Fonto 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Fonto

4.9

(12)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

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 Features

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Audience Targeting
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Content Library
Customizable Branding
Customizable Templates
Editorial Calendar
Publish Scheduling
Reporting & Statistics
SEO Management
Social Media Integration
Workflow Management
More features of Fonto
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Archiving & Retention
Audio File Management
Audit Trail
Calendar Management
Collaboration Tools
Communication Management
Content Management
Content Publishing Options
Data Import/Export
Data Synchronization
Document Management
Document Templates
Drag & Drop
File Management
File Sharing
Full Text Search
Image Editing
@mentions
Metadata Management
Multi-Channel Campaigns
Multi-Language
Prioritization
Real Time Editing
Reporting/Analytics
Search/Filter
Tagging
Template Management
Text Editing
Third-Party Integrations
Two-Factor Authentication
User Management
Version Control

Fonto User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.9

Ratings Breakdown

92%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.6

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

4.8

Have you used Fonto and would like to share your experience with others?

Arnaud D.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

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, ...

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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 J.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

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 S.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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.

Reasons 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

Ralph E.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

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

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

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

Yordan U.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2020

An outstanding browser-based XML editor for collaborative authoring

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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

Sesi Bhushan S.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed November 2020

Fonto Made Quantum leap in Structured Authoring

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Fonto Editor is highly sophisticated serverless web-based XML authoring solution. I have experience with desktop-based XML authoring solutions for nearly 2 decades. I enjoyed working on Fonto configuration, and authoring features. I particularly like Fonto's ability to integrate with any CMS via APIs.

Cons:

Fonto should offer a self-service based schema configuration experience. For instance, it should automatically configure authoring experience based on a set of questions to admins. Esencially, implement the CVK flowchart workflow using an user interface, let user specify what they want for each element, and Fonto should auto-generate the experience configuration, operations, context menu, and structure menu based on the element hierarchy defined in the schema. https://documentation.fontoxml.com/editor/latest/cvk-flowchart-26570162.html

Reasons for choosing Fonto

1. Serverless 2. Moderan Authoring User Experience 3. Flexible Configuration

Vendor Response

Thank you for your positive feedback on Fonto Sesi, much appreciated. And thank you for your suggestion regarding the self-service based schema configuration. It's something we will take into consideration for the new releases.

Replied December 2020

Rene T.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed January 2023

Great xml editor software suite

Fonto is a great asset to our software platform

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Full functional, highly customizable, great support

Cons:

UI integration when using the optional modules is still being optimized

Reasons for choosing Fonto

Better functionality and support

Reasons for switching to Fonto

End of Life

Vendor Response

Thank you for your positive feedback, especially on the support, Rene! Glad to hear that Fonto is assumed a great asset to your software platform!

Replied March 2023

Thomas W.

Verified reviewer

Internet

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed January 2023

Most intuitive XML Editor of all time!

We and all our clients love the way you work with Fonto.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Previously 4

Customer support

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

Superintuitive User Interface, high speed editing, great change tracking, granular document handling

Cons:

Usage on smartphones could be a bit more intuitve, but this is a use case that is rarely asked from our customers

Andreas R.

Verified reviewer

Pharmaceuticals

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed January 2023

An amazing tool coupled with great support

Overall, the experience was great.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Makes it very easy to configure and develop an editor for xml documents . The editor can easily be configured with many default widgets. Because the software is based is react, it makes it very easy to transition to for anyone accustomed to modern js-frontend frameworks.

Cons:

The documentation sometimes lags behind the latest features and I would have liked to see more examples. However, this is largely overshadowed by the amazing customer support that fonto provide; not only do they provide fast response to questions they also help debug difficult problems.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review, Andreas! Documentation is something that we have on our radar and try to improve over time. Code examples are indeed something that we are adding, but with the extensive library of APIs, this takes time. Glad to hear that the support team compensated this!

Replied January 2023

James K.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Reviewed September 2020

The most user-friendly XML / component based authoring software we found

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Extremely easy to use, intuitive (e.g. single return in a bullet list gives you a new bullet, second return goes back to normal para, just like MS Word)

Cons:

Honestly it is hard to find something negative to say - perhaps only the fact that some menu items are on different tabs (although that works like MS Office as well) but it's really a very minor point.

Vendor Response

Thanks for providing us with this feedback James. Happy to share that the menu items and tabs in the masthead are fully configurable. See also the documentation https://documentation.fontoxml.com/api/latest/mastheadtoolbarbuttons-33436661.html and https://fds.playground.fontoxml.com/component/masthead.

Replied September 2020

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