Have you ever wondered how new ideas come about when it feels like there’s nothing new to discover?

Sitecore’s team created XM Cloud+, a powerful package by combining their composable products. It was a brilliant solution to their challenge.

The new products are a step in the right direction, improving the composable ecosystem. Instead of big products with many features, customers now have more focused options.

Many customers are currently facing a challenge because they are accustomed to monolith architectures. The main issue with headless CMS platforms and composable architectures is that customers need time to comprehend them.

I wonder how many Sitecore XP/XM customers have been confused.

XM Cloud is a Content Management System (CMS) that is different from its predecessor, XP. While they share some similarities, they are distinct in their approach. Customers may have compared the two, but they are like comparing apples and oranges.

This is for me where XM Cloud+ can fit the gap and offer a more equal comparison.

What is XM Cloud+

It’s not a new product it’s a packaged solution of the following composable products that Sitecore has:

Comparing Sitecore XP with Sitecore XM Cloud+

Sitecore XP has been a popular option, but XM Cloud+ is even better with advanced features, more flexibility, and improved workflows.

The composable stack helps businesses create customized experiences to better engage users.

The chart table shows some of the features and how they map between the products. It is not a full list and is just to show the high-level features as I see them.

Customer Benefits

Why should you care about XM Cloud+?

Well, it’s not just about fancy features. It’s about the future and has a modular best-of-breed set of tools. With XM Cloud+, businesses can cut costs, scale effortlessly, and deliver unparalleled digital experiences.

The advantage of using tools like Vercel is that it reduces the need for managing infrastructure, such as PaaS or IaaS instances. This means lower overhead costs and easier management, especially when using a headless approach. While there may still be license costs for the platforms and front end, the costs and effort involved in infrastructure management will be significantly reduced.

Customers need to change their mindset as this is a new ecosystem.

Conclusion

In a world where digital experiences define brand success, Sitecore’s XM Cloud+ emerges as a game-changer.

Gone are the days of managing multiple software versions. Now, we can embrace a unified future without worrying about different versions. Existing Sitecore customers using Platform DXP might have felt like they were missing out.

This bridges that gap and should make the conversations easier.

Explore XM Cloud+ today and witness the transformation that awaits your business.