Adobe Experience Manager vs Plone comparison

Adobe and Plone are both solutions in the Web Content Management category. Adobe is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while Plone is ranked #19. Adobe holds a 12.9% mindshare in WCM, compared to Plone’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Adobe users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Plone users who would recommend it.

Adobe Experience Manager

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Experience Manager

Ranking in Web Content Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (8th), Enterprise Social Software (5th), Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (1st)

Plone

Ranking in Web Content Management

19th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

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 Plone is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Akshat Prakash

Consultant at BP

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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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."

"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 really costly."

"Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee to use the solution, which is highly-priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

44%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

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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.

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What needs improvement with Adobe Experience Manager?

The licenses are very expensive. Customers don't want to invest so much.

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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.

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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.

An open source content, knowledge, and document management system for intranets, portals, and web communities. Technology neutral.

Sample Customers

Metra

The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, The Mountaineers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Onkopedia, Regione Emilia Romagna, Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, University of Leuven, University of Jyv_skyl_, Denso Auto

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