Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Contentful
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Contentful is a cloud based CMS solution that provides the ability to manage content across multiple platforms.The editing interface allows for managing content interactively and provides developers the ability to deliver the content with the programming language and template framework of their choice.
$0
Digital Asset Management Server
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
According to the vendor, the Digital Asset Management Server endeavors to offer a comprehensive solution for effectively handling and disseminating media assets across an enterprise. Its primary goal is to furnish users with a flexible and expedient means of managing their digital content. Additionally, it encompasses various content management functionalities such as centralized content administration, collaborative features, personalized experiences, and seamless integration with third…
$21
per month
Drupal
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Drupal is a free, open-source content management system written in PHP that competes primarily with Joomla and Plone. The standard release of Drupal, known as Drupal core, contains basic features such as account and menu management, RSS feeds, page layout customization, and system administration.N/A
Pricing
ContentfulDigital Asset Management ServerDrupal
Editions & Modules
Lite
$300
per month
Community
Free
Enterprise
Custom
Basic
$21
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentfulDigital Asset Management ServerDrupal
Free Trial
YesYesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ContentfulDigital Asset Management ServerDrupal
Features
ContentfulDigital Asset Management ServerDrupal
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
8.5
10 Ratings
4% above category average
Digital Asset Management Server
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Ratings
Drupal
8.1
73 Ratings
1% below category average
Role-based user permissions8.510 Ratings00 Ratings8.173 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
9.5
12 Ratings
20% above category average
Digital Asset Management Server
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Ratings
Drupal
7.6
68 Ratings
2% below category average
API9.311 Ratings00 Ratings7.063 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language9.79 Ratings00 Ratings8.159 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
7.8
13 Ratings
0% above category average
Digital Asset Management Server
-
Ratings
Drupal
6.4
77 Ratings
20% below category average
WYSIWYG editor7.34 Ratings00 Ratings5.970 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness9.58 Ratings00 Ratings8.074 Ratings
Admin section9.311 Ratings00 Ratings6.577 Ratings
Page templates7.64 Ratings00 Ratings5.776 Ratings
Library of website themes7.52 Ratings00 Ratings5.667 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design4.57 Ratings00 Ratings6.571 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.312 Ratings00 Ratings6.775 Ratings
Form generator7.01 Ratings00 Ratings6.271 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Contentful
9.4
12 Ratings
23% above category average
Digital Asset Management Server
-
Ratings
Drupal
6.2
76 Ratings
18% below category average
Content taxonomy10.011 Ratings00 Ratings6.770 Ratings
SEO support10.09 Ratings00 Ratings6.071 Ratings
Bulk management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings6.266 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions9.08 Ratings00 Ratings6.169 Ratings
Community / comment management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings6.168 Ratings
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User Ratings
ContentfulDigital Asset Management ServerDrupal
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(84 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(19 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(18 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentfulDigital Asset Management ServerDrupal
Likelihood to Recommend
Contentful
It's a great all rounder for content projects. It's easy in the basics and powerful in the complex, data heavy scenarios. Extending the platform is straightforward and the SDK gives you everything you need. If you have many many varying content types , it gets expensive and perhaps not the best choice .
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Open Source
If you want to set up a basic Not For Profit (NFP) Membership system and content base, Word Press is easier than Drupal. However, if you have specific needs that require a fair bit of customisation then Drupal is the best CRM available. If the webmaster is confident with PHP and SQL, Drupal allows a lot of creativity.
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Pros
Contentful
  • Flexible. This CMS can be easily extended and provide access to dynamic content
  • Simple. The WYSWG is very easy to work with and identifying pages and content in the system is fairly easy
  • Clean Interface. The interface is clean and uncluttered keeping focus on the content and not other factors.
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
  • Drag and drop functionality is easy to use
  • Easy to switch between straight text and HTML content
  • Ability to easily have multiple environments so that pages can be built in b/c-stage before they are approved and published
  • Solid user experience where it's clear how to navigate the platform
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Cons
Contentful
  • Contentful uses "references" to allow you to build very modular content. If I have a "slider" content type, I can create a "slide" content type which references a "button" content type, and so forth. This works well, but I occasionally wish there was a better solution for one-off content, like a settings page. Currently, this is done for creating an entire content type called "settings" with a single entry. Not a big deal, but not ideal, either.
  • There are a few quirks with GatsbyJS integration, etc, but these issues are being fixed and improved upon very quickly.
  • A minor gripe, but Contentful does not have a way to organize fields within an entry. Entries with many fields are somewhat tiresome to scroll through.
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
  • This is not an easy CMS to work with if you don't have a good understanding of website development. It isn't "plug-and-play" like Wordpress or Shopify.
  • Over time, doing major updates to the system can be taxing, especially if you aren't well-versed enough in doing system updates in line with your "child" theme and code.
  • The CMS can become somewhat cumbersome with server resources if not carefully optimized while you build and customize it to your liking.
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Likelihood to Renew
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
The time and money invested into this platform were too great to discontinue it at this point. I'm sure it will be in use for a while. We have also spent time training many employees how to use it. All of these things add up to quite an investment in the product. Lastly, it basically fulfills what we need our intranet site to do.
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Usability
Contentful
It is a very easy to use and configure application. I find that it is on the user to manage the content after the models have been created, yet I still do not encounter issues finding or creating new components for our site. It is easy to set up and easy to navigate.
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
As a team, we found Drupal to be highly customizable and flexible, allowing our development team to go to great lengths to develop desired functionalities. It can be used as a solution for all types of web projects. It comes with a robust admin interface that provides greater flexibility once the user gets acquainted with the system.
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Reliability and Availability
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
Drupal itself does not tend to have bugs that cause sporadic outages. When deployed on a well-configured LAMP stack, deployment and maintenance problems are minimal, and in general no exotic tuning or configuration is required. For highest uptime, putting a caching proxy like Varnish in front of Drupal (or a CDN that supports dynamic applications).
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Performance
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
Drupal page loads can be slow, as a great many database calls may be required to generate a page. It is highly recommended to use caching systems, both built-in and external to lessen such database loads and improve performance. I haven't had any problems with behind-the-scenes integrations with external systems.
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Support Rating
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
As noted earlier, the support of the community can be rather variable, with some modules attracting more attraction and action in their issue queues, but overall, the development community for Drupal is second to none. It probably the single greatest aspect of being involved in this open-source project.
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In-Person Training
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
No answers on this topic
Open Source
I was part of the team that conducted the training. Our training was fine, but we could have been better informed on Drupal before we started providing it. If we did not have answers to tough questions, we had more technical staff we could consult with. We did provide hands-on practice time for the learners, which I would always recommend. That is where the best learning occurred.
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Online Training
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
The on-line training was not as ideal as the face-to-face training. It was done remotely and only allowed for the trainers to present information to the learners and demonstrate the platform online. There was not a good way to allow for the learners to practice, ask questions and have them answered all in the same session.
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Implementation Rating
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
Plan ahead as much you can. You really need to know how to build what you want with the modules available to you, or that you might need to code yourself, in order to make the best use of Drupal. I recommend you analyze the most technically difficult workflows and other aspects of your implementation, and try building some test versions of those first. Get feedback from stakeholders early and often, because you can easily find yourself in a situation where your implementation does 90% of what you want, but, due to something you didn't plan for, foresee, or know about, there's no feasible way to get past the last 10%
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Alternatives Considered
Contentful
Easy to use and much more organized as a single platform versus multi. The layout is clean and easy to read and we don’t have to worry about certain users safe guarding data or content then losing it when they leave the company. It’s a one stop shop for imagery
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
Drupal can be more complex to learn, but it offers a much wider range of applications. Drupal’s front and backend can be customized from design to functionality to allow for a wide range of uses. If someone wants to create something more complex than a simple site or blog, Drupal can be an amazing asset to have at hand.
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Scalability
Contentful
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
Drupal is well known to be scalable, although it requires solid knowledge of MySQL best practices, caching mechanisms, and other server-level best practices. I have never personally dealt with an especially large site, so I can speak well to the issues associated with Drupal scaling.
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Return on Investment
Contentful
  • Contentful has saved us valuable development time that was previously spent doing deploys for minor content updates.
  • Contentful has helped us maintain consistent documentation, reducing time needed to review for consistency.
  • Can't say we've really experienced any negative ROI impacts from using Contentful, but we've run into some limitations in adding too many content models and the next pricing tier is substantially more expensive.
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hyperCMS Content Management Solutions
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Open Source
  • Given the endless possibilities that Drupal can have, we tend to have great support going on when we get a website launched
  • It has become much much faster and easier for us to launch a new project due to reusability
  • Configuration management in Drupal helps greatly with CI/CD, saves us costs
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