Adobe Commerce versus Magento
Both share the same underlying codebase and version numbers. Adobe Commerce is the licensed, Adobe supported edition with extra features and managed cloud infrastructure; Magento Open Source is free and self hosted.
Adobe and Commerce
Adobe Commerce, Magento and the wider Adobe Experience Cloud, matched to whether your project needs the licensed platform, the open source edition or a content and experience tool.
When you hire Adobe Commerce developers in Dubai, or look across the wider Adobe product family, this category groups the roles together for a business that already knows, or suspects, its project sits on one of them rather than a more general web platform. It spans the licensed Adobe Commerce edition with its B2B features and managed cloud infrastructure, Magento Open Source as the free, self hosted edition sharing the same core codebase, Adobe Experience Manager for content heavy sites, and the wider Adobe Experience Cloud for marketing and personalisation work layered on top.
Each role page below explains what the work actually involves, the skills worth checking before you commit, and the ways you can work with us. Adobe’s own release and support documentation is a useful starting point in its own right, since Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source share version numbers and support windows, and knowing which one a candidate means when they say “Magento” avoids a common mismatch before hiring even begins.
By role
Whether you hire Adobe Commerce developers in Dubai or a specialist in one of the other products, these six roles are grouped by which Adobe product they centre on.
| Role | What they do | When you need one |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Commerce Developer | Builds and customises stores on the licensed Adobe Commerce edition, including B2B features | Your store runs, or will run, on Adobe Commerce rather than the open source edition |
| Magento Developer | Builds and customises stores on Magento Open Source, the free, self hosted edition | Your store runs on Magento Open Source with no Adobe licence involved |
| Magento 2 Developer | Focuses on version upgrades, migration planning and staying inside a supported release | An existing Magento or Adobe Commerce store needs upgrading or migrating |
| Adobe AEM Developer | Builds AEM Sites components, templates and content structures for authors to use | A content heavy site or portal needs building on Adobe Experience Manager |
| Adobe Experience Manager Developer | Works specifically with AEM as a Cloud Service, including Assets and Forms | Your AEM environment is, or is moving to, the cloud service edition |
| Adobe Experience Cloud Developer | Connects Adobe’s marketing, analytics and personalisation products together | Your project spans several Adobe Experience Cloud products, not just one |
| Adobe Commerce Consultant | Advises on platform choice, target architecture and readiness before a build begins | You are not yet sure which Adobe product, or edition, fits your project |
Choosing between close relatives
The naming here trips up a lot of otherwise straightforward hiring decisions.
Both share the same underlying codebase and version numbers. Adobe Commerce is the licensed, Adobe supported edition with extra features and managed cloud infrastructure; Magento Open Source is free and self hosted.
Magento 2 is not a separate product from Magento, it is the current major version, but upgrades and migrations between 2.4.x releases are specialised enough work that we cover it as its own role.
Both pages cover Adobe Experience Manager. One is framed around AEM Sites development day to day, the other around the Cloud Service edition specifically, because that is how people commonly search for each.
Ways of working
However you hire Adobe Commerce developers in Dubai, four models fit this category, and a dedicated developer suits an established Adobe Commerce or Magento store with ongoing catalogue and feature work. A defined project fits a new build, a migration, or a specific integration with a clear finish line and a written scope. Recruitment support fits a business that wants this expertise on its own payroll long term, where we source, shortlist and run the technical assessment for you. Consulting fits the platform decisions that come before any of that, such as whether a struggling store needs a rebuild, or which Adobe product actually fits a new project.
All roles
The licensed Adobe Commerce edition, its B2B tools, managed cloud infrastructure and integrations, built by someone who knows what it adds over the open source platform.
ExploreMagento Open Source store builds, custom extensions and migrations, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
ExploreVersion upgrades, staying inside a supported 2.4.x release and planning a migration onto Magento 2, for a store where falling behind has real security cost.
ExploreA developer who builds the components, templates and page structure that let your editorial team author content in Adobe Experience Manager Sites without touching code.
ExploreA developer for the full Adobe Experience Manager platform, including migration to AEM as a Cloud Service and work across Assets and Forms as well as Sites.
ExploreA developer who connects Adobe Analytics, Target, Campaign and related applications so customer data moves cleanly between them, rather than building a single AEM site.
ExploreAdvisory time to decide whether Adobe Commerce is the right platform, plan a migration or review an existing store, before any build work starts.
ExploreFor roles outside Adobe’s own products, such as general web development, ecommerce on another platform, or content and design work, go back to hire developers in Dubai and choose the right category. If your need is closer to a full store build than a platform specific hire, our ecommerce solutions service may fit better, and our wider web development category covers platforms outside the Adobe family.
Straight answers
Magento Open Source is the free, self hosted edition. Adobe Commerce is the licensed edition, sold and supported by Adobe, adding B2B features, managed cloud infrastructure and extra built in tools on top of the same core codebase.
It depends on your catalogue, traffic and whether you need B2B features such as company accounts or purchase orders. A straightforward business to consumer store is often well served by Magento Open Source, while a store with real B2B requirements usually benefits from what Adobe Commerce adds.
They are separate Adobe products that can work together. Adobe Commerce is a store platform, while Adobe Experience Manager is a content management and digital experience platform. Some businesses run both, connected, but most need only one to start.
Tell us the mix. A store built on Adobe Commerce with content pages authored in AEM is a common combination, and we recommend whether one developer with breadth across both or two specialists fits your project better.
Start from what already exists or what you have decided to buy: Adobe Commerce, Magento, AEM or Experience Cloud. If nothing is decided yet, our Adobe Commerce consultant role can help you choose before any build work starts.
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