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Privy vs Umbraco CMS
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Privy and Umbraco CMS — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Privy vs Umbraco CMS: at a glance
| Feature | Privy | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Marketing | Marketing |
| Velocity score | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 1 |
| Top themes | email-marketing, ecommerce, shopify, marketing-automation | cms, dotnet, reusable-content, search |
| Last editorial update | 24d ago | 7d ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Privy?
Privy adds a Preference Center and turns Shopify order events into Flow triggers.
Privy, the Shopify and BigCommerce email and SMS marketing tool, has spent the last six weeks wiring order lifecycle events into its automation. October 15 brings a hosted Preference Center that lets subscribers drop topics instead of unsubscribing, Order Cancelled and Refund Created Flows, a refreshed display editor with a smaller on-site script, and saved test recipients. September added shipment and out-for-delivery Flows, order merge tags and blocks, tag-only Flows, SMS A/B testing, a Canva integration and configurable attribution windows.
What is Umbraco CMS?
Umbraco 19's first beta moves to .NET 11 and puts reusable content in every block editor.
Umbraco has three lines moving at once. The first 19.0 beta moves to .NET 11, extends reusable Library content to every block editor and brings search into core. The 18.3 and 17.8 candidates are on a second round, and rc2 on both lines resolves the same seven security advisories, among them a backoffice account takeover through sign-in redirect manipulation.
Privy vs Umbraco CMS: editorial side-by-side
Privy
5.0MARKETING
Privy adds a Preference Center and turns Shopify order events into Flow triggers.
◆ Current state
Privy, the Shopify and BigCommerce email and SMS marketing tool, has spent the last six weeks wiring order lifecycle events into its automation. October 15 brings a hosted Preference Center that lets subscribers drop topics instead of unsubscribing, Order Cancelled and Refund Created Flows, a refreshed display editor with a smaller on-site script, and saved test recipients. September added shipment and out-for-delivery Flows, order merge tags and blocks, tag-only Flows, SMS A/B testing, a Canva integration and configurable attribution windows.
◆ Where it's heading
After the summer's larger moves, email A/B testing and an MCP server, Privy is now filling in post-purchase automation: shipped, out for delivery, cancelled, refunded. Each release turns another Shopify event into a trigger with matching merge tags and content blocks. The Preference Center points the same way, keeping contacts reachable by narrowing what they receive rather than losing them.
◆ Prediction
The remaining order events and more BigCommerce parity for the new Shopify-only Flows are the likeliest next additions, given the pattern; the entries say nothing more about the MCP server since August.
Umbraco CMS
6.3MARKETING
Umbraco 19's first beta moves to .NET 11 and puts reusable content in every block editor.
◆ Current state
Umbraco has three lines moving at once. The first 19.0 beta moves to .NET 11, extends reusable Library content to every block editor and brings search into core. The 18.3 and 17.8 candidates are on a second round, and rc2 on both lines resolves the same seven security advisories, among them a backoffice account takeover through sign-in redirect manipulation.
◆ Where it's heading
The maintenance phase visible through September has given way to a major-version cycle. Version 19 consolidates work that had been spread across packages and settings: search moves from a package into core, and Document Blueprints move from Settings to the Library. Its breaking list is long, covering ImageSharp 4, the segment model and the removal of code scheduled for 19, and 18.3's ImageSharp licence check is already catching projects that reference that package directly.
◆ Prediction
18.3.0 and 17.8.0 are dated 29 October on GitHub, though neither has reached this feed yet. The 19 line should continue through further betas, with runtime async the item the team has singled out for feedback.
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Recent activity from Privy and Umbraco CMS
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 12d agoUmbraco CMSUmbraco 19 beta: .NET 11 and reusable content in every block editor ⚡
- 13d agoUmbraco CMS18.3 rc2 resolves seven security advisories
- 13d agoUmbraco CMS17.8 rc2 carries the same seven security fixes
- 25d agoUmbraco CMS18.3 rc: ImageSharp update can fail Release builds
- 26d agoPrivyPreference Center, Refund and Cancellation Flows, and a Refreshed Display Editor
- 1mo agoPrivyShipment Flows, Order Merge Tags, and Flows That Tag Contacts
- 2mo agoPrivySMS A/B Testing, Canva Integration and Customizable Attribution Windows
- 2mo agoUmbraco CMSUmbraco 18.2.0 release candidate
- 2mo agoUmbraco CMSUmbraco 17.7.0 release candidate
- 2mo agoPrivyTag on Click, Exclude Products, and Preview Product Recommendations
- 2mo agoPrivyA/B Testing for Email Campaigns ⚡
- 2mo agoPrivyPrivy MCP, Timezone Sending, and Improved Product Blocks for BigCommerce ⚡
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Privy and Umbraco CMS?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Umbraco CMS is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Privy better than Umbraco CMS?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Umbraco CMS is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Marketing products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Privy?
Top Privy alternatives in Marketing are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Privy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/privy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Umbraco CMS?
Top Umbraco CMS alternatives in Marketing are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Umbraco CMS alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/umbraco for the full list with editorial commentary on each.