Head-to-head · Digital Experience Platforms
Progress Sitefinity vs Xperience by Kentico
Progress Sitefinity leads on 0 checks, Xperience by Kentico on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreProgress Sitefinity · 8.8/10
Progress Sitefinity scores higher on our rubric for digital experience platforms: 8.8 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.
Progress Sitefinity is the better fit for organizations needing CMS-led experience management. Xperience by Kentico is the better fit for microsoft-centered marketing and commerce teams.
- Progress Sitefinity fits best
Organizations needing CMS-led experience management
- Xperience by Kentico fits best
Microsoft-centered marketing and commerce teams
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Side by side
| Feature | Progress Sitefinity 8.8/10 Visit ↗ | Xperience by Kentico 8.7/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Ranking | #5 in Digital Experience Platforms | #6 in Digital Experience Platforms |
| Best for | Organizations needing CMS-led experience management | Microsoft-centered marketing and commerce teams |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | — | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | — | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Support | Phone, Docs | Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 |
| Compliance | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA |
| Integrations | 1,000+ integrations | 6,000+ integrations |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Progress Sitefinity 6/6 · Xperience by Kentico 6/6 | ||
| Personalization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headless delivery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Experimentation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Journey orchestration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Experience analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital asset support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Deployment model | Hybrid | Hybrid |
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| Our verdict | Progress Sitefinity is a composable digital experience platform for marketers, developers and enterprise content teams. It combines web content management, structured multilingual content, digital asset management, personalization,… Read the review → |
Xperience by Kentico is a digital experience platform for marketing and development teams that need content, digital assets, campaigns, commerce, personalization, customer journeys, and AI-assisted workflows in one environment. It supports… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Progress Sitefinity — where it wins
- Structured multilingual content, DAM and multisite management
- Headless and hybrid delivery through RESTful and GraphQL APIs
- Personalization, testing, journeys, analytics and enterprise integrations
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
- No free plan is available
- Advanced capabilities are concentrated in Enterprise packages
Xperience by Kentico — where it wins
- Combines content, DAM, campaigns, commerce, personalization, and journeys
- Supports hybrid-headless delivery with GraphQL APIs and templates
- Provides ASP.NET Core, .NET API, and private-cloud deployment options
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is configurable and requires contact with sales
- Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of focused content teams
- Commerce, CRM, search, and marketing integrations require implementation planning
- Progress Sitefinity8.8/10 · Pricing on request
A broad CMS-led DXP for multilingual, multi-site and multi-channel experience management.
Visit SitefinityFull verdict → - Xperience by Kentico8.7/10 · Pricing on request
A broad .NET-based DXP for teams combining content, commerce, personalization, and journeys.
Visit KenticoFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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