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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Experience Manager

    Score8.5 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

    Aprimo

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAprimo is a provider of digital asset management and work management solutions. Its content operations platform provides organizations with a single source of truth to optimize the way they plan, develop, organize, govern, and deliver exceptional brand experiences at scale. Aprimo’s library of connectors provides integration with the applications teams already use, like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Adobe Creative Cloud. The Aprimo PlatformN/A
    Pricing
    Adobe Experience ManagerAprimo
    Editions & Modules
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    Adobe Experience ManagerAprimo
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—For digital asset management, work management, marketing budget management or an entire content operations platform, Aprimo’s SaaS subscription model takes care of product licensing, support, hosting, updates, and provides dedicated experts.
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    Adobe Experience ManagerAprimo
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    Aprimo
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    Chose Aprimo
    monday.com offers a very intuitive and user-friendly UX which is proving very helpful to business units who only need a very simple PM tool. monday.com falls down when deep workflow functionality is needed.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adobe Experience ManagerAprimo
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Adobe Experience Manager and Aprimo
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    8.4
    38 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Aprimo
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.438 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Adobe Experience Manager and Aprimo
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    8.0
    33 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Aprimo
    -
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    API7.829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Adobe Experience Manager and Aprimo
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    7.5
    38 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Aprimo
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    WYSIWYG editor7.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.637 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.835 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.629 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Adobe Experience Manager and Aprimo
    Feature
    Adobe Experience Manager
    7.3
    37 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Aprimo
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    Content taxonomy7.731 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management7.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.534 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.130 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Experience ManagerAprimo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (85 ratings)
    9.8
    (33 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (50 ratings)
    7.1
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (11 ratings)
    5.9
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Experience ManagerAprimo
    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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    Aprimo
    I think Aprimo is well suited when you are looking for a DAM to house all of your content. It will be easy to find what you need based on the metadata you are including. I think Aprimo works very well in situations where you are looking for both a DAM and project management system. We are using the DAM and Aprimo productivity and they pair well together
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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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    Aprimo
    • Audit - The trail of what you can look back on is so robust and the IDs are on every task and asset. You see a full picture of something that has been approved and can see any amends that have been made. Having the full view and timeline of any updates is essential for our teams.
    • Reporting - Most if not all fields can be reported on. This is essential for us as we use reports to influence management decisions as well as managing day-to-day operations.
    • DAM - The DAM functionality and connectivity is a big one for our future plans as well as existing ones. Connectors into the DAM help us integrate the systems we have already, plus plan and support the business with new plans in growing areas.
    • Service - Aprimo support is amazing. The support we get as a company is always great, no matter how big or small any issues or queries are. The team at Aprimo is always so attentive and comes back with great answers and support.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Can sometimes be difficult to troubleshoot bugs/issues as they arise
    • Sometimes difficult to set up restrictions on how components can be designed to make sure they fit in with existing content
    • While the integration with Adobe target works fairly well, the process can be a bit opaque and hard to understand, making it difficult to troubleshoot when issues arise
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    Aprimo
    • Customer support is slow to resolve system issues
    • Complicated configuration with no in-depth training amounts to a huge learning curve and expensive concierge services
    • The consumer-facing UI does not have all of the functionality that is required
    • Training videos are out of date or purport functionality that does not exist
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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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    Aprimo
    While Aprimo provides the fundamental tools to track our actual spend, it has a major void when trying to plan for future programs. Our teams often have offline Excel spreadsheets to track actuals spend vs. our original budget, and lay out the future programs against which we plan to use budget funds. Would also appreciate reporting mechanisms which could splice data in non table format. For example, we often use marketing calendars to display programs/spend over time. This helps our team ensure that programs which are intended to run concurrent with in-store sales executions are happening in the correct time frame. The visual is simply easier to follow.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    It depends if it is from an administrator point of view or from a business content author point of view. I think from business author point of view the solution is good and with the GEN AI capabilities coming it is doing better and better, however from an administration point of view there are still a lot of improvements to ease the maintenance of user access management and as well as the integration configuration aspect.
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    Aprimo
    Really good search and upload process, and great functionality for workflow approval and editing. QuickConnect is handy for on the go, and the SSO keeps it simple. For customization, it is relatively complex and requires some technical knowledge. The user guides are very detailed, and the Aprimo Academy training modules provide lots of information, but there is a steep learning curve to get fully up to scratch with the system. The level of inter-relatedness of areas of customization could be complicated to work out if there is a problem. The support team at Aprimo is fantastic and the high customization potential is a benefit rather than a downside. A system champion is required to make sure it is fully utilized.
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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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    Aprimo
    We have not yet experienced any downtime
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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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    Aprimo
    We are struggling with it though I think it’s our firewall i.e. an internal issue. Accessing the software outside or on mobile is faster.

    They have a multi-tenant and single tenant option (more expensive) . We bought the single tenant option in anticipation of using Campaign Management and based upon our scale. You get more capabilities with single tenant
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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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    Aprimo
    Support is support, so mainly reactive when it is about product inside and common issues. But when it is about specific enhancements and business concerns related to our own configuration and settings, we surely feel a gap. and this is why concierge is a must have solution when facing Aprimo support
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Aprimo
    Aprimo offered a number of hands on sessions customized for each group. As such, they address specific needs and configurations of each team. These sessions also offered another round of cross-functional collaboration in process design.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Aprimo
    It was very generic and we took it prior to configuration. It was however adequate to educate our user in the basic capabilities that will have become available to them after deployment.
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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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    Aprimo
    We were very well supported. TopRight who performed the process/requirements definition as well as project management functions came with ample experience with various marketing automation platforms. They also came with very good multi-channel marketing experience that allowed them to tackle this implementation as a marketing deployment and not a technology deployment. TopRight bring expertise in multi-channels strategy.

    Aprimo performed the configuration and training functions. Their personnel were very well versed in their platform and brought much empathy to a deployment that required a great deal of change management.

    I am stunned by how many people (from for-profit sector who work here) have not been exposed to these types of platforms. I want to make sure that folks are so accustomed to user interface. When I roll-out campaign management, teaching them the art and science of campaign management versus just learning the tool. TopRight are marketers. They are familiar with all these technologies. Their job has been to define processes, best practices and turn into training. Similar to training from Salesforce.com about funnel mgmt etc, vs. just the product. We will create training modules that are agnostic to the platform
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Overall, I prefer AEM as an enterprise site management tool. It allows levels of access control and delegation, while leaving the server management and updates to a specialized team. I do miss the flexibility of being able to search and replace that I have in a WordPress site, and I miss the ability to have one file for redirects like I had in percussion
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    Aprimo
    Unica - Both platforms (i.e. Unica and Aprimo) delivered comparable capabilities. However, due to internal limitations around technical support and technical maturity of the organization we selected Aprimo as it delivered the more user friendly user interface. Unica requires more technical saviness. With Aprimo you can be completely non-technical.

    We evaluated Epsilon, but they were too expensive and don’t compete on price.

    We evaluated Axciom. They offered an outsourced full service and were very powerful, but we wanted to bring capabilities more in-house. The capabilities were more advanced that we needed today. We felt Aprimo or Unica could both carry us a long way.

    We did not look at marketing automation vendors like Eloqua, Marketo. From a scale standpoint, we were looking for campaign management and not just marketing automation. Also wanted MRM (Marketing Resource Management) or internal workflow management capabilities. We did not take a deep dive as they didn’t have the full suite solution
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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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    Aprimo
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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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    Aprimo
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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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    Aprimo
    • The stream-lined content process with agency partners who have access to our Aprimo client.
    • In app creative review and redlining makes changes easy for client and agency.
    • Cost saving in the way that we were able to build custom products and not try and use a costly less effective tool.
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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.

    Aprimo Screenshots

    Screenshot of Contextual DAM Experience:
Allows users to see information that they need depending on their use case. Every metadata field is configurable to give DAM users the power to tailor the experience to their needs.Screenshot of Contextual DAM Experience:
Allows users to see information that they need depending on their use case. Every metadata field is configurable to give DAM users the power to tailor the experience to their needs.Screenshot of Content Return on Effort: Generates a full picture of how individual pieces of content and campaigns perform across channels.Screenshot of Aprimo Creative Cloud Connector: Aprimo assets can be browsed and searched directly from Adobe Creative Cloud.Screenshot of Brand Portal: A homepage view in Aprimo configured to different user groups, or each user can be allowed to configure this space to their own preference. The DAM is navigated from this screen.Screenshot of Marketing Calendar: Offers a single, integrated view into all planned, in-flight, and in-market activities.