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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Experience Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Experience Manager is a combined web content management system and digital asset management system. The combined applications of Adobe Experience Manager Sites and Adobe Experience Manager Assets is offered by the vendor as an end-to-end solution for managing and delivering marketing content.N/A

    Xperience by Kentico

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AKentico is a web content management system for building websites, online stores, intranets, and Web 2.0 community sites. Kentico CMS uses ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server for development via its Portal Engine, using Visual Studio, or through Microsoft MVC.

    $9,999

    Subscription license

    Zentail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AZentail is a commerce operations management (COM) platform that aims to simplify ecommerce. Features include PIM technology, listing, repricing, inventory management, supply chain and order management. Zentail integrates into various sales channels, like Amazon, eBay, Google Shopping, Walmart Marketplace and Shopify. Its AI-powered PIM tech (SMART Types) lets sellers adapt product data to each marketplace's requirements and avoid listing errors or incomplete data. The platform was named…N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe Experience ManagerXperience by KenticoZentail
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Kentico Xperience Business
    $9,999 / year
    Subscription license
    Kentico Xperience Business
    $14,999
    Perpetual license
    Kentico Xperience Enterprise
    $17,999 / year
    Subscription license
    Kentico Xperience Enterprise
    $29,999
    Perpetual license
    Kentico Xperience Corporate
    Upon request
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Experience ManagerXperience by KenticoZentail
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——All plans are annual and customized to each user's business requirements and customizations. Pricing is discounted for our beta partners.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Experience ManagerXperience by KenticoZentail
    Considered Multiple Products
    Adobe
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    Kentico software
    Chose Xperience by Kentico
    When compared to the above solutions the value that Kentico offers is much higher when compared to the price of these other solutions. Kentico will do 90% of what Sitecore and Ektron and Adobe do, and those other solutions will do 90% of what Kentico does. In my opinion they …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    180 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    145 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    184 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    113 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    125 Answers
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    Features
    Adobe Experience ManagerXperience by KenticoZentail
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Adobe Experience Manager and Xperience by Kentico and Zentail
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    8.4
    38 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Xperience by Kentico
    9.0
    25 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zentail
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.438 Ratings9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Adobe Experience Manager and Xperience by Kentico and Zentail
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    8.0
    33 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Xperience by Kentico
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zentail
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    Ratings
    API7.829 Ratings9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.129 Ratings9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Adobe Experience Manager and Xperience by Kentico and Zentail
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    7.5
    38 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Xperience by Kentico
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Zentail
    -
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    WYSIWYG editor7.433 Ratings8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.734 Ratings8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section7.034 Ratings8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.637 Ratings9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.326 Ratings7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.835 Ratings9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.135 Ratings10.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.629 Ratings10.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Adobe Experience Manager and Xperience by Kentico and Zentail
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    7.3
    37 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Xperience by Kentico
    8.0
    26 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Zentail
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy7.731 Ratings9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.133 Ratings7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management7.236 Ratings10.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.534 Ratings8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.130 Ratings6.024 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Sitecore Digital Experience Platform
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Progress Sitefinity
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Experience ManagerXperience by KenticoZentail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (220 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (181 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Experience ManagerXperience by KenticoZentail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    I'll answer the second one because I mean, the first one I don't have an issue with. The second scenario is we oftentimes have the need to spin off very small campaign style sites or sites that generate leads but are unbranded and that sort of thing. So that's hard to do in AEM because you have to then create another organization within AEM to do that. And we're talking about sites that are maybe five to 10 pages in size. So we've been investigating Edge, but then that's a different workflow, so we'd have to train people on that. So it would be nice if there was something within the AEM structure that could allow you to do something very similar to Edge, where you make some small micro sites that are not necessarily branded, that you could still host within the platform and not have to retrain everybody on a completely different platform.
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    Kentico software
    Kentico is a robust and flexible CMS platform that is great for managing multiple websites and multiple environments (dev, stage, and production for instance). It makes content management very easy and makes it easy to keep the environments synced with the same content. However, the Kentico CMS does require a bit more technical understanding to get it set up properly and requires a bit more effort and support than, say, free open-source options.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
    Having Zentail in your business or enterprise is an advantage regardless of the size and the company, since the mission of this software is to boost the income of your business by finding the right customers who are looking for your services or products as a solution, online marketing It has never been as rewarding as this program is, that is why we have no doubt that Zentail is one of the best programs to sell and manage and company in the cloud.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • It allows us to scale so that we can make a change on a global footer. And it applies to all of the different property websites. It allows us to set up components and compartmentalize things in a way. The big thing is that it's scalable. And then it also ties into Adobe Analytics and other Adobe products. So we are a complete Adobe shop. Every Adobe product that we can use, we use. I don't think we do it for marketing so much, but for doing target testing and analytics, data scientists are using the same product and so it all speaks.
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    Kentico software
    • I love the intuitive top and left navigation within the content management platform. I can easily find what section, sub-section, and page I'm looking to edit
    • For creating content, the WYSIWYG editor is so intuitive; it feels like you're working on an MS Word doc!
    • The tab for adding metadata in simple fields takes away the headache of having to hunt and peck through code to add H1 tag, page description etc.
    • The image library is easy to edit and manage
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
    • There are many pages and websites where this program gives you the opportunity to experience a business process with new customers interested in your business and the products you offer.
    • Zentail is a space where the best sellers can achieve new goals for their company, with the aim of seeing massive growth in their work and highlighting their position.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • There are some glitches in permissions inheritance that require us to toggle a save on permissions in groups that inherit from a group that was recently updated.
    • Large packages require stopping the workflow launcher OSGi components or many workflows will slow down the server.
    • Locked pages are hard to find unless I use /siteadmin... I often hear that the CQ tools will go away, but if we lose that, some small things might be harder to do, like finding locked pages.
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    Kentico software
    • Kentico needs to invest in more enterprise class environment management utilities -- example: global CDN support via the CMS is sorely lacking. There are work-arounds, but it should be more elegant.
    • The Kentico staging module could be improved to support the concept of bundled releases. Current staging module functionality is good, but could be improved.
    • Kentico ecommerce support is a touch immature. While content management is superb, Kentico lags in this area when compared to many open source ecommerce engines.
    • Kentico is lacking MVC support. 99% of the time this isn't an issue for the end-user or business user, but can be a hurdle for technology teams depending on the team's makeup.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
    • One of the things that makes it difficult for us is to fully understand the objective of each of the functions of this program and how it works correctly.
    • I would like a new update to improve and innovate with the presentation of images that we upload, I would like to be able to group them in a more attractive and interactive order for the client.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    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.
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    Kentico software
    We are locked into Kentico for the long haul. It provides us with an easy and flexible solution for a very non technical company to create a site and have the features they want, especially with the inclusion of EMS into our license. Now we have a true platform to build and grow our solutions.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Adobe Experience Manager overall is fairly easy to use and caters to a wide range of users when it comes to their technical abilities. It has the flexibility to enable UI/UX designers to pop in and easily design new content with drop in components. It also has sufficient capabilities for those who are more technically inclined and want to dig more into custom code or solutions
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    Kentico software
    It seriously is one of the best interfaces I have ever used. I also love the fact that I can use UI personalization to secure any functionality by user or role that I don't want that role to have access to. The best part is the customization of the UI, I can add in any button, tab, or menu item I want through it, no code required.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    Being part of Adobe Suite means you are already notified when the tool has any outages. However, I have never faced unplanned outages. Whenever you face any issue with the site, it is clearly stated if there were any planned outages and how quickly you will be back to normal. So, I will say that even the outages are planned and managed in a great way like their other services.
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    Kentico software
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Performance
    Adobe
    With respect to performance, Adobe experience manager is one of the best in the CMS space. We didn't observe frequent slowness on platform, however the systems which are accessing experience manager should be of good specifications without which slowness would be observed. Adobe experience manager works well in integration with other solutions, unless the destination application is designed to trigger frequent calls to AEM.
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    Kentico software
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    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.
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    Kentico software
    Their support staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and will work with you until your issue is fixed. This could take a few phone calls back and forth, but they are very diligent in helping you.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    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
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    Kentico software
    The system provides many opportunities to integrate and enhance the platform and makes it easy to do so.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    SSO is one fits all, so we don't have to have a separate SSO for each application of Adobe The integration with Analytics works perfectly and bring directly value really quickly Target remains more complicated to set up, but can also bring a lot of value once integrated with the rest of the Adobe platform The fact that the solution is Cloud services is also a big advantage for maintenance
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    Kentico software
    I've used Sitecore, Ektron, Joomla!, WordPress, and SharePoint (if you want to count that as a competitor for CMS). Kentico 8 blows them all out of the water. Nothing is more intuitive in the way that content is created, the way the site is setup, and how efficient rollouts can be with Content Staging.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    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.
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    Kentico software
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Professional Services
    Adobe
    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.
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    Kentico software
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • too soon to tell on increased conversion rates based on external marketing factors in play but having increased visibility into customer engagement trends will most likely lead to improvement of our conversion rates.
    • There have been productivity gains from the perspective of actually migrating all of our externally managed sites to the same in-house Adobe Experience Manager platform and then being able to utilize those universal components.
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    Kentico software
    • Kentico has enabled faster speed to market for SMEs. They are empowered to enter content them selves while still having that content go through editorial review to ensure tone of voice and brand are maintained.
    • Deploying Kentico has freed up web developer resources from manual content entry enabling them to build more useful solutions to support the business efforts
    • Tapping into the Kentico event pipelne allows us to trigger external system events when product content is published.
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    HD Trade Services, Inc. (DBA Zentail Commerce)
    • Zentail is the main program that most expands the products of my department of work, as well as the main entrance of the commercial and economic processes.
    • We have been spectators of how, with the help of this program, the range of clients who are normally interested in investing in our products has expanded.
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Experience Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of AEM Forms - Creates an adaptive formScreenshot of AEM Forms - themes libraryScreenshot of AEM Forms - where to create a templateScreenshot of AEM Forms - the interactive communications editorScreenshot of Adobe Experience Manager Sites - document-based authoring enables marketers to create and publish content with familiar tools.Screenshot of Adobe Experience Manager Sites - Universal Editor, an advanced visual editor, empowers marketers to edit and publish content.

    Xperience by Kentico Screenshots

    Screenshot of Application listScreenshot of Marketing AutomationScreenshot of Kentico DashboardScreenshot of Data ProtectionScreenshot of Persona InsightsScreenshot of Campaign Management