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Adobe Experience Manager vs Atlassian Confluence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Adobe Experience Manager offers efficient management and seamless updates, leading to substantial returns and justified investment due to its features.
Sentiment score
6.9
Atlassian Confluence improves onboarding, centralizes knowledge, and is regarded as a cost-effective tool enhancing efficiency and satisfaction.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Adobe Experience Manager support is praised for quality but critiqued for slow responses and challenges in complex or regional issues.
Sentiment score
6.5
Confluence users praise support's expertise but note issues with resolution speed, service limitations, and regional coverage variations.
There are Adobe engineers, sales representatives, and engineers assigned to Sephora North America.
They are attentive to big companies but tend to be negligent towards mid-sized companies.
They are always supportive.
This team manages all queries and uses various plugins, such as Tempo for time tracking.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Adobe Experience Manager is scalable, customizable, and ideal for large enterprises, though cloud transitions may present challenges.
Sentiment score
7.2
Atlassian Confluence scales well for many users; however, cloud setups and costs can present challenges for some organizations.
You cannot simply add more servers without purchasing the license.
The scalability of Adobe Experience Manager is pretty good because we have so many engineers that are knowledgeable about and have experience in altering the Adobe Experience Manager system.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Adobe Experience Manager is stable with high performance, but custom code and integrations can cause occasional issues and memory leaks.
Sentiment score
7.9
Confluence users praise stability but note occasional connectivity issues; setup quality and updates influence performance and data integrity.
Since they are enterprise and have significant digital business coming through the digital medium, the stability of the product is very important.
 

Room For Improvement

Adobe Experience Manager users face challenges with documentation, integration, cost, complexity, support, and inefficient development and deployment processes.
Atlassian Confluence struggles with integration, pricing, and user access, needing improvements in collaboration, customization, and interface efficiency.
Technical support could be improved, especially for smaller companies.
Many people complain about the price as it's one of the most expensive tools.
There should be a direct sync between the UAT lower environment to the production higher environment.
This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data.
The software does not currently have any kind of AI integration.
 

Setup Cost

Adobe Experience Manager is costly but valuable for large enterprises, offering a trial and flexible licensing for scalability.
Atlassian Confluence pricing varies with user base and setup, with costs increasing for plugins and external access.
Adobe Experience Manager is expensive compared to competitors.
For large enterprises, the cost is often comparable with other major CMSs.
It streamlines license management and renewal processes, which can otherwise lead to complications or lapses in access.
 

Valuable Features

Adobe Experience Manager excels in Digital Asset Management, integration, AI metadata, intuitive GUI, and fast web page delivery.
Atlassian Confluence excels with ease of use, collaboration tools, Jira integration, customizable templates, and cross-device accessibility.
Feature-wise, I believe the dispatcher module is the best aspect of Adobe Experience Manager.
The integration of customer behavior and website setup is impressive.
This tool provides a single repository for interacting with the entire team.
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Experience Manager
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (8th), Web Content Management (3rd), Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (1st)
Atlassian Confluence
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Adobe Experience Manager is 3.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Atlassian Confluence is 9.1%, down from 12.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Atlassian Confluence9.1%
Adobe Experience Manager3.2%
Other87.7%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Thomas Becker - PeerSpot reviewer
Impressive integration of customer behavior with an easy setup and okay support
I've worked with all major content management systems. Currently, I work with the leaders such as Adobe Experience Manager, Sitecore, and Acquia Working with big companies, I help them either consider setting up a new content management system or address issues they might have with their existing…
Rabindra K Maharana - PeerSpot reviewer
Editing features improve document accessibility
There is a holiday calendar, however, I need to install an app or add something to it. The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented. Guidance on this should be available in a forum. Recently, I used a feature in another tool—perhaps GitHub—where it helped prepare a chart. It involved listing resources, like having fifteen people in the X team, ten in the Y team, and seven in the Z team. It created a bar chart showing these numbers. This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data. It was then created on a separate page and made available.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise52
 

Questions from the Community

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?
Improvements could be made, though it's difficult to pinpoint because Adobe Experience Manager has been part of my world for the past several years. Many people complain about the price as it's one...
What is your primary use case for Adobe Experience Manager?
I am on the Digital Asset Management team and we coordinate projects through Workfront, tracking assets through Workfront and with Adobe Experience Manager. My use cases involve migration within Di...
What do you like most about Atlassian Confluence?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its document-controlling feature. In Atlassian Confluence, controlled documents cannot be edited by anyone else.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?
With Atlassian, the costs are reasonable. Although higher than before when we used multiple platforms and licenses, having a collaborative platform like this is advantageous. It streamlines license...
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
There's room for improvement in the way folders are structured in Atlassian Confluence. Sometimes it's frustrating when we have two documents that we want to have the same name. For instance, we mi...
 

Also Known As

Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud, Adobe CQ5
Confluence
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Metra
Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
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