Adobe Experience Manager vs CoreMedia comparison

Adobe and CoreMedia are both solutions in the Web Content Management category. Adobe is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while CoreMedia is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0. Adobe holds a 13.0% mindshare in WCM, compared to CoreMedia’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Adobe users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of CoreMedia users who would recommend it.

Adobe Experience Manager

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95% willing to recommend

CoreMedia

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Experience Manager

Ranking in Web Content Management

3rd

Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (8th), Enterprise Social Software (6th)

CoreMedia

Ranking in Web Content Management

9th

Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Digital Asset Management (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Adobe Experience Manager is 13.0%, down from 15.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CoreMedia is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Thomas Becker

Managing Partner(Austria) at a integrator with 11-50 employees

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…

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Vinceno Barone

CDO at Intellidio

Provides effective workflow management and catalog management

Around three to four engineers are needed for the solution's deployment and maintenance. The solution's e-commerce integration feature has impacted our marketing efforts and catalog management. CoreMedia is stable and strong in terms of editorial things. The solution has helped our organization manage translations for different languages. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the native applications such as Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and Adobe Experience Platform. Because of these, it's very easy to connect and obtain reports on how my website is doing, how many have visited it, how frequently, etc. The multiple publisher concept is one of the best parts of this solution."

"I like the profiling and segmentation."

"Adobe Experience Manager is quite a powerful product that you can use to design files and export them."

"It is easy to learn. You don't need to be an advanced Java developer."

"The integration of customer behavior and website setup is impressive."

"If you want to use content in a mobile application and you want the content in some other application, you can simply expose it from the CMS to different clients or different systems. It's easy. On top of that, the technology underlying AEM is open-source and is very powerful like Apache Sling and JCR."

"It's a complete package. You don't need to look elsewhere for digital marketing."

"Adobe Experience Manager is a content management system, and we use it to create and manage a website."

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"CoreMedia is good for workflow management and user reviews."

Cons

"Tool-wise, the Adobe Experience Manager support team is not very responsive when the user face issues in AEM as a Cloud Service."

"Adobe Experience Manager could improve by allowing the reuse of components like a progress bar across multiple pages to make the development process more efficient."

"Programming model could be improved, it's a monolithic solution."

"The licenses are very expensive."

"The solution's pricing and stability could be improved."

"Adobe's technical support is so-so."

"Adobe Experience Manager's pricing could be improved."

"A little bit of background knowledge of coding and website structure is required."

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"It is difficult to scale the solution with respect to the costs and infrastructure."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It's really costly."

"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."

"Our customers pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

43%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

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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.

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What needs improvement with Adobe Experience Manager?

While there are many aspects that could be improved, discussing them would require more time. The licensing model is opaque, and technical support could be improved, especially for smaller companies.

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What is your primary use case for Adobe Experience Manager?

I've worked with all major content management systems. Currently, I work with the leaders such as Adobe Experience Manager, Sitecore, and Acquia.

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What do you like most about CoreMedia?

CoreMedia is good for workflow management and user reviews.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CoreMedia?

Our customers pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution.

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What needs improvement with CoreMedia?

It is difficult to scale the solution with respect to the costs and infrastructure. The solution's integration and multimedia could be improved.

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Also Known As

Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud

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Overview

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.

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CoreMedia is the complete content and digital asset management platform, featuring built-in eCommerce integrations and a secure, modular architecture. Innovate faster, improve efficiency, regain creative control, and boost ROI across all your online properties.

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Sample Customers

Metra

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), N24, Bild.de, Nation Media Group, ARD, ZDF, M. DuMont Schauberg

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