Best Digital Experience Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: Jahia DXP is ranked #1 of 26 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Liferay DXP and dotCMS. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Liferay DXP. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Salesforce Experience Cloud at $2/mo.
Digital experience platforms are used to deliver digital content and shape experiences across online channels. Compare deployment model, headless delivery, and digital asset support with capabilities for personalization, journey orchestration, experimentation, and experience analytics. Those details can help you judge how a platform aligns with your content and experience work. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add commercial considerations. Jahia DXP, Liferay DXP, and dotCMS are among the options to examine. Consider how your team plans to manage and deliver content, then weigh the listed capabilities against your goals and preferred deployment approach.
26 digital experience platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Digital Experience Platforms, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 7 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 Jahia DXPFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Liferay DXPFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 dotCMSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 SiteglidePaid from $22.50/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 ContentstackPaid from $299/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Progress Sitefinity
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 Zesty.ioPaid from $475/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 Xperience by Kentico
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Ibexa DXPPaid from €3.25/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Magnolia DXPPaid from $3,500/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Salesforce Experience CloudPaid from $2/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 Optimizely Configured Commerce
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 UniformPaid from $1,000/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 Adobe Experience Manager Assets
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Optimizely One
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 RWS Tridion Sites
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 Bloomreach Content
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 OpenText Web CMS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Sitecore Experience Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Squiz DXP
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Core dna Membership ManagementPaid from $4,000/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 Oracle Communications Digital Business Experience
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 Stack9
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 SitecoreAI Conversion Optimization
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Personalization | Headless delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahia DXP | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Liferay DXP | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | dotCMS | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Siteglide | 7.0 | No | $22.50/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Contentstack | 6.9 | Free plan | $299/mo | Yes | 299 /mo | — | — |
| 6 | Progress Sitefinity | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Zesty.io | 6.9 | Free plan | $475/mo | Yes | 475 /mo | — | — |
| 8 | Xperience by Kentico | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Ibexa DXP | 6.4 | No | €3.25/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Magnolia DXP | 6.4 | No | $3,500/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Salesforce Experience Cloud | 6.3 | No | $2/mo | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Optimizely Configured Commerce | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Uniform | 6.2 | No | $1,000/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | Adobe Experience Manager Assets | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 15 | Optimizely One | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | RWS Tridion Sites | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | Bloomreach Content | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 18 | OpenText Web CMS | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Sitecore Experience Platform | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Squiz DXP | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | Core dna Membership Management | 5.9 | No | $4,000/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Liferay Digital Experience Platform | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Oracle Communications Digital Business Experience | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | Stack9 | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | SitecoreAI Conversion Optimization | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
Is your platform on this list?
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Questions about this list
Which digital experience platform is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Jahia DXP is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 7.9. Liferay DXP is second and dotCMS third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Salesforce Experience Cloud has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.