Real use cases of EDS vs. a plain HTML/CSS/JS site

[mancillaign]

I’ve been exploring Edge Delivery Services (EDS) and I keep asking myself: what are the real-world scenarios where EDS provides value compared to just uploading HTML/CSS/JS files to a server with some user-editable content?

From a developer’s perspective, a static site hosted on any CDN looks almost the same. However, EDS adds layers like:

• Authoring in Google Docs/Word or AEM Author → content creators can update without touching code.

• Automated publishing through Adobe’s edge network → no CI/CD pipeline to manage.

• Native connection to AEM workflows (translation, approvals, assets).

• Global caching and automatic image optimization.

What I’d like to hear are real success stories:

• Has anyone here used EDS for a blog, microsite, or campaign site?

• How did EDS improve things compared to a static site on Netlify, Vercel, or S3?

• Did your marketing or authoring teams actually feel the difference?

Would love to hear concrete examples.

[arunpatidar]

Hi @mancillaign 

Here you can check the EDS success stories - https://www.aem.live/ 

[Shiv_Prakash_Patel · Accepted solution]

Hi @mancillaign ,

1. Yes, numerous organizations have adopted Edge Delivery Services (EDS) for blogs, microsites, and campaign sites where rapid content updates and seamless authoring are mission-critical, demonstrating its real-world effectiveness.
2. Compared to static site hosting on Netlify, Vercel, or S3, EDS revolutionizes content management by enabling no-code authoring with tools like Google Docs and AEM Author, automating publishing workflows without manual CI/CD overhead, and integrating deeply with Adobe’s enterprise features for translation, asset management, and approvals. This results in faster, more reliable global delivery with superior performance through edge caching and automatic image optimization.
3. Marketing and authoring teams report a profound difference using EDS: empowered to update content independently and more frequently, free from developer dependencies, and supported by streamlined review and approval processes—ultimately accelerating time-to-market and enhancing collaboration beyond what traditional static hosting allows.