Senior Project Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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Top 10
Dec 30, 2025
The pricing and setup cost for Adobe Experience Manager is a bit higher compared to different content management tools. When compared to CQ5, Adobe Experience Manager costs a little more. However, it should be considered because there are additional features with more add-ons instead of the basic Adobe Experience Manager.
Senior Technical Program Manager /Senior Lead Solution Architech- Product Technology & Gen AI at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Oct 24, 2025
The price is significantly high. It's a solution for enterprise organizations, not for small-medium organizations. Companies that are scalable and can maintain it for a longer period should consider it. These technology decisions require careful consideration because the cost can be significant. The enterprise solution is the best practice for an integrated market for Adobe Experience Manager to integrate and penetrate. It is not cost-effective and can be expensive to implement.
The pricing is opaque and not a key factor when considering the dimensions of the solution. For large enterprises, the cost is often comparable with other major CMSs.
There's a free trial for one month for Adobe Experience Manager, which you can use for learning purposes, then, after the trial period, you'll need to purchase the license. Adobe offers a few plans for Adobe Experience Manager, but I'm unaware of how much my company is paying.
Adobe Communique 5 (Adobe CQ5), currently manifested as Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), is a web-based content management system which is developed to help businesses in offering high-end digital experience to their customers.
The pricing and setup cost for Adobe Experience Manager is a bit higher compared to different content management tools. When compared to CQ5, Adobe Experience Manager costs a little more. However, it should be considered because there are additional features with more add-ons instead of the basic Adobe Experience Manager.
I do not have much experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
The price is significantly high. It's a solution for enterprise organizations, not for small-medium organizations. Companies that are scalable and can maintain it for a longer period should consider it. These technology decisions require careful consideration because the cost can be significant. The enterprise solution is the best practice for an integrated market for Adobe Experience Manager to integrate and penetrate. It is not cost-effective and can be expensive to implement.
Adobe Experience Manager is expensive compared to competitors. I would rate the cost at 10.
The pricing is opaque and not a key factor when considering the dimensions of the solution. For large enterprises, the cost is often comparable with other major CMSs.
Adobe Experience Manager is quite expensive and requires careful management of cashing and usage. It is described as high-cost but value-adding.
It's really costly. The pricing is based on the number of users. If your users increase, the prices increase.
It is an expensive tool.
Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee to use the solution, which is highly-priced.
There's a free trial for one month for Adobe Experience Manager, which you can use for learning purposes, then, after the trial period, you'll need to purchase the license. Adobe offers a few plans for Adobe Experience Manager, but I'm unaware of how much my company is paying.