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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)
9th
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)
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Community Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) category, the mindshare of Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is 0.6%. The mindshare of Salesforce Community Cloud is 2.3%, down from 3.3% 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.
Abhishek-Mehta - PeerSpot reviewer
Shows where every sales employee stands, what the pipeline is and how healthy it is, but lacks an auto-population feature
In the last twelve months, there are two primary technologies I work extensively with. I've used Salesforce CRM and other similar technology. I'm not aware which version of Salesforce CRM I'm using, because I'm just a user, not the buyer. It's deployed on the public cloud, via Salesforce. Salesforce as a CRM tool becomes the source of truth in terms of what the standing of every sales employee is in the organization, what the pipeline is and how healthy it is, and what needs to be done to add to that pipeline. My advice to people looking into using Salesforce CRM is to understand their requirements and see why they need such an expensive tool. Data is very important in an organization, but then there are alternatives such as Zoho CRM and other CRMs available in the market. Understand how important it is that they want to work with data. If they have a vision of scaling the organization to a very large number, then Salesforce CRM makes sense. If they don't have more than two hundred or three hundred people in sales, Salesforce CRM is probably not the best solution because it will not give the best value for money. They can look at other options that can give better value for money. If they're part of large organizations beyond three hundred, then Salesforce CRM is a must-have. I'm giving Salesforce CRM a rating of seven. It's a great solution, and it's very user-friendly and has great reporting. However, the pricing is expensive and there could be better population features, for example, auto-population, with less manual activity.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Content Hub provides a centralized way to manage content."
"One of the most valuable aspects is working with a recognized firm, which sometimes surpasses the commercial and marketing requirements for big customers."
"Acquia ensures we always have the latest releases available, which is a positive step forward in growth."
"Every user is almost like a mini administrator, which spoke well to how they were connected globally."
"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."
"All the business intelligence included in the tool gives more information about the cycle of the sales stage."
 

Cons

"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."
"In Site Factory, the provisioning of environments can take time."
"In terms of scalability, Acquia is not suitable for e-commerce; it's more suited for content publishing and marketing websites."
"Once the site was originally developed, it needed to be transferred onto Acquia, which was quite a task."
"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
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University
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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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Brown-Forman, GE Aviation, Pernod Ricard, Toyota, Virgin America, GE, IAVA
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