pdf - Upgrade from Adobe LiveCycle - Business Decisiosn 6.0 or Adobe AEM?

Question

As you all know, Adobe stopped support on LiveCycle ES4 (which we use to design XFA/dynamic PDF forms).

We're trying to upgrade, but we have two solutions:

1. Business Decisions 6.0 (already installed on our servers and usable) https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/introduction-to-decisions

2. Adobe Experience Manager https://www.adobe.com/marketing/experience-manager.html

I'm looking at both, and have trained a bit in Decisions and this is what I've found:

Decisions:

• steep learning curve
• can connect to SQL databases and display data
• forms are usually displayed in a URL and the user cannot save the form as a PDF to their Desktop to reopen and save again
• documentation on functionality is not as explanatory as we would like

AEM

• contains the same functionality and UI as LiveCycle ES4
• can import XFA from LiveCycle to AEM seamlessly
• Adobe offers thorough documentation on functionality

I wish to use AEM, but we may not if Business Decisions can do the same thing as AEM. So I'm asking this group for advice.

If we're used to programming and designing PDFs through LiveCycle ES4:

1. Which software will be an easier transition for training (i.e. we're going to hit the ground running)? Decisions or AEM?
2. Which software offers everything LiveCycle can do and more? Decisions or AEM?
3. Any stories to share on your experience with Decisions or AEM?

Thank you. We're trying to gauge which software will suit our needs from LiveCycle the best with the least hassle.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65618184/upgrade-from-adobe-livecycle-business-decisiosn-6-0-or-adobe-aem

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