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Adobe Experience Manager vs Sendbird comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.6
Adobe Experience Manager boosts ROI with reduced content time, improved engagement, increased traffic, and enhanced efficiency via automation and security.
Sentiment score
5.3
Sendbird improved ROI by streamlining communication, enhancing engagement, increasing user retention, reducing costs, and boosting customer satisfaction.
They indicated that from Adobe Experience Manager's capabilities, they have reduced the content publishing time by nearly sixty to seventy percent and they saw an uplift of approximately fifteen percent in their engagement on personalized landing pages.
Manager, Customer Success at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment through reduction in time to market, automation through AI, and the availability of very scalable solutions.
project manager at FedEx
Security has been very robust and has improved by 70%.
Digital Marketing Manager at Ford Motor Company
The main return was not something of direct cost tracking on my own side, but more on the time saved, the faster response, and the reduced pressure on agents.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I have seen a return on investment because I was the only person needed to deploy it instead of four people coding for the implementation.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment, as the general sense was that if it made our app users feel more like a community and the app engagement increases, the whole business gets a boost, which matters a lot even if it is difficult to directly quantify into a number.
Vice President, Technology (Mobile Architecture & Platform Lead) at Playfora
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Adobe Experience Manager customer service varies, with faster support for enterprises but slower responses and limited coverage for others.
Sentiment score
5.5
Sendbird support is responsive and helpful, though complex issues may require faster responses; community forums enhance user experience.
They are attentive to big companies but tend to be negligent towards mid-sized companies.
Managing Partner(Austria) at a integrator with 11-50 employees
There are Adobe engineers, sales representatives, and engineers assigned to Sephora North America.
Digital Asset Specialist at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
For P1 tickets, the resolution time is approximately four hours.
Senior Technical Program Manager /Senior Lead Solution Architech- Product Technology & Gen AI at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The resolution to some problems that involved multiple SDKs came in a little later and required a lot of effort from my end to get the solution out.
Vice President, Technology (Mobile Architecture & Platform Lead) at Playfora
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Adobe Experience Manager offers robust scalability, supporting high traffic and personalization, though challenges arise with cloud transition and licensing.
Sentiment score
6.4
Sendbird effectively manages high traffic and large user groups, though some users find scalability and documentation challenging.
Clients use it to manage high traffic volumes, large content libraries, and personalized experiences at scale without any major issues.
Manager, Customer Success at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
You cannot simply add more servers without purchasing the license.
Infra At Idealake IT Pvt Ltd Head at Idealake Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Adobe Experience Manager's scalability is excellent, as it reduces infrastructure and maintenance costs.
project manager at FedEx
It has very good connection management which helps a large number of concurrent users to connect and use the chatbot and also helps to maintain traffic spikes.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Chats still came in real time, and agents could manage multiple conversations without the system slowing down.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The scalability is quite effective.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Adobe Experience Manager is stable and reliable for enterprises, with strong security, scalability, and cloud-based automatic upgrades enhancing performance.
Sentiment score
6.7
Sendbird is stable with minor issues like non-chronological chats, reliable messaging, chatbot accuracy, and rare session or latency problems.
Adobe Experience Manager is a stable tool.
Senior Project Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Adobe Experience Manager delivers very high performance, is reliable, and operates fast.
Digital Marketing Manager at Ford Motor Company
Adobe Experience Manager is actually one of the strongest points in that it is considered a stable and enterprise-grade platform.
Manager, Customer Success at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
Conversations loaded properly, messages delivered in real time, and the system generally stayed responsive even when chat volumes increased significantly.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The chatbot availability is approximately 99% and even if some services are down, it does not affect the chatbot availability.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sendbird works well overall, the stability is sometimes affected by chat lists being randomly ordered rather than in chronological order.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
 

Room For Improvement

Adobe Experience Manager needs better usability, reduced complexity, improved support, and cost-efficiency to enhance user experience and adoption.
Sendbird faces challenges in documentation, SDK stability, connection delays, pricing, and seeks improvements in analytics, support, and multimedia features.
I believe the user interface should be more user-friendly and intuitive for all levels, allowing beginners to use this tool easily.
Digital Marketing Manager at Ford Motor Company
The feature I really appreciate is how reusable components save time across pages.
Frontend Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The main reasons it is not a perfect ten are the implementation complexity, higher costs, and the learning curve for teams that are newer to Adobe Experience Manager ecosystem.
Manager, Customer Success at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
With AI-driven development happening, I would say include more AI-driven development or include more options on different libraries and languages.
Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
Integrating the ChatGPT model or cloud model would be beneficial.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Adobe Experience Manager is costly and complex, suited for large organizations, with pricing based on users and scale.
Sendbird is perceived as costly with limited trial options, influencing users to consider competitor services due to high expenses.
For large enterprises, the cost is often comparable with other major CMSs.
Managing Partner(Austria) at a integrator with 11-50 employees
Adobe Experience Manager is expensive compared to competitors.
Infra At Idealake IT Pvt Ltd Head at Idealake Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
The price is significantly high.
Senior Technical Program Manager /Senior Lead Solution Architech- Product Technology & Gen AI at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
overall it is an expensive product as compared to other peers
Vice President, Technology (Mobile Architecture & Platform Lead) at Playfora
The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and user testing.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
 

Valuable Features

Adobe Experience Manager enhances content creation and management with seamless integrations, customization, scalability, and robust digital experience tools.
Sendbird offers scalable API-based messaging with real-time communication, chat management, and integrations to enhance user engagement and support efficiency.
Feature-wise, I believe the dispatcher module is the best aspect of Adobe Experience Manager.
Infra At Idealake IT Pvt Ltd Head at Idealake Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Adobe Experience Manager has made document management smoother because many people use Adobe, making it simpler for me to modify and resend PDF documents.
Founder . Interior Architect & Interior Designer at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Adobe Experience Manager increases operational efficiency through centralized assets and reduces time spent searching, editing, and managing files.
project manager at FedEx
Features similar to WhatsApp, such as online and offline statuses, message reactions, and replies, add significant value.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
On average, I save two weeks per project compared to building custom chatbots.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Having the full history in one place makes a very big difference because agents can quickly understand what has already happened and continue helping customers without making them repeat themselves.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Experience Manager
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (3rd), Web Content Management (1st), Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (1st)
Sendbird
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (10th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (3rd), AI Customer Support (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Adobe Experience Manager is 3.1%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sendbird is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Adobe Experience Manager3.1%
Sendbird1.8%
Other95.1%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Hilax Chamberlain - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Marketing Manager at Ford Motor Company
Centralized content management has unified our digital channels and delivers consistent experiences
Adobe Experience Manager offers enterprise-level digital assets management and very robust customization, brand value consistency, and omnichannel delivery. It saves development and maintenance time. The digital asset management and omnichannel delivery features have benefited my team by managing our digital assets, ensuring brand consistency, and enabling us to deliver customized content easily to our clients. Organizing and obtaining information from results is beneficial. Strengthening our online experience as a brand is valuable. Easy integration with other Adobe services improves productivity and provides a smooth experience. Adobe Experience Manager has positively impacted my organization by enabling component and page reuse, which reduces application size. It saves manual effort for maintaining all applications, improves traffic, and ensures consistency across all our applications. It provides better security, scalability, and makes our applications more robust.
Shadrach Godwish Chukwu - PeerSpot reviewer
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Organized real-time customer chats have improved support efficiency and response handling
One thing I found unique about Sendbird is how smooth the real-time chat feels. It does not feel delayed or clunky. Conversations flow naturally, as though you are talking to someone in real time. If I could improve one thing, I would add more built-in analytics around conversations, such as clearer insights on response times, common issues, and agent performance. That would make it much easier to optimize support without relying on external tools. One improvement I see for Sendbird would be more flexibility in customizing the chat interface, especially around how conversations are displayed for agents. Sometimes, when handling multiple chats, having better layout controls or quick filters would make it much easier to stay organized. I also would appreciate more built-in analytics inside the platform itself, such as clearer breakdowns of response times, chat resolution rates, and common customer issues. Right now, you often need external tools to get that level of insights. Overall, it works very well, but those improvements would make the day-to-day support work much smoother and much more efficient.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Non Tech Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Adobe Experience Manager?
One common challenge that I have heard of is that Adobe Experience Manager can feel complex and resource-intensive during implementation, especially for organizations without strong technical or Ad...
What is your primary use case for Adobe Experience Manager?
I personally have not used Adobe Experience Manager, but I have observed a retail client that uses Adobe Experience Manager to manage their personalized website content, and while they use MoEngage...
What advice do you have for others considering Adobe Experience Manager?
Adobe Experience Manager should be evaluated as a long-term digital experience platform rather than just a CMS. It delivers the most value for organizations that need personalization, multi-channel...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sendbird?
Testing Sendbird is challenging due to the trial limitations of only one hundred users. The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and use...
What needs improvement with Sendbird?
One thing I found unique about Sendbird is how smooth the real-time chat feels. It does not feel delayed or clunky. Conversations flow naturally, as though you are talking to someone in real time. ...
What is your primary use case for Sendbird?
I have been using Sendbird for approximately two years. I have been using Sendbird mainly for customer communication and support work. During all this time, I have worked with its messaging feature...
 

Also Known As

Adobe Day CQ5, Ektron Social Marketing, Episerver Content Cloud, Adobe CQ5
Sendbird Calls, Sendbird Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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