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Adobe Experience Manager vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.5
Adobe Experience Manager provides a positive ROI through ease of use, efficient updates, analytics leadership, and flexible content modification.
Sentiment score
8.5
SharePoint reduces costs, enhances efficiency, and offers document accessibility, providing financial benefits through centralized data management and comprehensive training.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Adobe Experience Manager support is skilled but slow, varying by company size, focusing on base issues over custom code.
Sentiment score
5.8
SharePoint customer support varies widely, often requiring additional purchases or external help, with better service for specific agreements.
They are attentive to big companies but tend to be negligent towards mid-sized companies.
Microsoft support could be better, especially for enterprise troubleshooting.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Adobe Experience Manager efficiently scales for large enterprises, handling load stress, easy customization, and smooth cloud migration post-transition.
Sentiment score
7.7
SharePoint scales well with proper configuration, especially in the cloud, effectively supporting thousands of users with minimal issues.
Making it easy to scale from a load-balancing and infrastructure perspective.
SharePoint is massively scalable and I would rate it as 8.5 out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Adobe Experience Manager is stable and secure, with cloud version benefits, despite some setup and integration issues.
Sentiment score
8.0
SharePoint is generally stable with proper practices, but may experience deployment issues and requires good governance and planning.
The stability of SharePoint is high; it is quite stable and resilient.
SharePoint is quite stable, rated at nine point five.
 

Room For Improvement

Adobe Experience Manager faces criticism for its high cost, complexity, limited documentation, inefficient support, and challenging integration with Microsoft.
Users are dissatisfied with SharePoint's co-authoring, permissions, integration, interface, customization, search, third-party tools, documentation, scalability, and costs.
Technical support could be improved, especially for smaller companies.
The search functionality could be improved, especially when dealing with 'lift' lists, where there are performance issues.
The introduction of AI and automation with Copilot could be a beneficial improvement.
 

Setup Cost

Adobe Experience Manager is expensive with variable licensing, but efficient for large websites and offers a one-month free trial.
Enterprise buyers can choose between cloud or on-premises SharePoint versions, balancing cost, flexibility, and organizational goals.
For large enterprises, the cost is often comparable with other major CMSs.
Microsoft offers bundled pricing for Office, SharePoint, and Exchange, making it cost-effective.
 

Valuable Features

Adobe Experience Manager offers ease of use, integration with Adobe Marketing Cloud, and robust tools for digital asset and content management.
SharePoint integrates Office 365, enhances productivity with collaboration tools, document management, customization, and robust security, supporting varied business needs.
The integration of customer behavior and website setup is impressive.
Additionally, SharePoint acts as a version control system, allowing easy recovery of past document versions.
SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously.
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Experience Manager
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
8th
Ranking in Web Content Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (6th), Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (1st)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
154
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Adobe Experience Manager is 2.8%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 17.7%, down from 20.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Thomas Becker - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
48%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
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.
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.
Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I am not involved in the licensing, but Microsoft offers bundled pricing for Office, SharePoint, and Exchange, making it cost-effective.
 

Also Known As

Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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