Digital experience architecture done right
Contentstack vs. Adobe Experience Manager
Stop upgrading, start innovating
Built to stand apart so your business can too
- More capable than legacy CMS
- More complete than headless CMS alone
- More flexible than legacy DXP
By the numbers
Recognized for leading where it matters
See why teams prefer a modern adaptive DXP to an outdated tool like AEM
Contentstack anchors its strategy in a bold vision for real-time personalization and agentic orchestration.
The Forrester WaveTM
Digital Experience Platforms, Q4 2025
5 out of 5
for vision, innovation & application archictecture
Strong Performer
The Contentstack advantage
7 reasons to choose Contentstack over AEM
Contentstack EDGE is the only adaptive digital experience platform built for the AI era
Superior architecture
Contentstack’s headless and cloud-native roots outperform AEM in application architecture
Easier to use
With API-first technology, specialized developer expertise or custom coding is not required for interoperability between products
More choice and freedom
A composable approach puts an end to vendor lock-in, making expensive and time-intensive upgrades a thing of the past
Unmatched support and expertise
Contentstack provides unmatched technical expertise and customer care through our Technical Solutions Organization
Lower total cost of ownership
Our lower TCO includes enterprise-grade features, and customers save on infrastructure costs with our SaaS model
Faster time-to-value
With dedicated white-glove customer service from implementation throughout the entire customer lifecycle, you achieve ROI quickly
Greater flexibility & agility
Tap into our app Marketplace and partner ecosystem to stay agile and adapt to changing business needs
Platform at a glance
A different kind of solution: Contentstack Edge
Incredibly capable, seamlessly integrated, endlessly extensible. We offer the most flexibility as the only DXP available on all three major cloud providers — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Customer Success
Measurable success that makes a difference
See why brands around the world trust Contentstack
We are thrilled that we chose Contentstack! It’s helped us increase publishing quality content to build our brand. Publishing happens in an instant without a developer’s help.
Nicole Fugere
Director of Web Services at Elevate Outdoors Collective
Analyst reports
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