What users are saying about
Adobe Experience Manager
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Top Rated
226 Ratings
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Based on 226 reviews and ratings
13 Ratings
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Based on 13 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- DNN Platform ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Security, Platform & Infrastructure, Web Content Creation, Web Content Management
Security

7.3
Adobe Experience Manager
73%
10.0
DNN Platform
100%
DNN Platform ranks higher in 1/1 features
DNN Platform ranks higher in 1/1 features
Role-based user permissions

7.3
73%
38 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure

7.8
Adobe Experience Manager
78%
9.5
DNN Platform
95%
DNN Platform ranks higher in 2/2 features
DNN Platform ranks higher in 2/2 features
API

7.6
76%
29 Ratings
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language

7.9
79%
29 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Web Content Creation

7.3
Adobe Experience Manager
73%
8.6
DNN Platform
86%
DNN Platform ranks higher in 7/8 features
DNN Platform ranks higher in 7/8 features
WYSIWYG editor

7.3
73%
33 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness

6.6
66%
34 Ratings
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
Admin section

6.8
68%
34 Ratings
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Page templates

7.2
72%
37 Ratings
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
Library of website themes

7.2
72%
26 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design

7.6
76%
35 Ratings
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Publishing workflow

8.0
80%
35 Ratings
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Form generator

7.4
74%
29 Ratings
7.0
70%
4 Ratings
Web Content Management

6.8
Adobe Experience Manager
68%
8.6
DNN Platform
86%
DNN Platform ranks higher in 5/5 features
DNN Platform ranks higher in 5/5 features
Content taxonomy

7.2
72%
31 Ratings
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
SEO support

6.5
65%
33 Ratings
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Bulk management

6.7
67%
36 Ratings
7.0
70%
3 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions

7.1
71%
34 Ratings
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
Community / comment management

6.8
68%
30 Ratings
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- DNN Platform is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

7.6
Adobe Experience Manager
76%
49 Ratings
9.0
DNN Platform
90%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

9.0
Adobe Experience Manager
90%
5 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

8.2
Adobe Experience Manager
82%
14 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability

8.6
Adobe Experience Manager
86%
5 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance

8.0
Adobe Experience Manager
80%
5 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

7.3
Adobe Experience Manager
73%
11 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating

8.7
Adobe Experience Manager
87%
4 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Contract Terms and Pricing Model

9.5
Adobe Experience Manager
95%
2 Ratings
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Professional Services

9.0
Adobe Experience Manager
90%
1 Rating
DNN Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager is a well-suited tool, If you want to manage your content, sites, pages, etc. in one place, this is the perfect solution. Integrates well with other Adobe products, making development easy. The solution allows you to handle global content in one place if you are managing markets in more than one country

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesDNN Platform
DNN [Platform] is great for organizations of any size who wish to have a robust CMS to manage their site. DNN is not ideal for a small site that is better suited to a super easy to user interface such as Wix. DNN [Platform] is plenty strong enough for enterprises and large entities.

Verified User
Director in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Manager is great for maintaining large websites with lots of content. It has a comprehensive repository and folder structure which makes it easy to organize and break down your website into sections.
- Although we have not personally used it much yet, Adobe Experience Manager has integrations with the other Adobe Experience Cloud products such as Campaign, Target, and Analytics. The newest version(s) also have integrations with Creative Cloud products like Photoshop, which allows creatives to upload assets directly into the DAM.
- Adobe Experience Manager has powerful live copy/translation tools that allow you to clone and translate webpages into other languages for alternate language versions of your site.

Verified User
Team Lead in Marketing
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 10,001+ employeesDNN Platform
- Very easy to use CMS - Ease of use is paramount with CMS products to minimise on support calls. Also the template structure of pages ensures that content editors cannot inadvertently corrupt the layout of the page.
- Powerful application framework - The existence of APIs for all functionality within the CMS provides limitless scope in terms of developing bespoke applications which sit within the CMS.
- Commercially supported option available - For larger clients, the comfort factor of having a direct line to the developers of the application is a big selling point.

Verified User
Account Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesCons
Adobe Experience Manager
- Upgrading and applying patches can be hit or miss - I recommend backups because of the potential to damage the existing infrastructure
- Space management is an issue - every change or request takes up space that can be reclaimed, but only through a complicated procedure done through command prompts. There was no documentation for this on their site and we had to use a third party to create the procedure. It has to be run manually.
- There isn't a good backup system, particularly one that can be scheduled to run reliably.
Senior System Administrator
University of Georgia College of AgricultureHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
DNN Platform
- Out of the box, it has some modules, but not enough unless you do a paid version.
- The support is a bit slow.
- The menuing can be confusing and terms used a bit strange. which makes training difficult.
Creative Director
Links Technology SolutionsInternet, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Adobe Experience Manager
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—DNN Platform
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 9.0
Based on 5 answers
We had and still have a fantastic experience using Adobe CQ. Lots of flexibility, great integration with other Adobe products we already use and a powerful technology make it a great fit for our corporate environment. Also as the community grows, it makes it easier to network with other developers and users to get new ideas on how to continue to get the best out of the software.
CQ5 Developer
TravelocityLeisure, Travel & Tourism, 51-200 employees
DNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 8.2
Based on 14 answers
I personally feel that AEM is very intuitive to use from an authoring standpoint. The entire CMS was engineered around the author. Everything about AEM is geared to helping authors generate and maintain content. There are ways that tool tips can be customized so that any individual could simply hover over and be guided step by step on how to author web content
Software developer
Axis41Computer Software, 51-200 employees
DNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 8.6
Based on 5 answers
When it comes to availability, adobe experience manager is the best with little to no downtime at least during business hours.Considering the enterprise scale and critical business solutions built on experience manager, availability was our primary requirement during CMS evaluation and adobe fits best on this parameter.If there's a planned upgrade, adobe would make sure they do it in non-business hours.

Verified User
Consultant in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 201-500 employeesDNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 8.0
Based on 5 answers
Page load time is important to me for search engine optimization reasons. I cannot say I have been particularly impressed by Adobe Experience Manager in this area so far. When using tools like Google's PageSpeed Insights, the reports received on our AEM pages have suggested there is a lot of room for improvement, especially when assessing mobile performance.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesDNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 7.3
Based on 11 answers
Adobe Experience Manager, in all its capacity, is a great alternative to any other CMS you are using. It helps in rapid development and makes life easier for maintaining the website for multi-language sites. Technical know-how is eliminated at content authoring. Better documentation in terms of live examples with videos would be appreciated.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesDNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 8.7
Based on 4 answers
Depending on your individual needs, It is really quite simple to create an authoring experience for a website that looks really good. I have been part of many implementations and many teams and have seen many projects that were super successful and others that were not implemented well. AEM has room for a lot of flexibility in the implementation process compared to other CMS like SharePoint
Software developer
Axis41Computer Software, 51-200 employees
DNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Adobe Experience Manager
I think AEM is specific to the client's needs and is not necessarily comparable to all other platforms. However, when compared feature to feature I think AEM many times is a leader in the industry. While WordPress has progressed in the WYSIWYG interface it is not there still today and this is truly where AEM shines against all of the other CMS platforms.
Team Lead
Search DiscoveryInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
DNN Platform
Senior Application Developer
Entre Computer ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 9.5
Based on 2 answers
Instead of being directly involved in the tool purchase, I am involved in analysis or what we can use to maximize the tool. Small organizations may find it expensive. However, if the team or organization focuses more on your ROI or the features you will get, then it will definitely be worth it. Pricing is based on a number of factors, including team size or the use of the tool. The user can select the pricing option that best fits their needs based on the number of form submissions they make or the number of pages they wish to publish on their global/multisite sites.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesDNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 9.0
Based on 1 answer
The professional services team within adobe is one of the best in terms of technical and solutioning knowledge.However, considering the billing charges of adobe professional services team, it is always recommended to involve them during platform initial setup or when a complex solution is to be built with platform customizations.

Verified User
Consultant in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 201-500 employeesDNN Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Adobe Experience Manager
- We can have multiple teams globally and connect anytime we want.
- Finding target audiences for advertisement campaigns became [so] much easier than before.
- One drawback is that the users have to be well trained and [preferably have] more IT knowledge among them to interact with the AEM.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employeesDNN Platform
- DNN helps us win bids on projects through the improvements the community has done over the past few years; we were ready to scrap it all together but it has made great strides
- DNN's community has come back and is actively working to improve and expand the capabilities of the cms
- on a negative note, the confusion between evoq and dnn has caused us headaches

Verified User
Director in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees