Complete guide to migrating your Adobe AEM website to Gridsome. Leave Adobe AEM's most expensive cms on the market ($250k+/year) behind and get graphql data layer pulls from any cms or api source. Free migration tool included.
You can migrate from Adobe AEM to Gridsome for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose Gridsome as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Advanced. Estimated time: 1-3 hours.
Adobe's enterprise content management platform. Global enterprises in the Adobe ecosystem needing DAM integration, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
Most expensive CMS on the market ($250K+/year)
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from Adobe AEM. Gridsome eliminates this issue entirely.
Requires specialized AEM developers (Java/OSGi expertise)
With Gridsome, graphql data layer pulls from any cms or api source.
Extremely complex architecture and steep learning curve
Modern architectures like Gridsome are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
Over-engineered for anything below Fortune 1000 scale
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — Gridsome takes a fundamentally different approach.
Vue.js-based SSG with GraphQL data layer (unmaintained). Built with JavaScript (Vue.js), it's legacy vue 2 projects — new projects should use nuxt instead.
GraphQL data layer pulls from any CMS or API source
Vue.js framework for those in the Vue ecosystem
File-based routing similar to Next.js/Nuxt
Image optimization and lazy-loading built in
Gridsome is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports JavaScript, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | Adobe AEM | Gridsome |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Cost | ⭐ 1/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐ 1/5 |
| Language | Java (OSGi) | JavaScript (Vue.js) |
| Pricing | Paid ($250K+/year) | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your Adobe AEM content maps to Gridsome
What may need manual attention
Custom server-side logic, third-party integrations, and platform-specific plugins will need equivalent solutions in Gridsome. The core content (text, images, metadata) transfers cleanly.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your Adobe AEM site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select Gridsome as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from Adobe AEM to Gridsome makes the most sense if you're experiencing most expensive cms on the market ($250k+/year) or outgrowing Adobe AEM's architecture. Gridsome is best for legacy vue 2 projects — new projects should use nuxt instead.
You should migrate if: your Adobe AEM site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need developer flexibility, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your Adobe AEM site benefits from deep integration with the entire adobe creative cloud suite and you don't have JavaScript developers on your team.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your Adobe AEM URL, select Gridsome, and download your content. The more important question is whether Gridsome's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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