Storyblok
Effortless Content Creation and Editing
Versatile Design Tool with Some UI Challenges
Fast, Client-Friendly Editing with a Truly Helpful AI Assistant
Flexible CMS That Empowers Clients to Manage Their Own Websites
Easy Page Design and Flexible Blocks, but Too Many Bugs
Storyblok Makes Content Management Easy for Developers and Editors
The Visual Editor is also a huge plus because content teams can see their changes as they make them, which cuts down on back-and-forth.
Overall, it has a really nice balance between giving developers the tools they need and making things simple for editors.
A Visually Rich, Easy-to-Use Experience with Great Preview Functionality
Intuitive UX/UI and Powerful Customization for Truly Limitless Websites
Live preview has transformed client feedback and has given full control over custom websites
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Storyblok involves clients that need custom websites and custom products. I have been using Storyblok for Shopify and Hydrogen, primarily for clients needing customization and complete control over their websites.
A specific example of a project where I used Storyblok for a custom website is with a perfume brand, where we had the products in Shopify Hydrogen, but we needed custom slugs and custom product contents. We used Storyblok for the optimization and connected both of them together.
How has it helped my organization?
Storyblok has positively impacted my organization because I have used other CMS options before, but with Storyblok, the live preview and overall setup have changed the client's feedback and the level of customization.
The live preview and setup have improved client feedback significantly. I used to get comments from clients saying that they were worried when adding text that it would destroy their content. Now, with the live preview of Storyblok, the client knows exactly how the content they are going to put will impact their website, and they can preview it on all mobile devices, giving them freedom they never thought they would have.
What is most valuable?
The best features Storyblok offers include customization, data components, data sources, and deep customization options, with many layers for publisher, administrator, and scopes on the content.
One of the most valuable features for the current projects I'm working on is the customization of all the custom blocks, as it gives a truly custom touch to the clients. Most of the clients need to have full control over their websites, and this provides them with the biggest freedom, along with the live preview.
What needs improvement?
It is difficult for me to give a comprehensive answer regarding how Storyblok can be improved, as nothing is perfect and this would require considerable time to think about thoroughly.
I chose eight for my rating because I believe Storyblok still needs to work on localization, slugs, auto-translate, and all the plugins related to this part.
Regarding Storyblok's AI capabilities, I think they could do much better because the translation is not fully automated yet, and the slugs and SEO parts represent huge opportunities for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Storyblok for almost four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Storyblok is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Storyblok is really scalable, but it's important to be careful with the requests, as the pricing and requests can go up really high.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is really great, depending on whether you have a contact there.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used different solutions such as Dato and Sanity, along with plenty of other CMS options. However, Storyblok with the live preview and the entire environment it provides has changed the whole setup.
How was the initial setup?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing varies depending on the client's needs, but I have used many licenses, including the free option, the first tier, and the last premium part.
What about the implementation team?
My company has a business relationship with this vendor, as we are partners.
What was our ROI?
Since Storyblok is mostly for the clients and not for the employees, it's difficult for me to give a comprehensive answer about the return on investment in terms of fewer employees needed, money saved, or time saved.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing varies depending on the client's needs, but I have used many licenses, including the free option, the first tier, and the last premium part.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Storyblok, I did not evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others looking into using Storyblok is to dive fully into it and immerse yourself in Storyblok's environment. I gave this review a rating of eight.
Rapid landing page creation has boosted targeted campaigns and improved conversion tracking
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use Storyblok to create landing pages and web pages without the help of any developers. The visual editor in Storyblok makes it very easy and simple to design web pages on the go. Using the drag-and-drop components of Storyblok, we simply create web pages.
During the Christmas season, we put out a lot of ad campaigns, and in order to reduce the bounce rate, we create dedicated landing pages for each of our products specifically. Using Storyblok, we are able to generate or create landing pages in 15 to 20 minutes. This allows us to churn out a lot of landing pages for a lot of different campaigns so that our main web page doesn't get affected with the bounce rate. This has also helped us have clear-cut conversions in terms of how to reach customers and which customers to target. We primarily use Storyblok to create quick and easy web pages, which takes us 15 to 20 minutes to create for our ad campaigns specifically.
What is most valuable?
One standout thing about Storyblok is the visual editor that it offers. It is very unique and very good in the sense that it helps any non-technical person grasp what is happening and create landing pages on the go without the help of any developers. There are a lot of drag-and-drop components which are already inbuilt in the visual editor, and it allows us to structure our web page or landing page in a way that we have imagined. This makes our job much easier.
The visual editor specifically helps our team because it definitely saves a lot of time for us. The visual editor has a lot of inbuilt or pre-built templates that are available. It is a drag-and-drop model, so many things are already available on the toolbar itself. We just have to find that and drag and drop it wherever we need. We are able to save a lot of time. With the help of Storyblok, we are now able to create landing pages in 20 minutes, whereas earlier it took around five to six hours. Now it has reduced to 15 to 20 minutes, which represents the level of improvement that we have seen.
One more thing that stands out is the workflow, which allows us to collaborate throughout the workflow life cycle or the content life cycle. It is very easy to collaborate with different team members or different teams. On a content style dashboard, we are able to collaborate from idea to publishing to using. There is an ideation room as well as in-app collaborations available, which helps us get our edits done on the website and get it published as soon as possible.
One great thing about Storyblok is that everything we need to know about our workplace comes through Storyblok. We can see how many API requests there are, who made the last changes, and when we made them. Basically, it helps us orchestrate, manage, and publish our content everywhere. This is the main thing—it helps us edit websites on the go. It empowers us to give a structured content delivery system. Overall, it has helped us improve our overall working efficiency.
What needs improvement?
Everything is actually great with Storyblok. One small improvement that Storyblok could make is that some of the more advanced configurations still require the help of our developers. It is not 100% developer free for us. This could be improved and made easier for non-technical people to do the work without the dependency of developers. Apart from that, I do not have any other major complaints or issues with Storyblok.
In terms of knowledge-based documents, there are a lot of gaps in the knowledge-based documents that are available. A lot more work needs to be done there. Apart from that, the platform is very intuitive and very easy to learn, so we don't have any major issues regarding that.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Storyblok for about two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not noticed any issues. The AI capability is pretty consistent because whatever we ask of the AI present in Storyblok, it delivers a similar result every time. It is not very complicated. It is very easy and straightforward. I would say it is pretty reliable and pretty consistent.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Storyblok is highly stable and an easily scalable solution. Being a cloud solution, it is easy to increase the number of users. We ourselves have increased the number of users by 20% when we started.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is quite good. I would rate the customer support a 10 out of 10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use any solutions before. We were doing it in-house with our own developers. That is when we wanted to have a look at any other software and we found Storyblok, and it suited our requirements.
How was the initial setup?
The API integration with Storyblok is quite good. It is a pretty straightforward and easy integration. We do not have any complaints with it so far.
What about the implementation team?
We have not noticed any issues. The AI capability is pretty consistent because whatever we ask of the AI present in Storyblok, it delivers a similar result every time. It is not very complicated. It is very easy and straightforward. I would say it is pretty reliable and pretty consistent.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment in the overall efficiency of our work. Our overall deployment time has greatly reduced from websites that took around five hours to get completed to being completed in 20 minutes. This represents the level of quickness that we are able to see. Overall, a 70% reduction in our overall deployment time has been achieved. Additionally, a 50% increase in our overall sales and revenue has occurred after the introduction of Storyblok.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I believe the pricing of this product is on the moderate side. It is not too low, and it is not too high. It is pretty moderate. In terms of the setup, it was pretty smooth. It took around two to three days for everything to be configured, so it was pretty quick and pretty easy, and it did not require a lot of people. For the cost and the services that it offers, it is quite good. I would say it is medium cost.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate any other options. We knew about Storyblok before and we went ahead with it.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely suggest that small and medium-level businesses invest in a platform like Storyblok. It helps you save a lot of time by creating quick and easy websites which you can use to do targeted campaigns. It provides great dashboard metrics for you to get an understanding of what is happening. Overall, it saves a lot of time. Everything is great with Storyblok, so it is the kind of platform that is really needed for any medium-level business to scale their business. It is very intuitive, very easy, and value for money in my opinion. I rate this product a 10 out of 10.