Compare ExpressionEngine and ModelSim - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 20, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ExpressionEngine or ModelSim?

ModelSim is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ExpressionEngine, and ModelSim is rated higher (90/100) than ExpressionEngine (60/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Content Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

EllisLab Vs. Altera Corporation

EllisLab: We founded EllisLab in 2002 with the launch of a blogging application called pMachine Pro. A few years later we took everything we had learned from that experience and built ExpressionEngine, a powerful Content Delivery Platform, and CodeIgniter, an agile, open-source framework. Using these tools, web professionals can build nearly any type of dyna...

Altera Corporation: Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is the pioneer of programmable logic solutions, enabling system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate, and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, SoCs, CPLDs, and ASICs in combination with software tools, intellectual property, embedded processors and customer suppo...

Who is more expensive? ExpressionEngine or ModelSim?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Content Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for ExpressionEngine and ModelSim.

ExpressionEngine price starts at $299 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 ExpressionEngine is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Content Management software. ModelSim price starts at $945 per license , When comparing ModelSim to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Content Management software cost.

Bottom line: ExpressionEngine cost is around the same cost of ModelSim.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ExpressionEngine Vs. ModelSim based on some of the most important and required Content Management features.

ExpressionEngine: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

ModelSim: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types. and ModelSim's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.



ExpressionEngine

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $299 per license

ExpressionEngine is a web content management system for businesses of all sizes. It also offers various publishing and dynamic content management services. The software was designed and launched by Elli...

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ModelSim

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $945 per license

ModelSim software is a cloud-based multi-language HDL simulation and debugging platform that helps in the recreation of the hardware description languages like SystemC, VHDL, and Verilog.

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ExpressionEngine: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

ModelSim: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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ExpressionEngine
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
60/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$299 per license
Functionality
5
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ModelSim
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$945 per license
Functionality
4
IZEA
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$149 per month
Functionality
3
Review
Syndigo
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Drupal
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$500 per month
Functionality
8
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