Fonto

RATING:

4.9

(13)

About Fonto

Fonto is an online XML editor, designed for people with no knowledge of XML or any other technology that comes with structured content authoring. With Fonto, the creation of structured content authoring is simple. The system lets subject matter experts create, edit and review mission-critical documents.

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Fonto Reviews

Overall Rating

4.9

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

5

Most Helpful Reviews for Fonto

1 - 5 of 13 Reviews

User Profile

Arnaud

Verified reviewer

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2021

Our experience as an integrator for publishing industry

We are integrating Fonto for our customers in publishing industry mainly. Our solutions are about creating and publishing complex contents with collaborative editing, cross content links management, ...

PROS

We appreciate a lot the user experience of the solution, with quick adoption from users, no training necessary. Also the user cannot break the XML structure, the software always maintains consistency. As an integrator, we appreciate the customization possibilities of the solution.

CONS

As an integrator, the only con is that the programming language is very specific to the solution.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback, Arnaud. Glad to hear that the users adopt Fonto so quickly, without any necessary training. And creating valid XML, without breaking the structure, is one of the main advantages of Fonto.

Replied November 2021

Joe

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2020

Fonto Implementation Partner

Our customers see the value Fonto brings to their organizations through reduced work by writing teams to manually recreate content from subject matter experts that were previously provided to them in non-XML formats such as Word and PDF. Now, the SMEs and writers are all working in the same format (XML), although the SMEs never actually see the XML. As an implementation partner of Fonto, Oberon Technologies recognizes the value of a solid software product and strong product support team.

PROS

The Fonto Editor and Review products are very flexible in terms of ability to architect and support our various customer needs and integrations with various content management systems, primarily through configuration. The UI is clean, intuitive and requires little to no training for end users to begin creating XML-based content without knowing they are working with structured content. As an implementer of Fonto products, especially integrating with PTC Windchill, the support team is phenomenal and goes beyond any other support team I've worked with to resolve questions and provide examples when possible.

CONS

Most of the initial "cons" we felt were more related to our development team learning how to best implement the software and not necessarily try to emulate the features of more traditional XML authoring tools.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your feedback Joe. Glad you are so excited about Fonto and it's flexibility. Regarding the onboarding process and documentation, we are working on improvements. Guides that will take developers through the onboarding process and also a better search and more code examples.

Replied December 2020

Richard

Computer Software, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2023

Fonto makes XML easy!

We need a new web-based XML editor to integrate into our software, and Fonto is "best-of-breed" for this purpose.

PROS

An intuitive web interface for editing XML content is not easy to implement, and Fonto does it well.

CONS

Could use some low-level XML editing when the GUI doesn't let you do specific things.

Reason for choosing Fonto

It seemed easier to integrate, and has a more attractive interface and API

Reasons for switching to Fonto

Xopus is no longer supported, and uses older technology

Vendor Response

Glad to hear that you love Fonto's intuitive web interface Richard! And we take your feedback on providing functions for low-level XML editing into account. It's indeed something that the pros are asking for more often!

Replied March 2023

Yordan

Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2020

An outstanding browser-based XML editor for collaborative authoring

PROS

The attention to detail from the user experience perspective is outstanding. Fonto Editor has a streamlined UI that users love. Fonto Editor enables the creation of some of the most complex documentation at VMware by enabling subject matter experts to participate in the content creation process.

CONS

Fonto Editor is a platform that requires a degree of investment in terms of developer skills, but that pays off in the final product.

Reasons for switching to Fonto

Better performance and feature set in Fonto.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback on Fonto Yordan. We are working on an improvement of the onboarding process and investing in new documentation. I hope this will make it easier for new developers to start working with Fonto and understanding it's concepts.

Replied December 2020

Ralph

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: GetApp
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2021

Fonto Makes Working with XML Convenient than Most XML Editors I've Tried

PROS

First off, because Fonto is cloud-based, it's always accessible so far there is an internet connection which means you can access and work on your files even if you are not with your PC. The interface of Fonto looks extremely neat and that boosts focus when I make use of it for editing. Fonto actually simplifies working with XML files even if you are a complete newbie to markup languages. You can actually annotate sections of your XML document by just clicking on add comment and this makes collaboration more efficient between authors. Also, managing metadata in Fonto is quite easy and as straightforward as can be and you can also move content over from other editors while the formatting stays intact. There's almost nothing that you can do in most editors that you can't do in Fonto.

CONS

There's nothing that I have a problem with regarding Fonto.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review, Ralph. We are glad that you are enthusiastic about using Fonto and the collaboration functionality. The fact that you can work with XML files, even if you are a complete newbie to markup languages, is one of our main focus points. Structured content authoring should be made easy for subject-matter experts, that's our daily mission!

Replied September 2021