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Acquia Cloud vs Adobe Experience Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Acquia Cloud
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Adobe Experience Manager
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (5th), Web Content Management (1st), Enterprise Social Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) category, the mindshare of Acquia Cloud is 3.6%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Adobe Experience Manager is 14.5%, down from 18.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Adobe Experience Manager14.5%
Acquia Cloud3.6%
Other81.9%
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.
reviewer2771634 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Program Manager /Senior Lead Solution Architech- Product Technology & Gen AI at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Have faced challenges with setup and pricing but have found flexibility and support helpful
Adobe Experience Manager needs more optimization. The frequency of components where we have vitals of a page or an app needs to be optimized because these are heavy Java codes along with some AEM developments. The code language should be optimized or they should have some string functions or web plugins to create a lighter version rather than implementing large amounts of code lines. They should start implementing industry best practices which are not currently offered. We perform our internal development for customization at our own pace. We have multiple frameworks that help us in various ways. We are advancing in terms of AI integration. We have already started our own POCs before Adobe implements these features.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
10%
University
8%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise20
 

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 do you like most about Adobe Experience Manager?
It is easy to learn. You don't need to be an advanced Java developer.
What needs improvement with Adobe Experience Manager?
I think Adobe Experience Manager can be improved by making it simpler to use. I do not have anything specific in mind regarding needed improvements. I chose seven because if the app were simpler, I...
What is your primary use case for Adobe Experience Manager?
My main use case for Adobe Experience Manager is to share papers with colleagues and to edit PDF files. I use Adobe Experience Manager to share or edit documents with my colleagues because we work ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud, Adobe CQ5
 

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Sample Customers

Weather.com, Princess Cruises, City of LA, Lush
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