![Blog Graphic-Content Management System-Forrester CMS Wave Q3 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_hero_image_mobile/public/media/image/2023-08/Blog%20Graphic-Content%20Management%20System-Forrester%20CMS%20Wave%20Q3%202023.png?itok=uylnkkbO) Image ![Dries Buytaert Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/post_content_attribution_headshot/public/media/image/2024-09/Employee%20Headshot_Dries%20Buytaert_Gray_WEB.png?h=ba226ffe&itok=eze7g_Ik) [Dries Buytaert](/people/contributors/dries-buytaert) Co-Founder, Executive Chairman Acquia Forrester Wave: Content Management Systems Q3 2023 Report [Get the Report](https://www.acquia.com/resources/report/forrester-wave-content-management-systems) # Acquia Named a Leader in the 2023 Forrester Wave™ for Content Management Systems October 11, 2023 2 minute read [Share this blog post on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.acquia.com/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/48471) [Share this blog post on Twitter ]() [Share this blog post via Email ]() Acquia is a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Content Management Systems, Q3 2023 ![Blog Graphic-Content Management System-Forrester CMS Wave Q3 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_hero_image_mobile/public/media/image/2023-08/Blog%20Graphic-Content%20Management%20System-Forrester%20CMS%20Wave%20Q3%202023.png?itok=uylnkkbO) [Acquia](https://www.acquia.com/) was named a leader in [The Forrester Wave™: Content Management Systems, Q3 2023](https://www.acquia.com/newsroom/press-releases/acquia-named-leader-forrester-cms-wave). As I read the introduction to the report, I noted that Forrester described an important shift: *"CMSs have moved beyond their last era of radical transformation — ‘headless’ (API-based) experience delivery. All CMSs evaluated have headless capabilities."1* I certainly agree. As I wrote in my [Composable Digital Experience Manifesto](https://dri.es/a-composable-digital-experience-manifesto): *"Nearly all Traditional CMSs have evolved to be Hybrid CMSs. It's no longer relevant to talk about Traditional CMSs. Today, the choice is really between Headless and Hybrid."* What is important now is making it easier to create better experiences for end users. The Forrester report rightfully emphasizes digital experience creation, and highlights Acquia's strengths and investment in developer tools and no-code marketing solutions for creating digital experiences. Because [Drupal](https://www.drupal.org/) is at the core of Acquia’s content management offering, Acquia customers have never needed to choose between a solution that empowers marketers and one that gives developers maximal flexibility. Drupal offers tens of thousands of modules (components), enabling business teams to quickly assemble or compose next-generation experiences. And Drupal being open source provides technology teams maximum flexibility and interoperability with no vendor lock-in. You can read a complimentary copy of the report here: [The Forrester Wave™: Content Management Systems, Q3 2023](https://www.acquia.com/resources/report/forrester-wave-content-management-systems). *This blog was originally posted [here](https://dri.es/acquia-a-leader-in-the-2023-forrester-wave-for-content-management-systems).* --- 1The Forrester WaveTM: Content Management Systems, Q3 2023, Chuck Gahun, August 2023, Page 1. 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