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Acquia Cloud vs Magnolia CMS 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
Magnolia CMS
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
5th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) category, the mindshare of Acquia Cloud is 4.6%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Magnolia CMS is 8.6%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user674091 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
26%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
10%
Pharma/Biotech Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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...
Is Magnolia CMS the best CMS out there?
"The best" is a very subjective thing when it comes to CMS, as well as with anything in life. I've worked in a place where we used Magnolia as the content management system and I can't really find...
Can Magnolia CMS be used for personal use or just for businesses?
Honestly, I don't see what should stop you from using Magnolia CMS for your personal use or to grow the digital experience you can provide. It gives you a free trial and from there you can establi...
Do you need to be a developer in order to use Magnolia CMS?
No, you don't have to be a developer or any kind of professional IT specialist to use the services of Magnolia CMS. In fact, if you're neither of these things, then Magnolia is the right thing for ...
 

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Sample Customers

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Ancestry.com, Migros, MOO, Al Arabiya, Alior Bank, Atlassian, Avis
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