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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Starting at $1,850.00 Per Month
Adobe Experience Manager
Star Rating
(528)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(108)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,850.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Adobe Experience Manager excels in its Content Management capabilities, particularly with its Content Creation Tools scoring 8.6, while dotCMS offers a slightly lower score of 8.3. Reviewers mention that AEM's robust features allow for more comprehensive content management workflows.
- Reviewers mention that dotCMS shines in Quality of Support, with a score of 8.6 compared to Adobe Experience Manager's 7.6. Users on G2 appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of dotCMS's support team, which enhances their overall experience.
- Users say that Adobe Experience Manager's Analytics features, particularly in Personalization, score 8.3, while dotCMS leads with 8.8. Reviewers mention that dotCMS provides more advanced personalization options, making it easier to tailor content to specific audience segments.
- G2 users report that Adobe Experience Manager has a more sophisticated Asset Management system, scoring 9.0, compared to dotCMS's 8.8. Reviewers highlight AEM's extensive capabilities in managing digital assets, including advanced File Transformation features.
- Users on G2 mention that dotCMS offers better Ease of Use with a score of 8.0, while Adobe Experience Manager scores 7.7. Reviewers appreciate dotCMS's intuitive interface, which simplifies the content creation process for non-technical users.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Experience Manager's Compliance Monitoring features score impressively at 8.8, indicating a strong focus on regulatory compliance, which is crucial for enterprise-level clients. In contrast, dotCMS's compliance features are noted as less comprehensive.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager Sites
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- Editable templates
- Intuitive WISYWIG interface
- Style system
dotCMS
Starter
Starting at $1,850.00
Per Month
For companies that are managing a couple sites and have basic content management needs.
- 1 site included
- 1 locale included
- Universal Visual Editing
Free Trial
Adobe Experience Manager
No trial information availabledotCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
401
8.4
94
Ease of Use
7.8
454
8.0
94
Ease of Setup
7.6
291
6.8
55
Ease of Admin
7.8
130
7.8
55
Quality of Support
7.9
365
8.5
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
126
8.6
55
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
397
8.3
87
Features by Category
Interface and Performance
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.2
88
Not enough data
7.9
86
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
Asset Management
8.5
94
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
7.7
84
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
Media Types
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.1
87
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Asset Management
7.3
27
Not enough data
Content
8.3
219
|
Verified
8.6
66
|
Verified
8.1
210
|
Verified
8.5
63
|
Verified
8.0
198
|
Verified
8.2
65
|
Verified
7.8
193
8.0
62
8.1
191
|
Verified
7.8
57
|
Verified
8.1
195
|
Verified
7.9
58
|
Verified
8.2
213
|
Verified
8.1
65
|
Verified
7.6
203
|
Verified
7.8
60
|
Verified
8.3
207
|
Verified
8.2
65
|
Verified
Design
7.6
194
|
Verified
7.0
43
7.7
188
7.4
44
|
Verified
7.9
198
|
Verified
7.7
49
|
Verified
8.1
209
|
Verified
8.5
58
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
173
|
Verified
7.4
57
7.8
180
|
Verified
8.1
53
|
Verified
7.9
192
|
Verified
8.4
59
|
Verified
8.1
202
|
Verified
8.3
67
|
Verified
8.3
185
8.6
63
|
Verified
8.2
179
|
Verified
8.1
48
|
Verified
7.8
180
|
Verified
7.4
47
|
Verified
7.9
174
|
Verified
8.3
62
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
7.7
28
Not enough data
7.5
28
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Standards
9.1
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Governance
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Analytics
8.4
102
8.0
18
8.3
97
8.0
18
8.1
97
7.7
18
8.4
99
8.1
19
8.4
88
8.8
11
8.4
84
8.6
12
Content Management
8.8
103
8.3
26
8.6
104
8.8
28
8.4
99
8.9
26
Design & Development
8.1
96
8.9
25
8.0
93
8.3
25
8.3
99
8.8
25
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
7.5
65
Not enough data
8.0
67
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
7.6
65
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
Channels
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
Design
8.7
48
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
24
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
8.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
21
Development
Not enough data
7.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
25
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
8.9
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Experience Platforms
7.8
17
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
Optimization
8.1
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visual UGC
8.2
35
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
Integrations
7.9
35
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
Support
8.0
33
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
Performance
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Experience Manager and dotCMS are categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Adobe Experience Manager is categorized as Customer Communications Management, Digital Asset Management, Content Experience Platforms, Digital Governance, and User-Generated Content
dotCMS is categorized as Headless CMS
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Experience Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
dotCMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.4%
Computer Software
8.4%
Financial Services
6.7%
Retail
3.5%
Other
63.1%
Higher Education
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Financial Services
6.9%
Retail
5.9%
Computer Software
5.9%
Other
54.9%
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Discussions
Do you have any plan to improve it's scalability?
3 Comments
JL
A couple of years ago Adobe was excited about AEM in the cloud SaaS, but this offering seems to have quietly gone away. We use AEM at Rackspace where we have...Read more
What is the best way to use
1 Comment
MR
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is the best way to use, which makes AEM SaaS.Read more
How to reduce the reindex time for large index
1 Comment
MR
We can reduce the indexing time by creating Lucene Index.Read more
Does dotCMS offer a free trial?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Yes! You can download and use dotCMS for free from our website: https://dotcms.com/download/. Once you download, you can request a free trial of the...Read more
How is dotCMS priced?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Because every implementation of dotCMS is different, we offer custom pricing based on your need. Contact our team today to get a pricing quote right for your...Read more
I didn't check last versions so it might be already there. When dotCMS will fully support all the entities (containers, templates, pages, etc) and content to be deployable through APIs? Is that in the roadmap and for when?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Kelvin,
Thank you for your comment. The latest release of dotCMS (5.x) now supports containers and pages in addition to content, content types, themes, and...Read more
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