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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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RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Star Rating
(19)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about RWS Tridion Sites
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Adobe Experience Manager excels in Content Management with a score of 8.9, highlighting its robust capabilities in managing diverse content types effectively. In contrast, RWS Tridion Sites, while still strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.7, indicating it may not be as comprehensive in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Adobe Experience Manager's Analytics features, particularly in Campaign Tracking (8.2), provide detailed insights that help optimize marketing efforts. RWS Tridion Sites shines in Audience Insights (9.3), suggesting it offers superior understanding of user behavior.
  • G2 users highlight the Asset Management capabilities of Adobe Experience Manager, scoring 9.0, which includes features like File Transformation and Digital Rights Management. RWS Tridion Sites, with a score of 8.7, is noted for its effective Portals and Sites management, but lacks some of the advanced asset features.
  • Users on G2 report that Adobe Experience Manager's Content Creation Tools score of 8.6 is particularly beneficial for teams needing to produce high-quality content quickly. RWS Tridion Sites, while offering solid tools, scores slightly lower at 8.4, indicating a potential gap in speed or efficiency.
  • Reviewers mention that Adobe Experience Manager's Support quality, with a score of 7.6, is generally reliable, but RWS Tridion Sites outperforms it with a score of 8.0, suggesting better customer service experiences.
  • Users say that Adobe Experience Manager's Ease of Use score of 7.7 reflects a steeper learning curve compared to RWS Tridion Sites, which has a score of 7.9, indicating that users may find Tridion Sites more intuitive for new users.
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager Sites
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Learn more about Adobe Experience Manager
RWS Tridion Sites
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe Experience Manager
No trial information available
RWS Tridion Sites
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
270
8.3
12
Ease of Use
7.7
272
7.9
12
Ease of Setup
7.5
111
7.4
9
Ease of Admin
7.6
92
7.8
9
Quality of Support
7.6
240
8.0
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
90
7.8
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
270
6.5
10
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
Not enough data
Content
8.2
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
127
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.2
121
Not enough data
8.1
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.6
84
Analytics
8.3
25
8.6
7
8.2
23
9.0
7
8.0
23
9.3
7
7.9
25
8.6
6
8.3
12
8.8
7
8.0
11
8.6
6
Content Management
8.6
28
8.6
7
9.0
27
8.7
9
8.6
25
9.0
8
Design & Development
7.1
21
8.3
7
7.1
20
8.3
7
8.3
26
7.8
6
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
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Adobe Experience Manager and RWS Tridion Sites are categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Unique Categories
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites has no unique categories
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%
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
17.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
47.1%
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%
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Information Technology and Services
29.4%
Airlines/Aviation
11.8%
Retail
5.9%
Pharmaceuticals
5.9%
Industrial Automation
5.9%
Other
41.2%
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
Raymond T.
RT
Raymond T.
Verified User in Automotive

Platform requires engineers to set up templates. Templates are not straightforward to create.

RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Its agile methodologies Role based users and their access

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Industrial Automation

There are literally so many things to dislike. First, it's very slow; it's also very complex. It's a mess, no way to preview before you publish. It's just a very bad CMS overall and I would not recommend it.. and there are reasons why there are not many...

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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
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites Discussions
How do I get knowledge about schemas
1 comment
Subham  R.
SR
The best way to learn schema creation is through the sdl tridion documentation.Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
RWS Tridion Sites has no more discussions with answers