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Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager is well suited for large organizations that need a powerful, comprehensive and robust CMS to manage multiple websites/translations of websites. It is also well suited for those who need a CMS that is well integrated with other systems such as analytics, targeting and email marketing, or those who want some fancy add ons like Adobe smart tags or AI-enhanced capabilities.It is also an expensive product with a steep learning curve, so it is less appropriate for smaller companies/individuals or those that don't need an overly robust system that is integrated with other digital marketing tools. If you're looking for a more affordable solution that is easy to pick up and play, go with a more basic WordPress or Joomla type option.

Verified User
Team Lead in Marketing
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 10,001+ employeesLiferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Liferay Portal is a framework which comes with a fine grained security/permission model, (Web) Content Management, Authentication and Authorization, outbox portlets with different features to manage content or users. So if any business application has below questions then I can recommend not to use Liferay as a platform.
- Application is big but not content or user driven.
- Application with few static contents.
- Application with batch transactions(DB) i.e. insert , update db records in batch.
- Application with ERP capabilities.
- Application with Big Data support.
Software Engineer
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.Pharmaceuticals, 501-1000 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Security
Adobe Experience Manager
8.6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Role-based user permissions
Adobe Experience Manager
8.6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Platform & Infrastructure
Adobe Experience Manager
7.7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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API
Adobe Experience Manager
7.3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Internationalization / multi-language
Adobe Experience Manager
8.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Web Content Creation
Adobe Experience Manager
6.9
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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WYSIWYG editor
Adobe Experience Manager
7.5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Code quality / cleanliness
Adobe Experience Manager
7.1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Admin section
Adobe Experience Manager
7.6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Page templates
Adobe Experience Manager
7.1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Library of website themes
Adobe Experience Manager
5.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Mobile optimization / responsive design
Adobe Experience Manager
6.6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Publishing workflow
Adobe Experience Manager
7.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Form generator
Adobe Experience Manager
6.8
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Web Content Management
Adobe Experience Manager
6.0
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Content taxonomy
Adobe Experience Manager
7.1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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SEO support
Adobe Experience Manager
6.1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Bulk management
Adobe Experience Manager
6.4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Availability / breadth of extensions
Adobe Experience Manager
5.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Community / comment management
Adobe Experience Manager
5.3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Pros
Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Manager keeps your content separate from your layout which allows for a lot of flexibility in how you display your content.
- Adobe Experience Manager integrates really well with other Adobe products like Adobe Analytics.
- Adobe Experience Manager 's drag and drop interface makes it fairly easy to utilize with minimal familiarity.
Customer Success Manager
AccenutureInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
- Theming
- Customization based on user roles
- Content Management
- Flexibility
User Experience Designer
Sammons Financial Group Member CompaniesComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Cons
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
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
- Portal Security: It has good security model but in few areas it requires improvement.
- Encrypt LDAP passwords on import
- Log in should be via SSL by default
- Upgrade/patch process should include an alert in the control panel
- Add virus scan for uploaded files
- Server Administration
- Garbage Collector should be able to be scheduled to run from the control panel
- Reindexing should be able to be scheduled from the control panel
- Provide GUI to change the default Liferay favorite icon to any desired logo
- LDAP mapping GUI to custom Liferay attributes
- Configurations: Less configurations from properties files and provide more GUI to update from control panel.
Software Engineer
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.Pharmaceuticals, 501-1000 employees
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
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We are currently using Liferay Portal and plan to keep using it.
Software Engineer
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.Pharmaceuticals, 501-1000 employees
Usability
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 10.0
Based on 2 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
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
No score
No answers yet
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Support
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Its so far the best Content Management System, available in market.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesLiferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
No score
No answers yet
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Implementation
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 8.7
Based on 2 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
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
Great choice for Java based enterprise organizations. Liferay is on the heavier side of CMS systems, and it excels in larger projects but is a waste of time for smaller projects.
User Experience Designer
Sammons Financial Group Member CompaniesComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Adobe Experience Manager
- Our direct business landing pages have seen an increase in ROI since switching to Adobe Experience Manager.
- Our non-direct pages have seen a severe drop-off in traffic and conversions since the switch to Adobe Experience Manager. The more creative, editorial-type content that used to be imperative to our site is now relegated to second tier. Just getting a "content hub" with this site was a beast of a project.
- The overall efficiency of our web team has increased with bulk edits, so that they can make single updates and impact our multiple sites. This is a huge money-saver for team staffing.

Verified User
Program Manager in Social Media
Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employeesLiferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
- Can reduce IT costs eventually.
- Increases upfront costs due to technical knowledge needed for initial setup and maintenance.
- Hard to analyze ROI until after it's totally implemented.
User Experience Designer
Sammons Financial Group Member CompaniesComputer Software, 51-200 employees
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Adobe Experience Manager
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Adobe Experience Manager
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No