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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Drupal

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ADrupal 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

    Google Surveys

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Surveys is an app for custom surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The insights from audience targeted surveys can be expressed in instant, easy-to-digest graphs and charts help you make sense of the survey data. Surveys natively integrates with other solutions, allowing you to use data from one product while working in another. Survey responses from real people can be sourced by Google's Opinion Rewards app, where respondents answer questions in exchange for incentives.

    $10

    per completed survey

    Pricing
    DrupalGoogle Surveys
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Surveys
    10¢
    per completed survey
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DrupalGoogle Surveys
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DrupalGoogle Surveys
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    76%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    76%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    DrupalGoogle Surveys
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    8.3
    74 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Google Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    7.8
    69 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Google Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    API7.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    6.5
    78 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Google Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor6.371 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section7.078 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates5.677 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes5.568 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design6.572 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.776 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator6.672 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    6.6
    77 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Google Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy6.971 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support6.472 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management6.467 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions6.670 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management6.869 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    -
    Ratings
    Google Surveys
    8.3
    17 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings9.517 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings7.715 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    -
    Ratings
    Google Surveys
    9.2
    16 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings9.915 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    -
    Ratings
    Google Surveys
    7.5
    15 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.515 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    -
    Ratings
    Google Surveys
    8.4
    16 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings9.415 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.814 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.412 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.814 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    -
    Ratings
    Google Surveys
    8.3
    16 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Drupal and Google Surveys
    Feature
    Drupal
    -
    Ratings
    Google Surveys
    5.8
    13 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings5.810 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings5.812 Ratings
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    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    QuestionPro
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    User Ratings
    DrupalGoogle Surveys
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (87 ratings)
    8.6
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.9
    (20 ratings)
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.5
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DrupalGoogle Surveys
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Google
    Google Surveys is perfect when trying to collaborate with co-workers and find a date & time that works best for them to get together, whether it's for a regular meeting, team photo session, celebratory dinner, or Christmas celebration. It's also great for getting feedback on proposed changes that would affect the team.
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    Pros
    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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    Google
    • Measure the pulse of how our members are feeling (yes/no questions, multiple-choice questions).
    • Learn how students are doing with specific projects (textual-based questions, essay-type answers).
    • Run an election for board members (use of the "other" notation so that people can write in their own choices).
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    Cons
    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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    Google
    • While it is very intuitive, there are many ways you can fine-tune your survey (such as word limits, counts, etc) and these are not always obvious where those settings are.
    • I would like to see some ways of changing the formatting (and maybe I just haven't explored that yet), ie: colors, set up on the screen.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Google
    Relatively simple so that those who are less than familiar with computers can figure it out. User friendly and already embedded with other Google products. Receives an 8 because many features available with Google Surveys are also available with similar, free products on the internet today. Good, but not stellar.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Google
    This is by far the only area where I think that there is room for improvement because Google does not respond as fast as I would like them to. We live in a fast-paced world and this is probably the only area where Google can improve on and as a teacher, I find it challenging to wait for a day or two for a response when everything that I am doing in the Google Classroom is running instantly and with no breaks in between.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Google
    Google is a quick and easy to use survey analysis tool that allows you to send cheap or free surveys to an audience. In comparison to tools like SurveyMonkey I would have more faith in the Google technology and robustness of sample. As we have Microsoft 365, sometimes Microsoft forms is a preferred internal source of surveying for free and easily analysing the data. For more robust and accurate market research projects, or even just insights that I can trust more, I would recommend a Market Research Provider as they offer a lot more options to target a key audience and you can rely on their data a bit more - it is weighted, nationally representative etc. Companies with their own research panels tend to have greater data quality that you can put more trust in
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    Scalability
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Google
    • Google Surveys are responded by our customers - dealers, retailers and end users. As it's easy to handle, greater is its adoption and hence it definitely has a good ROI.
    • Employees as internal stakeholders also use it well to drive initiatives & projects within the organization. This enhances their engagement showcasing digital workplace and hence again a good ROI.
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