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    Magnolia

    Magnolia is the world’s leading composable digital experience platform, with over 450 enterprise customers, thousands of Community Edition deployments, and more

    CHSwitzerland·Founded 1997
    Headquarters
    🇨🇭Switzerland
    Data Hosting
    SwitzerlandGermany
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    ▣GDPR◆EU HQ▦EU Data

    Magnolia key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    Magnolia International Ltd.
    Headquarters
    Switzerland (CH)
    Ownership
    Part of GENUI (Majority Shareholder)
    Founded
    1997
    Data hosting
    Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, United States
    Infrastructure
    Cloud-native (Provider not specified)
    Deployment
    SaaS
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Sitecore Content Hub, Contentful, Optimizely Configured Commerce (Episerver)

    About Magnolia

    Magnolia is a Swiss digital experience platform (DXP) provider that enables enterprises to orchestrate personalized customer experiences across multiple channels. Founded in 1997 in Basel, it transitioned from a traditional Java-based CMS to a modern, cloud-native headless architecture that allows businesses to integrate various best-of-breed tools like commerce engines, analytics, and marketing automation. The platform is known for its 'headless with a head' approach, providing developers with API-first flexibility while giving marketers visual editing tools and previews often missing in pure headless systems. It serves global enterprises in highly regulated sectors like banking and insurance, emphasizing modularity and project success through a vast network of certified implementation partners.

    Alternative to

    Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)Sitecore Content HubContentfulOptimizely Configured Commerce (Episerver)

    Target Segments

    EnterprisePublic Sector

    Deployment Options

    SaaS

    Hosting & Security

    Infrastructure

    Cloud-native (Provider not specified)

    Key Features

    Composable DXP architecture
    Headless CMS capabilities
    Visual Single-Page Application (SPA) editing
    Content personalization and targeting
    Multi-site and multi-language management
    AI-driven automated tagging and content creation
    Integration framework for Ecommerce, PIM, and Marketing Automation
    Open-source Community Edition core

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