Capable Contextual CMS
May 25, 2021
Capable Contextual CMS
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Drupal
The Historical Society considered using Drupal vs Sitefinity and settled on Drupal due to its open-source structure and versatility. Drupal is a strong tool to use for large organizations where having the ability to do almost anything is key. The software is more like a framework than a CMS in that you can transform it into almost anything you want like building blocks. One thing to keep in mind is it has a steep learning curve for new users and it is very unopinionated in style and setup.
- Relational context makes for very powerful page capabilities
- Can be transformed into anything you can imagine
- Fast search capabilities
- Steep learning curve
- Not ready for use out of the box
- Can be slow to load if not configured properly
- Free but, requires a lot to set up before it can be used
- Themes, API's and Plugins allow for virtually any use and many distributions supported
- Strong security
Drupal is community-backed making it more accessible and growing at a faster rate than Sitefinity which is a proprietary product built on .NET. Drupal is PHP-based using some but not all Symphony codebase. Updates for Drupal are frequent and so are feature adds.
Do you think Drupal delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Drupal's feature set?
Yes
Did Drupal live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Drupal go as expected?
No
Would you buy Drupal again?
Yes