OpenText Web CMS vs Liferay Digital Experience Platform

OWOpenText Web CMS9.2Visit Liferay Digital Experience Platform9.1Visit

Higher score OW OpenText Web CMS #2 in Digital Experience - Midmarket Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit OpenText CMS

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Liferay Digital Experience Platform #3 in Digital Experience - Midmarket Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Liferay

• OpenText Web CMS fits best

  Organizations needing broad omnichannel DXP capabilities

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform fits best

  Midmarket firms building portals and commerce experiences

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Side by side

Feature	OWOpenText Web CMS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Liferay Digital Experience Platform 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Digital Experience - Midmarket Software	#3 in Digital Experience - Midmarket Software
Best for	Organizations needing broad omnichannel DXP capabilities	Midmarket firms building portals and commerce experiences
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, SOC 2	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Integrations	14 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features OpenText Web CMS 1/4 · Liferay Digital Experience Platform 1/4
Headless API	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Visual editor	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Personalization	✓	✓
Multisite support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Workflow and roles	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum locales	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines CMS, personalization, testing, orchestration, analytics and DAM Supports coupled, headless and hybrid delivery across web and API channels Offers multi-site workflows, GenAI assistance and extensive integrations	Supports customer, partner, supplier, and employee portals Offers SaaS, PaaS, and self-hosted deployment options Combines personalization, A/B testing, workflows, and B2B commerce
Cons	Buying starts with a contact-sales process rather than published plan tiers Broad capabilities can demand substantial governance across teams and channels Compliance attestations apply to selected services; scope needs clarification	Pricing requires contacting sales SaaS, PaaS, and self-hosted models split infrastructure responsibilities The 30-day trial page references an older downloadable DXP release
Our verdict	OpenText Web CMS is an enterprise digital experience platform for organizations creating, managing, personalizing and publishing content across websites and other channels. It serves business users, developers and creative teams with web… Read the review →	Liferay Digital Experience Platform brings content management, site building, personalization, workflows, analytics integration, and B2B commerce into one platform. It is aimed at organizations creating web experiences for customers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Web CMS — where it wins

  • Combines CMS, personalization, testing, orchestration, analytics and DAM
  • Supports coupled, headless and hybrid delivery across web and API channels
  • Offers multi-site workflows, GenAI assistance and extensive integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Buying starts with a contact-sales process rather than published plan tiers
  • Broad capabilities can demand substantial governance across teams and channels
  • Compliance attestations apply to selected services; scope needs clarification

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform — where it wins

  • Supports customer, partner, supplier, and employee portals
  • Offers SaaS, PaaS, and self-hosted deployment options
  • Combines personalization, A/B testing, workflows, and B2B commerce

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • SaaS, PaaS, and self-hosted models split infrastructure responsibilities
  • The 30-day trial page references an older downloadable DXP release

• OWOpenText Web CMS9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hybrid DXP for midmarket and enterprise teams managing complex digital journeys.

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• Liferay Digital Experience Platform9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A flexible DXP for midmarket firms that need portals, content, workflows, and commerce.

  Visit LiferayFull verdict →