Adobe Experience Platform Tags vs Tealium iQ
Adobe Experience Platform Tags
Adobe's tag management system (formerly Launch) — rule-based data collection with an extension catalog, built to deploy the Adobe Experience Cloud stack.
Full directory entry →Tealium iQ
Tealium's enterprise tag management system — the client-side entry point to its Customer Data Hub, with consent enforcement applied at the point of collection.
Full directory entry →Facts, side by side
| Adobe Experience Platform Tags | Tealium iQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | free | enterprise |
| Pricing notes | No separate charge — Adobe positions Tags as an included value-add for Experience Cloud customers. The server-side counterpart, Event Forwarding, is a paid feature bundled with Real-Time CDP Connections, Prime, or Ultimate. | Quote-based; typically sold as part of the wider Tealium platform alongside EventStream and AudienceStream. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hostable | Partial — Build artifacts can be delivered to your own web server or CDN via SFTP; the management app is Adobe-hosted SaaS. | Partial — The generated utag.js bundle can be hosted on your own domain or CDN; the management console is SaaS. |
| Categories | Tag management | Tag management |
| Who it's for | implementation engineers, measurement managers, agency partners | implementation engineers, measurement managers |
| Integrations listed | 3 | 6 |
Directory entries last updated: Adobe Experience Platform Tags 2026-07-18 · Tealium iQ 2026-07-18.
In brief
Adobe Experience Platform Tags — Adobe's tag management system (formerly Launch) — rule-based data collection with an extension catalog, built to deploy the Adobe Experience Cloud stack. Pricing: free. No separate charge — Adobe positions Tags as an included value-add for Experience Cloud customers. The server-side counterpart, Event Forwarding, is a paid feature bundled with Real-Time CDP Connections, Prime, or Ultimate. Self-hosting: Partial — Build artifacts can be delivered to your own web server or CDN via SFTP; the management app is Adobe-hosted SaaS.. Listed integrations: adobe-analytics, google-analytics-4, onetrust.
Tealium iQ — Tealium's enterprise tag management system — the client-side entry point to its Customer Data Hub, with consent enforcement applied at the point of collection. Pricing: enterprise. Quote-based; typically sold as part of the wider Tealium platform alongside EventStream and AudienceStream. Self-hosting: Partial — The generated utag.js bundle can be hosted on your own domain or CDN; the management console is SaaS.. Listed integrations: google-analytics-4, adobe-analytics, amplitude, onetrust, didomi, usercentrics.
Which one, when
Derived mechanically from the structured facts above — deltas only, not an editorial verdict. Where the facts tie, read both entries.
- its pricing model is free, where Tealium iQ is enterprise
- its entry lists agency partners in "who it's for"; Tealium iQ's does not
No structural edge in the directory facts — the differences are qualitative. Read the full entry.
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