Go From Prompt to Enrolment with Acquia Source
The AI-Powered SaaS CMS that powers you to build university websites in minutes.
Stop the maintenance bottleneck. Empower Schools, Departments, Admissions, Research Sites and Alumni Groups to create, optimize, and launch high-converting digital experiences in days, not weeks—all on a fully managed, secure Drupal foundation.
See It. Believe It. Build It.
From prompt to published, without the IT backlog. Discover how Acquia Source gives your university the agility to build governed digital experiences at the speed of your ideas.
Build with a Template
Jumpstart your project by using EDU-specific templates tailored for Libraries, Research Labs and Alumni Sites. Our streamlined, intuitive setup ensures you’re ready to go in minutes, not days.
Customize with AI
Easily create on-brand, accessible content. With AI-driven tools, you can design new custom components and tailored layouts that align with university brand standards, requiring only junior development resources.
Publish Fresh Content
Update copy, styles, and designs on the fly while maintaining consistency with hundreds of decentralized sites. From Athletics to Alumni sites, every page will align perfectly with your institutional identity.
Grow Your Reach
Enhance site performance and ensure accessibility compliance automatically against WCAG 2.2, ADA and HIPAA standards. Drive better student engagement through data-driven decision-making
Smarter Content. Smarter Campus.
Acquia Source isn't just a place to store content; it's an engine designed to maximize your digital budget for your academic institution and free your IT team from taxing maintenance tasks
AI-Powered Velocity
Beyond simple chatbots. Our AI agents handle SEO optimization, accessibility compliance, and university brand guardrails automatically to ensure you not only know where to improve, but can action changes immediately.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Source structures your data so it is the "Definitive Source" for ChatGPT, Gemini, and TikTok search and helps you ensure your admissions content is the answer prospective students see.
Centralize Control, Decentralize Creation
Give your faculty and university clubs the power to create sites for annual donor campaigns, alumni events and more while maintaining global brand guardrails and enterprise security.
100% Managed SaaS
Zero patches. Zero updates. Zero infrastructure headaches. We manage the backend so you can manage institutional growth.
The Platform for Content Velocity.
Empower your digital experiences. Protect your core.
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Capability
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Acquia Source
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Legacy WebOps (PaaS)
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Headless CMS
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Launch Speed
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Days (AI-Driven) |
Months |
Weeks/Months |
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Marketer Autonomy
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High (Visual Canvas + AI) |
Moderate (Technical Debt) |
Low (Developer- Dependent) |
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Maintenance
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Zero Infra Management |
Unmanaged OpEx (Patches) |
API & Version Orchestration |
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Future Readiness
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AEO & AI Co-Pilot |
Traditional SEO only |
Manual Schema Config |
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TCO Structure
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Predictable SaaS |
Hidden Labor Costs |
"The Pricing Cliff" ($70k+ Jumps) |
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Governance
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Central Control Built-in |
Fragmented / Non-existent |
Varies by Implementation |
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Compliance
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FedRAMP/HIPAA Ready |
Varies by Provider |
Complex / Custom Built |
The Platform for Content Velocity.
Empower your digital experiences. Protect your core.
|
Acquia Source
|
Legacy WebOps (PaaS)
|
Headless CMS
|
|---|---|---|
|
Launch Speed
|
Days (AI-Driven) |
Months |
Weeks/Months |
|
Marketer Autonomy
|
High (Visual Canvas + AI) |
Moderate (Technical Debt) |
Low (Developer- Dependent) |
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Maintenance
|
Zero Infra Management |
Unmanaged OpEx (Patches) |
API & Version Orchestration |
|
Future Readiness
|
AEO & AI Co-Pilot |
Traditional SEO only |
Manual Schema Config |
|
TCO Structure
|
Predictable SaaS |
Hidden Labor Costs |
"The Pricing Cliff" ($70k+ Jumps) |
|
Governance
|
Central Control Built-in |
Fragmented / Non-existent |
Varies by Implementation |
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Compliance
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FedRAMP/HIPAA Ready |
Varies by Provider |
Complex / Custom Built |
SaaS Alongside PaaS
Keep your flagship university sites on PaaS for deep customization while offloading long-tail sites to a managed SaaS. Source eliminates the maintenance tax of core updates and security patches for student orgs, research labs, and alumni sites.
Source vs. Headless
Standard headless setups leave marketers in an "empty box" with no visual control. Source provides the API-first flexibility developers want—using frameworks like Next.js—while giving Marketers automatic previews and drag-and-drop components to build on-brand pages in real-time.
Clickable Product Walkthroughs
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