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Overview

CatapultCMS

4.6

(23)

Pricing

Starting at $99.00 per month

About CatapultCMS

Catapult CMS from Catapult K12 is a content management system (CMS) for K12 schools to create and manage their websites. The system is designed to enable all staff to maintain and update the content of the school website including any text, images, videos, documents and links. ADA-compliant templates plus content review and editing by the Catapult K12 team ensure that websites are accessible per WCAG 2.1 standards.

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CatapultCMS Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $99.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$99.00

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CatapultCMS Features

Popular features found in Content Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Audio File Management
Content Library
Customizable Templates
Image Editing
Search/Filter
SEO Management
Text Editing
Version Control
Video Support
More features of CatapultCMS
Activity Dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval Process Control
Calendar Management
Collaboration Tools
Content Publishing Options
Customizable Branding
Document Classification
Document Management
Drag & Drop
Electronic Forms
Engagement Tracking
Full Text Search
Metadata Management
Multi-Language
Reporting & Statistics
Single Sign On
Tagging
Third-Party Integrations
Website Management
WYSIWYG Editor

CatapultCMS Integrations

PowerSchool SIS

CatapultCMS User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

70%

17%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

4.6

Customer support

4.7

Functionality

4.3

Michael P.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

Economical Basic Website Manager with Good Customer Service

The biggest plus to our work with Catapult has been the great customer service and ability to work with the developers. At one point when it was described to me the 58 step process (no joke - I saw the list) of publishing our monthly school board meetings, I analyzed where the bulk of those steps occurred and worked with a company developer to show him the problem and my suggested solution. Within a couple of weeks, an hour long process just to post the monthly agenda was down to 15 minutes.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

They helped transition us from our last website manager to their platform and provided good basic personalized training and some ongoing support. With some basic training of users, maintenance is fairly easy. I also like that there is basically a "splash page" from which I can quickly go back and forth from our various Catapult platform products.

Cons:

Heavy reliance on pre-done templates and layouts. Years ago when I worked in Dreamweaver I found there to be a really good balance there of greater flexibility in my editing that I get often frustrated with using Catapult CMS.

Reasons for choosing CatapultCMS

Pricing and ease of transfer.

Reasons for switching to CatapultCMS

Very outdated interface, clunky to work with. CMS was definitely a step up.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback, Michael! We are glad to hear training and support has been a strong suit for our team and hope you are still finding the interface user-friendly and beneficial! We encourage you to reach out to support@catapultk12.com to address any concerns or frustrations you may still be having so that we can provide any immediate or long-term solutions. Happy to help!

Replied December 2021

Sean A.

Verified reviewer

Primary/ Secondary Education

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

Great website and content management tool

Communicating seamlessly and timely with all stakeholders in a way that they can all access.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CatapultCMS is intuitive and easy to use. Users can easily edit and add to their websites. The integration with mass notification and an app creates a powerful and integrated communication platform.

Cons:

There could be more robust editing tools and it would be easier if all subpages were linked to the main page rather than having to link them as an external website. This would also make it easier to link the subpages back to the home page.

Reasons for choosing CatapultCMS

Cost, features, support, felt like my business meant something to Catapult, desire to listen to and hear feedback.

Reasons for switching to CatapultCMS

Cost, ease of use, integrated communication platform.

Vendor Response

Thanks, Sean! Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we are happy to hear you are having an easy user experience! Our team really considers your suggestions whenever we have releases!

Replied November 2021

Amy M.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

A great software for someone with little experience

Overall it has been good. There have been ways I have found to work around the limited components available and the support team has been amazing.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love that it is easy to use. It is simple and easy to train additional staff if needed.

Cons:

You are locked down to very limited templates and components. It has a lot of clutter on the home page and not many options to remove or re-arrange how you want things to look. If you upload documents/images to one page, it does not carry over to other pages so you need to re-upload a lot of content. There is no options to create re-directs or shorten URLs. If you publish to preview only, the page publishes overnight so very difficult to work on pages and put them into the review.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to hear CatapultCMS is easy to use and train your staff members! Please reach out to support@catapultk12.com regarding your concerns and suggestions. Our team is happy to work with you and ensure you have the best customer experience!

Replied December 2021

Michelle A.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2021

Easy to use & stellar customer service

Overall, our experience has been very positive. It is a pleasure to use the software and all interactions with customer service are great.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We switched from another educational website software company mostly because it was so difficult and cumbersome to use. Catapult is so user-friendly, making updates is very easy. And the customer service is amazing, every time. So responsive.

Cons:

Only one editor can publish a section at a time. Doesn't integrate well with google calendar. The horizontal banner is sometimes difficult when formatting images in the space.

Reasons for choosing CatapultCMS

user-friendly, pricing, customer service

Reasons for switching to CatapultCMS

Old software was not user-friendly, with restrictive templates, funky text formatting.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback and for letting us know which areas are working well for you! Our team makes note of any cons and actively works to address them for an even better customer experience. Please feel free to reach out to us directly if you have any questions or requests!

Replied September 2021

Dori K.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

BUSD Catapult Survey

Support is the best. Its great that they are constantly in touch with us to make sure we are doing ok and letting us know about new features.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use Support is AMAZING! Overall, its been a great product

Cons:

Pictures are not as flexible to upload and size for users who are a little more tech challenged

Reasons for switching to CatapultCMS

Catapult is much more user friendly

Bob F.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed September 2021

Catapult - More bang for the buck... and then some

Amazing. The relationship that Catapult has with its customers is the best. They do not rest until we are satisfied. Customer support and service is top-notch and they are always willing to go the extra mile to make sure we get exactly what we ask for.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The integration with tools, such as Active Directory and Google workplace makes editing nearly seamless.

Cons:

I have not found anything that I dislike. The company bends over backwards to meet our needs.

Reasons for choosing CatapultCMS

Easiest to use, best pricing, great templates to choose from, amazing customer service.

Vendor Response

This is great to hear! Thank you for providing your feedback and letting us know which features you really value. We hope you continue enjoying your CMS!

Replied September 2021

Jeff S.

Verified reviewer

Primary/ Secondary Education

201-500 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Catapult CMS review

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Overall, the product is very ease to use and looks nice and professional.

Cons:

I’ve had challenges with uploading images to the banner without getting distortions, despite following steps recommended from Catapult support. I would like to review and update the overall look and feel of the website and would like more control over that. If that exists, I am not aware of it.

Vendor Response

Thank you for providing feedback! We are happy to hear your websites are easy to use and that they provide a professional look. Regarding the challenges you've experienced, our support team is happy to assist you and answer any questions you may have. Please reach out to support@catapultk12.com if your concerns remain.

Replied September 2021

Breanna C.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Junction City Elementary School

Staff is great and I always appreciate the help team! They respond really quick and always make sure we are happy with the end result.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This product is for the most part easy to use. We have a really nice template that I think is very pleasing to the eye. I also believe that it is user friendly for our parents and students who utilize it.

Cons:

I really don't like the image editor. It is complicated and my images never really turn out how I would like them to.

Reasons for switching to CatapultCMS

We needed something that would be better!

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback, it is always appreciated! Our CMS team is great at providing walkthroughs/trainings and would be happy to discuss the image editor with you if you are experiencing the same frustrations. Please let us know at support@catapultk12.com. We are happy to help!

Replied September 2021

Arlene D.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

Dunsmuir High

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The support staff is great. I can always get help quickly if I forget how to do something.

Cons:

I would like one page for staff that requires a password to get in so some confidential things are there for us but not out to everyone in the universe.

Reasons for switching to CatapultCMS

From my perspective the best thing about the change was the ability to use Google Calendar for our on-line calendar, and I can control what it shows from my own google account.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback, Arlene! We really appreciate it and take your questions/concerns into consideration as we release updates and fixes.

Replied October 2021

Ashlie K.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

Picture Edit Function is terrible

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The overall ability to manage website information.

Cons:

I really wish the picture editor for the Banner was more evolved. It is terrible trying to find pictures that fit. I also have issues with pictures fitting in the announcement section. It takes up too much time and is frustrating.

Vendor Response

We appreciate your feedback, Ashlie! Our CMS team takes into consideration your challenges/concerns as new updates and releases come out. We encourage you to reach out to support@catapultk12.com - we are here to help!

Replied October 2021

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