Compare headless and MVC features according to product

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The following table describes the MVC and headless features available in SXA used with Sitecore Experience Platform versus SXA used with Experience Manager Cloud.

FeatureSXA with Sitecore Experience PlatformSXA with XM Cloud
MVCHeadlessHeadless
Adding cookies warning message to sitesYesNoNo
Asset optimizerYesNoNo
Available renderingsSame as previous version
  • Image
  • Link List
  • Navigation
  • Page Content
  • Promo
  • Rich Text
  • Title
  • Container
  • Image
  • Link List
  • Navigation
  • Page Content
  • Promo
  • Rich Text
  • Title
  • Container
  • Column Splitter
  • Row Splitter
Cache settingsYesYesYes
Configurable security for tenants and sitesYesYesYes
Content TaggingYesYesYes
Creative ExchangeYesNoNo
Custom SXA login pageYesNoNo
Delegated areas, multisite feature (shared site)YesYesYes
Error handlingYesYesYes
Grid layout (placeholder restrictions, page Branches)YesYesYes
JSON data modellingYesNoNo
Page and partial designsYesYesYes
Redirect map and redirect ItemsYesYes (limited)Yes (limited)
Rendering host (SXA Initializer)NoNoYes
Rendering variantsYesYes (limited)Yes (limited)
Site-specific standard valuesYesYesYes
Site metadataYesNoNo
SitemapYesYesYes
StylesYesYesYes
ThemesYesNoNo
WorkflowsYesYesYes
Workflows for data sourcesYesYesYes
Note

MVC sites are only supported in Sitecore Experience Platform.

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