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Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) vs Salesforce Community Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Acquia Digital Experience P...
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Community Cloud
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Community Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) category, the mindshare of Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is 0.7%. The mindshare of Salesforce Community Cloud is 2.4%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
 

Featured Reviews

Adrian Campanelli - PeerSpot reviewer
Great digital DXP platform with asset management features and personalization tools but has unclear platform sizing
One area for improvement is how Acquia sizes its platform for customers, which can be ambiguous and often results in penalties after doing business. Issues with defining site requests and visits are not standard in the market. They also need to improve their support and technical advisory services. The manuals provided lacked clear and complete information.
Julio Divietro - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps us with sales management of customer life cycles with good business intelligence
Our primary use case for the solution is sales management of customer life cycles. We deploy the solution on cloud The stability and ease of use are valuable. Additionally, the granularity of the tool provides a great experience because of the several variables we can manage during the process.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable aspects is working with a recognized firm, which sometimes surpasses the commercial and marketing requirements for big customers."
"Every user is almost like a mini administrator, which spoke well to how they were connected globally."
"Content Hub provides a centralized way to manage content."
"Acquia ensures we always have the latest releases available, which is a positive step forward in growth."
"All the business intelligence included in the tool gives more information about the cycle of the sales stage."
"What I found most valuable in Salesforce CRM is its reporting feature because it's extensive and it's very accurate. I also like that you can move opportunities by stages. I find that feature very important and very useful because it helps you understand where opportunities get stuck, and at what stage it is currently."
 

Cons

"In Site Factory, the provisioning of environments can take time."
"One area for improvement is the way Acquia sizes their platform for customers, which can be quite ambiguous and often results in penalties after doing business."
"Once the site was originally developed, it needed to be transferred onto Acquia, which was quite a task."
"In terms of scalability, Acquia is not suitable for e-commerce; it's more suited for content publishing and marketing websites."
"The user interface can be improved."
"An area for improvement in Salesforce CRM is that there's still a lot of manual input you need to make. If it could pick up things automatically from an email and auto-populate, that would make the tool better. Another area for improvement is that the Salesforce CRM connector for G-suite does not work effectively."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing for Salesforce CRM is extremely expensive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?
Acquia licensing works on a yearly subscription basis. The subscription amount is typically covered by the client as part of the agreement. I'm not sure about the current pricing, but it was a year...
What needs improvement with Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?
In terms of scalability, Acquia is not suitable for e-commerce; it's more suited for content publishing and marketing websites. Due to security concerns, Acquia and Drupal have not gained strength ...
What is your primary use case for Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?
I use Acquia primarily for front-end development and building reusable components. We employ a model approach with the paragraph model to build reusable components and layout builders. We also util...
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Sample Customers

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