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Acquia Cloud vs Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Acquia Cloud
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Acquia Digital Experience P...
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) category, the mindshare of Acquia Cloud is 3.3%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is 2.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)2.4%
Acquia Cloud3.3%
Other94.3%
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user674091 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Delivery Lead at a leisure / travel company with 10,001+ employees
It provides a consolidated platform to manage content for the content editors.
Hosting support is the most valuable feature. Acquia provides a standard for the support and the incident requests. Their knowledge of Drupal as a CMS has enabled us to focus on developing business outcomes rather than focusing on the IT operations. Acquia has provided a resilient hosting infrastructure that allows our people to focus on delivering value to our customers.
reviewer2813307 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer
Hosting complex global sites has ensured reliable 24x7 delivery for worldwide audiences
The support usually worked quite well, but the problem that led us to shift to another platform was also in support, as the quality of service degraded at some point, which became a bit of a problem. Initially, we received really good support in various cases, but it became unsatisfying when we couldn't find clues on particular issues, repeating multiple times. That was the reason to move away at some point, or at least one of the reasons. Our customer project had to be moved from Acquia Cloud to another service, which was dictated by multiple reasons, with one being the price and another being a degrading quality of service. I wish that this quality wasn't falling down and that we would continue the partnership. I am talking mostly about Acquia Cloud and I am not quite sure if it overlaps with Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) because when I see what is mentioned as DXP on Acquia's website, it seems to be a bit different kind of thing, reminding more of no-code, low-code solutions. For Drupal, I believe it is one of the best solutions you may have if you have a considerable contract with Acquia and you agree on the price.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Acquia has provided a resilient hosting infrastructure that allows our people to focus on delivering value to our customers."
"Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) has positively impacted my organization primarily through its ease of use, making it easier to generate content and pages, especially from a marketing perspective, so entry-level people can access it and utilize it as well as advanced users, appealing to a range of people."
"Before using Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP), we might manage two projects a year, but now we can deliver four to five projects and provide more features for each client."
"Because for every new site that I have to spin up, it uses the same governed components, it makes it faster, launches with zero brand drift, and editors never need a developer for day-to-day page building."
"One of the most valuable aspects is working with a recognized firm, which sometimes surpasses the commercial and marketing requirements for big customers."
"One of the platform's key strengths is its ability to unify content management, personalization, and customer data into a single experience layer, enabling my team to build highly tailored digital journeys across multiple channels for enterprise websites like the one I work for, as well as e-commerce integrations and customer portals."
"Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) has positively impacted my organization by improving speed to market, where opening up a new country allowed us to put the content together very rapidly, reducing the time from a good three months previously down to six to eight weeks."
"Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) offers the ability to provide a managed services cloud hosting environment for Drupal CMS, which is an open-source platform and can be a challenge to maintain independently due to the frequent updating and security patching required."
"The best feature of Acquia is its deployment capabilities and the DX product, which recently released a new framework called DX Acquia."
 

Cons

"The automation tools need to improve."
"My experience with customer support for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) was terrible."
"One area where Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) can be improved is the cost structure, as it's quite an expensive solution for what it is."
"Once the site was originally developed, it needed to be transferred onto Acquia, which was quite a task."
"Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) can be improved because sometimes it takes a lot of time."
"In terms of scalability, Acquia is not suitable for e-commerce; it's more suited for content publishing and marketing websites."
"One of the improvements needed for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) involves platform sizing and pricing transparency, which is the most consistent complaint I have seen across various clients."
"The main improvement needed for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is related to its complexity, as it is not that lightweight with a surfeit of features, requiring users to read up on all the myriad of features, and while it is a sophisticated enterprise product that necessitates that complexity, the learning curve can be a bit steep for less experienced users needing quick task completion."
"In terms of scalability, Acquia is not suitable for e-commerce; it's more suited for content publishing and marketing websites."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
10%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Retailer
9%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is the structure of Acquia Cloud DXP?
Unlike many digital experience platforms, Acquia Cloud Platform actually separates its two main actions and their many features so it's easier for users. Maybe you were browsing their site and got...
Can Acquia Cloud be used to migrate from another CMS?
I've been actually looking for an answer to this question, as my organization has been using another CMS and wants to explore the option of migrating to Acquia because it offers much more features ...
Do you think Acquia Cloud is expensive?
So the price of different Acquia Cloud services doesn't really differ that much based on locations, though, of course, it's cheapest in the US. But my opinion on the matter is, the personal and the...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was pretty seamless. It was all clear, it was very transparent, and we signed up to a three-year deal.
What needs improvement with Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?
Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) can be improved by enhancing their service and support capabilities and continuing to build partnerships with strategic solution providers.
What is your primary use case for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?
My main use case for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is to manage our public-facing global website at both Bio-Rad and a previous company.I use Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) to ...
 

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Sample Customers

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