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At a Glance
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager
Star Rating
(328)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
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Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Star Rating
(55)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Liferay Digital Experience Platform excels in Content Management with a score of 8.9, highlighting its robust capabilities in managing diverse content types effectively, while Adobe Experience Manager, although strong, scores slightly lower at 8.7.
  • Reviewers mention that Liferay's Asset Management features are particularly praised, scoring 9.0, which includes comprehensive file types and metadata management, whereas Adobe's Asset Management, while solid at 9.0, lacks some of the customization options that Liferay offers.
  • G2 users indicate that Liferay's Content Creation Tools are superior with a score of 8.6, providing a more intuitive interface for users, while Adobe's tools, scoring 8.6, are noted for their complexity, which can be a barrier for new users.
  • Users on G2 report that Liferay's Approval Process is streamlined and efficient, scoring 7.8, which is essential for teams needing quick turnaround times, while Adobe's process, scoring 7.8, is often described as cumbersome and less user-friendly.
  • Reviewers say that Liferay's Digital Rights Management features are robust, scoring 8.5, which is crucial for enterprises managing sensitive content, while Adobe's similar features, although effective, are perceived as less comprehensive.
  • Users report that Liferay's Customization capabilities shine with a score of 8.7, allowing for tailored solutions that meet specific business needs, whereas Adobe's customization options, scoring 7.9, are often seen as limited and less flexible.
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Adobe Experience Manager
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Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
270
8.4
19
Ease of Use
7.7
272
7.6
20
Ease of Setup
7.5
111
6.6
16
Ease of Admin
7.6
92
7.8
16
Quality of Support
7.6
240
8.1
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
90
8.0
16
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
270
7.7
20
Features by Category
Digital Asset ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.3
884
Not enough data
Interface and Performance
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
Asset Management
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
7.9
38
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
Media Types
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
7.8
39
Not enough data
8.2
48
Not enough data
Web Content ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
7.8
2,734
7.8
41
Content
8.2
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
146
|
Verified
7.0
5
|
Verified
7.8
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
127
7.7
5
|
Verified
7.8
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
147
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
Design
7.2
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
125
8.0
5
|
Verified
7.6
134
|
Verified
7.3
5
|
Verified
7.8
144
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
Platform
7.5
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
138
|
Verified
8.6
6
|
Verified
8.2
121
8.0
5
|
Verified
8.1
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
109
|
Verified
7.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.8
106
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Standards
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.1
266
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Content Management
8.6
28
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
Design & Development
7.1
21
Not enough data
7.1
20
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Customer Communications ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.4
231
Not enough data
Channels
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
Design
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content Experience PlatformsHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
8.4
107
Not enough data
Content Creation
8.7
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
Optimization
8.1
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
User-Generated ContentHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.1
183
Not enough data
Visual UGC
7.9
15
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
Integrations
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
Support
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
Performance
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Adobe Experience Manager and Liferay Digital Experience Platform are categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Web Content Management, and Digital Asset Management
Unique Categories
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform is categorized as Portals
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.2%
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
53.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
9.1%
Computer Software
7.5%
Financial Services
5.2%
Consumer Goods
3.9%
Other
63.3%
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Computer Software
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Higher Education
8.8%
Financial Services
8.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Michele B.
MB
Michele B.
Verified User in Food & Beverages

The functionality and capabilities of AEM are great for a diverse audience with complicated and varying access levels. Components are easy to add and configure, and meet all of our content needs. It is simple to add resources from the Digital Asset Manager...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Financial Services
GF
Verified User in Financial Services

Implementation has been difficult and costly.

Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
MB
Michael B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Liferay is a solid portal, implemented in Java. The source is right there, so I can figure out how things work when I need to develop my own contributions.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Financial Services

As a developer having to build portals on top of Liferay it regularly makes me want to throw my computer out the window. We have multiple senior engineers at our company who threaten to quit if they ever have to work on a Liferay project again. It might...

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Discussions
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager 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
Mohammad Rashid R.
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
Mohammad Rashid R.
MR
We can reduce the indexing time by creating Lucene Index.Read more
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform Discussions
What is Liferay software used for?
1 comment
SB
It is a framework for large Web-Portals. It includes a CMS that is adapting to the user behaviour (experience platform). It can also run custom Java applets....Read more
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