Drupal Reviews

It is great if you're a medium to large-scale operation that is heavily reliant on always having fresh content deployed to your web properties. It is particularly great if you need to localize your website in different countries (landing pages, languages, etc). It can save you a lot of time that would otherwise be spent maintaining separate websites, and deploying often redundant content to the different websites. Every human touchpoint has the potential for error.

It is not great if you just need a static website, and you aren't deploying more than just a simple blog. It's not great if you don't have senior-level developers to maintain the site. If you're the type of company that needs your website to be "done" then you've come to the wrong place. A Drupal 8 website is itself a living organism that requires an ongoing commitment.

One can use Drupal to solve several problems, especially implementing sites and portals. Drupal has great integration with different authentication tools, making it great for intranets. It's hard to say when it would be less appropriate, since it's so flexible.

Drupal is well-suited to pretty much any web project requiring a CMS-like experience or a lot of admin control. If you need a CMS, I would strongly encourage you to evaluate the latest version of Drupal for your needs.

On the other hand, if all you need is a small static site, and you don't need to let people edit content or control the site on the web, then Drupal might be overkill. Simply utilize a code framework or a static site generator, and you can save time and money in that case.

If you are a corporate entity with multiple websites that need to be managed with a robust team of developers, Drupal is likely the platform that you need to use. If you are looking to develop a quick and easy to use website for a small business or a business that does not have a dedicated developer, I would not recommend Drupal.

If I have a colleague that is technically sound, I would recommend Drupal for web development. I would particularly do this if they are short of time to keep there site up to date. If they lack the time or willingness to put much effort into the updates or any type of changes after the site goes live. In addition to the matter of content management, the language(s) and development of Drupal help it to be a more expedient page load. Of course, at times, the theme could factor on this matter.

Drupal is very good for basic content that can be managed by the end user. It's less suited for interactive content and does require training for end users to be effective. There are other products that are more beautiful, or easier to use - but it scales well for an organization of our size (~10,000 employees, many more students).

Drupal offers powerful content administration, tiered user accounts, and modular content building. It is a good step for an organization who has started to outgrow WordPress, is managing a lot of content, or can build content types administration into views they’re looking for. The downside is that it’s not really an intuitive experience-- site administration requires technical skill, and it can take a long time to learn how to do things.

Drupal is a good basic CMS for people who are looking to have more advanced features that a CMS like WordPress but aren't looking for an enterprise level CMS. In my experience, Drupal has worked great for small or mid-sized companies, non profits, etc. The recently released Drupal 8, which I have not yet used, looks to be a big improvement in user experience.

Drupal is well suited for websites that need a large amount of customization, such as several different types of content. It also works well for sites that will require a large amount of control over users and permissions. It would be less appropriate to use on smaller, simpler sites. Also, you should be cautious using it on shared hosting servers, as it can tend to use quite a lot of server resources.

Drupal truly is a CMS that can do everything you would want a CMS to do. The only downside is that you typically have to have a good agency build the site so that it's easily usable by content editors. Drupal's security is widely known at this point so it serves as a useful tool in government, finance and healthcare.

I find Drupal is only suited for individuals who are savvy with content management systems. It is not a difficult learning curve to overcome, but without experience, it does make the navigation hard. Loading up content and physical management of said content is a breeze. Scalability also makes Drupal a solid go-to for website development.

Drupal is great for a company of any size. It can support incredibly large companies or small ones. It was incredibly easy to install and supports many different resource assets that have been instrumental in growing our existing brands as well as the new ones we continue to acquire. Drupal also has the ability to create many different user roles so that we never have to worry about someone having access to something they should not have. Though this is not something new to Drupal, we have recently integrated it with Google Analytics and are finally leveraging this integration to its full potential.

It was great to be able to easily and seamlessly show our content from different mobile platforms, different web browsers, and different sized screens and that suited our business. I feel Drupal is appropriate for all of our needs and the needs of most businesses.

It is well suited for information-based websites. I have some experience with e-commerce sites and Drupal, as well. It was a little bit more challenging using Drupal for the e-commerce sites.

Drupal is suited for every web-based scenario my company has thrown at it. It's produced a reliable, quality product for many years, and it's only getting better with time.

Drupal works well when you have to build a website but don't always have all the info on specs, or the specs change quickly. It allows the developers to write less code and use native Drupal features to get that type of work done.

I think it's less appropriate if you do not have developer support for it. Drupal isn't for the faint of heart or people who are used to something like Wordpress.

Drupal is great for companies looking for a really customizable and affordable Content Mangement System (CMS) with a huge developer base so that they can build their own custom website to meet their needs.

Drupal may not be the best option for a company looking for a really simple and easy to update website with minimal functionality though, those companies may want to look into a WordPress site instead.

Drupal is a good content management system for a large organization which has maybe more than a couple of hundreds of pages. It might not worth it if your website has a few pages.

Drupal works very well for enterprise sites with complex content types that require multiple content managers to maintain it. It may also work very well for something like a corporate intranet. Developers for small business sites may find it better to build on a simpler system using JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, and frameworks like Angular or React, but Drupal's ability to make content and site management easy for your clients still drives its use for small businesses.

Drupal is excellent in adapting to larger enterprise use case scenarios. Websites that need to be deployed with a multisite or multiuser setup will benefit from Drupal's common codebase delivery options. Building complex websites with involved workflows and custom backend administration tools and dashboards are ideal for Drupal. Drupal is more of a web application development framework than a blogging or brochure website builder. Of course you can build a powerful blog or brochure website, but unless you augment the functionality to include content management workflows and integrations with marketing automation, ERP, and CRM systems; you will not be getting the full benefit of Drupal.

So far my positive experience way outweighs the negative. Most of the issues we faced were solvable with a little to medium effort. Many people complain about a steep learning curve of Drupal. However I think it is not always true, especially if you are a professional developer. In any case the effort you make to learn Drupal will pay off in full.

It is good for organizations like mine where standardization and clarity were the main goals. If you want a fancy and dynamic site then this may not be the solution. This is also a good option if non-technical people will be tasked with its regular maintenance. A little training can go a long way with Drupal.

Drupal is a very good choice for our clients that require a powerful, robust, extensible, and open sourced CMS system that has no licensing fees. It allows for complex data structures and efficient site performance without the cost of something like Sitecore. It provides much greater performance and is easier use when modeling complex data structures and relationships than another free CMS like WordPress.