments using your choice of gateways	x
Invoices Deliver and process invoices, give account holders access to retrieve	x
Orders Give portal users direct access to their order history	x
Products & Catalogs Easily organize product offerings in categorized catalogs	x
Quotes Quickly package sales quotes built from CRM product catalogs	x
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Ensure your portal content is found	x	x
Shopping Cart Increase online sales transactions with add-to-cart, view-cart and checkout functions	x
Application Scenarios
Service Requests with self-service submissions	x
Engagement Engage with community, social and portal publishing tools.	x
Modern Web Standards
Accessibility Create portals that are easily accessible for all users with tools built to accommodate W3C and WCAG standards.	x	x
Bootstrap Design Framework Leverage today’s industry standard, mobile-first design framework	x	x
HTML5 & CSS3 Use industry standard, responsive display technology for mobile & desktop	x	x
Responsive Website Design Ensure effective portal usability on any device	x	x
Marketing
Branding & Design Express your brand with logos, type, color & style	x	x
Conference Management Manage events, sessions, registrations, speakers & scheduling	x
Content Management Manage portal websites with a comprehensive, CRM-backed CMS	x	x
Dynamic Web Template Serve dynamically generated webpages, on demand	x	x
Events Publish events & accept registrations	x
Lead Generation Forms Fill your sales funnel with qualified leads, instantly updating your CRM database	x	x
Customer Service
Help Desk Give customers a 24/7 self-service support portal	x	x
Account Management Manage users, their permissions & entitlements	x	x
Knowledge Management CRM 2016 Integrated Service Hub Knowledge Management, supported with Adxstudio Portals v7 through customized solution from Adoxio	x	x
Knowledge Base Legacy CRM Knowledge Articles	x
Microsoft Technology Integration
Deployment Choice Exercise your right to choose: on-premise or in the cloud	x
Parature, from Microsoft Customer Service Integration Integrate Parature, from Microsoft with your Adxstudio Portal for advanced Knowledge Base and Support options.	x
SharePoint Integration Leverage SharePoint’s secure document management	x	x
Microsoft Azure Host your portal in Azure, the cloud for modern business	x	x
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Compatibility
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013/2015 On Premise and Online versions of Dynamics CRM	x
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 On Premise and Online versions of Dynamics CRM	x
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 Online Spring Wave The latest version of CRM 2016 available only with CRM Online	x	x
Extensibility
Custom Page Templates Create your own ASP.NET web forms pages and MVC routes	x
Custom User Controls Create re-usable user controls or views	x
Custom Web Form Steps Create your own custom web form steps based on ASP.NET user controls	x
Custom Authentication Provider Integrate with custom authentication service