Acquia Engage Awards 2026
Every year, the Acquia Engage Awards celebrate and showcase the best examples of our customers’ and partners’ work.
2026 Engage Award submissions are now open! Submit your nomination today.
The deadline for the 2026 Acquia Engage submissions will be Jan. 30, 2026.
Award Categories
Best Digital Experience at Scale
This award showcases organizations that developed and created an exceptional digital experience that reaches across geographies and digital touchpoints to solve complex business challenges or market demands. Submissions in this category should demonstrate how Acquia products supported your multi-brand and/or multi-geography digital experience capability through a unified and consistent customer experience, with measurable results that show how the approach has improved customer engagement and business outcomes.
Excellence in Brand Protection and Digital Accessibility
This award recognizes organizations that master the balance of promoting and protecting their brand. Submissions in this category leverage Acquia technology to drive visibility in the age of AI search and demonstrates a holistic strategy that promotes the brand through AI optimization and high accessibility standards for all users while simultaneously protecting digital properties against security threats and bot attacks.
Best Transformation for Security and AI Readiness
This award showcases organizations that have replaced fragmented systems with a robust, secure, and unified digital platform. Beyond simple cost reduction, this category spotlights teams that recognize mission-critical security and compliance are non-negotiable. Submissions must detail how consolidating onto Acquia’s optimized platform has prepared the organization for the demands of Drupal AI.
Best Use of Asset Management and Content Workflow
This award showcases organizations that have conquered “asset chaos” to build a modern, high velocity content engine. This is for teams that have moved beyond slow, disjointed tools and scattered drives to implement a unified system that empowers the modern creator. Submissions in this category demonstrate how the organization is closing the governance gap inherent in the AI era — avoiding the risks of unapproved technology while meeting the urgent demand for more content, faster.
Best Use of AI for Learning and Acceleration
This award recognizes organizations that have moved beyond hype to practical, high-value adoption of AI technologies alongside Acquia products. Submissions should highlight a specific initiative where AI was central to success and how the organization navigated the complexities of AI adoption to create a smarter, more agile digital practice using Acquia as their foundation.
Best Practices for a Winning Acquia Engage Award Submission
Share the "Before State"
Give the judges a clear sense of what life was like before your project got launched. What went well and what was missing? What did you hope to achieve?
Share Lessons Learned
Acquia Engage is all about sharing best practices, so take the opportunity to pass on what you've learned throughout the project.
Collaborate With Your Team
Don’t forget, you can make it easier for your team to draft, edit, and collaborate on your nomination with the 2026 Submission Preparation Document.
