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We performed a comparison between Acquia Cloud and Adobe Experience Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "There's a free trial for one month for Adobe Experience Manager, which you can use for learning purposes, then, after the trial period, you'll need to purchase the license. Adobe offers a few plans for Adobe Experience Manager, but I'm unaware of how much my company is paying."
  • "It's a costly solution. I would rate the price at two out of five on a scale from one to five, where one is the most expensive and five is the most competitive."
  • "Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee to use the solution, which is highly-priced."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: 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… more »
    Top Answer: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 for… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:Adobe Experience Manager is a content management system, and we use it to create and manage a website.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing and stability could be improved.
    Top Answer:Adobe Experience Manager is used for user experience, product design, and user journeys.
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    Also Known As
    Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud
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    Overview

    Acquia is a digital experience platform that allows companies to build, optimize, and operate websites, apps, and other digital experiences through specialized software and services. Their products include Acquia Cloud, Cloud IDE, Acquia DAM, customer data platform, campaign studio, site studio, Edge CDN, site and campaign factories, and personalization.

    Through Acquia DXP, companies and their developers, marketers, and IT teams can create and broadcast digital products and services to maximize the exposure of the brand by reaching a broad customer audience. Organizations can rely on the features Acquia offers as a digital experience platform and provide their clients with the experience they require. Acquia’s features allow businesses to engage customers and establish a prominent digital presence. This DXP understands the need for companies to be able to reach their client base through many online channels and provides them with the right tools to build their digital experience platform.

    Acquia Cloud Features

    Acquia digital experience platform provides companies with two main features: the Drupal Cloud and the Marketing Cloud. Through Drupal, organizations can assemble the digital experiences that their clients need. The marketing cloud is created to break down data and help companies manage their digital marketing more easily.

    Here is a summary of the features that a company can use if they chose Acquia as their DXP.

    • Drupal cloud: Acquia CMS, a cloud platform and cloud IDE, migrate, accelerate, as well as replatform, content hub, site factory and site studio, code studio, and Edge WAF and CDN. The features of the Drupal cloud allow companies to build digital experiences even with only beginner knowledge about coding. The visual page builder provides an easy way to implement a DXP. Acquia also offers developers and professional IT teams ways to follow the building processes. Companies can distribute the digital experience on existing and emerging channels while using a secure platform.

    • Marketing cloud: Acquia CDP, personalization, Acquia DAM, campaign studio, campaign factory, and Acquia PIM. The marketing cloud helps companies connect with their customers and potentially raise the ROI of their businesses. Organizations can use Acquia cloud to highly personalize the way they reach customers while simultaneously increasing effectiveness. The marketing features of this DXP also grant businesses  intelligence insights about their performance and help to manage their data effectively.

    Acquia Cloud Benefits

    The Acquia Cloud digital experience platform offers different features through a single DXP, making it easier for companies to reach their customers through a simplified site-building process. Some of the benefits of this DXP include:

    • Accessible multi-channel content delivery
    • Detailed customer data 
    • Personalization of content for different target groups
    • Potential saves costs when migrating from another CMS

    Adobe Communique 5 (Adobe CQ5), currently manifested as Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), is a web-based content management system which is developed to help businesses in offering high-end digital experience to their customers. 

    Sample Customers
    Weather.com, Princess Cruises, City of LA, Lush
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization21%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization40%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Manufacturing Company4%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise55%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise46%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Acquia Cloud is ranked 9th in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) while Adobe Experience Manager is ranked 1st in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) with 16 reviews. Acquia Cloud is rated 9.0, while Adobe Experience Manager is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Acquia Cloud writes "It provides a consolidated platform to manage content for the content editors. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Adobe Experience Manager writes "A powerful product that can be used for user experience, product design, and user journeys". Acquia Cloud is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Pantheon, Amazon AWS, Adobe Experience Cloud and Salesforce Platform, whereas Adobe Experience Manager is most compared with Adobe CQ5, Liferay Digital Experience Platform, WordPress, SharePoint and SDL Tridion DX.

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