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Arc Publishing vs SamCart

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Arc Publishing

News & Media

The enterprise publishing platform for news organizations

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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SamCart

E-commerce

The number one checkout platform

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Arc Publishing now sold as Arc XP, and arcpublishing.com redirects there; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Arc Publishing and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Arc Publishing and SamCart differ
AttributeArc PublishingSamCart
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb
CategoryNews & MediaE-commerce
Founded2016Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Arc Publishing

  • Modular CMS
  • Content creation
  • Publishing workflow
  • Paywall management
  • Subscription billing
  • Analytics dashboard
  • API framework
  • Commerce integration

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that Arc Publishing does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Arc Publishing

  • Content management for news and digital publishersnot SamCart
  • Subscription and paywall managementnot SamCart
  • Video publishing alongside articlesnot SamCart
  • Multi-site delivery for broadcast and B2B publishersnot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Arc Publishing

  • Now sold as Arc XP, and arcpublishing.com redirects there
  • Pricing is not published
  • Built for media companies, so the editorial workflow assumptions do not suit a general business site

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Arc Publishing

On request
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Custom CMS
    • Paywall integration
    • Advanced analytics

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Arc Publishing if

  • You need modular cms.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want content creation.
Arc Publishing review

Choose SamCart if

Nothing in the data separates SamCart from Arc Publishing on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Arc Publishing or SamCart better?
Neither clearly leads. Arc Publishing starts at On request and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Arc Publishing or SamCart?
Arc Publishing starts at On request and SamCart at On request.
Does Arc Publishing or SamCart run on more platforms?
Arc Publishing runs on Web, Mobile. SamCart runs on Web.
What is Arc Publishing best used for?
Arc Publishing is most often used for content management for news and digital publishers, subscription and paywall management, video publishing alongside articles, multi-site delivery for broadcast and b2b publishers. Of those, content management for news and digital publishers and subscription and paywall management are not what SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Arc Publishing do that SamCart cannot?
Arc Publishing covers Modular CMS, Content creation, Publishing workflow, Paywall management.
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