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Acquia was acquired by Vista Equity Partners (2019).
Acquia

Acquia

Digital Experience Platformacquia.com

Acquia delivers an open, cloud-native digital experience platform built on Drupal that gives enterprises the flexibility of open source with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and integrated marketing capabilities.

Last updated Jun 25, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2007
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Connections
40

At a glance

Employees
1001-5000
Funding
~$173M (pre-acquisition)
Revenue
$200M-$300M
20integrations9competitors6corporate family4acquisitions

About

Leading open-source DXP vendor and the primary commercial backer of Drupal, competing with Adobe, Sitecore, and Optimizely in the enterprise CMS and DXP space

Acquia is a leading digital experience platform provider founded in 2007 by Drupal creator Dries Buytaert and Jay Batson. The company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based products centered around Drupal, the open-source content management system, enabling enterprises to build, manage, and optimize digital experiences across web, mobile, and other channels. Acquia's platform spans content management, customer data platforms (CDP), personalization, and marketing automation, positioning it as a full-stack DXP vendor. Acquia's core offerings include Acquia Cloud Platform (managed Drupal hosting), Acquia CDP, Acquia Personalization, Acquia Campaign Studio (email and marketing automation), and Acquia DAM (Digital Asset Management, powered by Widen). These products serve large enterprises and government agencies seeking open-source flexibility combined with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and support. The company has made several strategic acquisitions, including Mautic (open-source marketing automation), Widen (DAM), and AgilOne (CDP), to broaden its platform capabilities. In the AdTech and MarTech ecosystem, Acquia competes with proprietary DXP vendors such as Adobe Experience Manager, Sitecore, and Optimizely, differentiating itself through its open-source Drupal foundation, vendor neutrality, and strong data privacy positioning. Acquia was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2019 for approximately $1 billion, providing growth capital to accelerate product development and global expansion. The company serves thousands of customers across media, retail, financial services, healthcare, and the public sector.

Business model

SaaS

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Acquia Cloud Platform

    Managed cloud hosting and DevOps platform optimized for Drupal applications, offering automated scaling, security, and deployment tools.

  • Acquia CDP

    Customer Data Platform (formerly AgilOne) that unifies first-party customer data to enable segmentation, analytics, and personalized experiences.

  • Acquia Personalization

    Real-time website personalization engine that delivers targeted content and experiences based on visitor behavior and attributes.

  • Acquia Campaign Studio

    Open-source-based marketing automation platform (built on Mautic) for email marketing, lead nurturing, and multi-channel campaign management.

  • Acquia DAM (Widen)

    Digital Asset Management solution for organizing, managing, and distributing brand and marketing assets across teams and channels.

  • Acquia Site Studio

    Low-code/no-code page builder for Drupal that enables marketers and content editors to build and manage site layouts without developer involvement.

  • Acquia Search

    Managed Apache Solr search service integrated with Drupal for enhanced site search capabilities.

  • Acquia Migrate

    Tools and services to help organizations migrate legacy CMS content and sites to Drupal on Acquia Cloud.

Key features

Open-source Drupal foundation with enterprise supportUnified customer data platform with identity resolutionReal-time personalization and A/B testingMarketing automation and email campaign managementDigital asset management with brand portalsMulti-site and multi-brand managementHeadless and decoupled CMS architecture supportCloud-native DevOps with CI/CD pipelinesHIPAA and FedRAMP compliant hosting optionsLow-code site building tools for marketers

Use cases

Enterprise website and digital experience managementPersonalized content delivery across web and mobileFirst-party customer data unification and segmentationEmail and multi-channel marketing campaign automationDigital asset management and brand consistencyGovernment and public sector digital servicesMulti-brand and multi-site platform managementHeadless CMS for omnichannel content deliveryLead nurturing and marketing funnel automationHealthcare and financial services compliant digital experiences

Customer segments

Large enterprises and Fortune 500 companiesGovernment and public sector agenciesHealthcare and life sciences organizationsFinancial services and insurance companiesMedia and publishing companiesHigher education institutionsRetail and e-commerce brandsNon-profit organizations

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Drupal (PHP)Apache SolrMautic (open-source marketing automation)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Kubernetes and DockerVarnish CacheMySQL / MariaDBElasticsearchNode.js (headless integrations)React / Next.js (decoupled front-end support)

Security & compliance

SOC 2 Type IIFedRAMPGDPRCCPAHIPAAISO 27001PCI DSS

Deployment

CloudHybrid

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2007 · Founded
  2. 2019Acquired by Vista Equity Partners
    Still operating as part of Vista Equity Partners
  3. 2019Absorbed Agilone3 sources
  4. 2019Absorbed Mautic5 sources
  5. 2021Absorbed Widen3 sources
  6. 2021Absorbed Widen Collective
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Connection details
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