Acquia Digital Experience Platform
E-commerce personalization software
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What is Acquia Digital Experience Platform
Acquia Digital Experience Platform is a Drupal-centered digital experience platform that combines web content management, digital asset management, personalization, and campaign tooling with managed cloud hosting. It is used by digital teams and developers to build, run, and optimize content-driven websites and multi-site portfolios, including headless and decoupled architectures. The platform differentiates through tight alignment with the Drupal ecosystem, integrated operations tooling for deployment and governance, and Acquia-managed cloud services.
Drupal-native DXP foundation
The platform is built around Drupal, which supports complex content models, workflows, and extensibility through modules and APIs. This makes it suitable for organizations standardizing on Drupal for enterprise web properties. It also supports decoupled/headless patterns where Drupal serves content to multiple front ends.
Managed cloud and WebOps tooling
Acquia provides managed hosting and operational tooling designed for Drupal workloads, including environment management and deployment workflows. This can reduce the burden on internal teams compared with self-managed infrastructure. It is commonly used for multi-site governance and standardized release processes across web properties.
Integrated personalization and optimization
The DXP includes capabilities for audience targeting and experience optimization that can be applied to content and journeys. This supports use cases such as tailoring site experiences by segment, behavior, or campaign context. It provides a more unified approach than assembling separate point tools for content, hosting, and on-site personalization.
Drupal expertise often required
Successful implementations typically require Drupal development skills and familiarity with its architecture and module ecosystem. Teams without Drupal experience may face a steeper learning curve for building and maintaining solutions. This can increase reliance on specialized partners or internal engineering capacity.
E-commerce is not core
While it can support commerce experiences through integrations and Drupal-based commerce approaches, the platform is not primarily an end-to-end e-commerce suite. Organizations may need separate commerce engines, product information, and order management systems. This adds integration work and ongoing operational complexity for commerce-heavy programs.
Platform breadth increases complexity
Combining content management, hosting operations, and experience tooling can introduce configuration and governance overhead. Multi-site setups, permissions, and release management require careful design to avoid bottlenecks. Total cost and implementation timelines can be higher than simpler web CMS or hosting-only approaches.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) — overview | Contact sales / Not publicly listed | Acquia’s DXP is composable and priced per-customer. The Acquia DXP product page directs visitors to request a demo or contact sales; there is no published, single-tier price for the full DXP on acquia.com. |
Acquia Cloud Platform (self-service plans shown on Acquia site — USA pricing):
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $148 per month (USD/MO) | 1 Dev and 1 Staging environment; 10 GB SSD storage; self-service capacity management; marketed for personal/Drupal sites. |
| Small | $296 per month (USD/MO) | 1 Dev and 1 Staging environment; 100 GB SSD storage; self-service capacity management; marketed for small business Drupal sites. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (Contact Us) | 99.95% uptime SLA; Acquia Remote Administration; scalable/custom environments; 24/7 proactive monitoring and support; custom SSD storage; full-service capacity management. |
Notes:
- Many Acquia DXP components (Acquia CDP, Acquia DAM, Conversion Optimization, etc.) have separate product pricing pages that require "Get Started / Get a Personalized Demo / Contact Us" and do not list public prices. On the official site several component pages explicitly offer free trials (see notes below).
Seller details
Acquia, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2007
Private
https://www.acquia.com
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