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Adobe Experience Manager vs Magnolia CMS comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Experience Manager
Ranking in Web Content Management
3rd
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (8th), Enterprise Social Software (5th)
Magnolia CMS
Ranking in Web Content Management
6th
Ranking in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Adobe Experience Manager is 12.9%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Magnolia CMS is 5.0%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Akshat Prakash - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2023
A powerful product that can be used for user experience, product design, and user journeys
Adobe Experience Manager is used for user experience, product design, and user journeys Adobe Experience Manager is quite a powerful product that you can use to design files and export them. Adobe Experience Manager's pricing could be improved. I have been using Adobe Experience Manager for…
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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:
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's really costly."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
44%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Educational Organization
10%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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.
What needs improvement with Adobe Experience Manager?
The licenses are very expensive. Customers don't want to invest so much.
What is your primary use case for Adobe Experience Manager?
We use the solution for e-commerce. For the e-commerce part, we have three types of channels: mobile, web, and tools, both B2B and B2C.
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 ...
 

Also Known As

Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud
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Sample Customers

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