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Drupal vs Kentico comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Drupal
Ranking in Web Content Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (4th)
Kentico
Ranking in Web Content Management
17th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Drupal is 6.6%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kentico is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user982032 - PeerSpot reviewer
A good product that helps me to manage complex digital solutions
My advice to others would be that Drupal is not only a CMS, you need to learn the Drupal fundamentals before to start the project. Drupal is a handy tool whenever you work on a digital infrastructure broad project and not only a simple website. So if you have a big project, you can use Drupal. But if you have a small website, like a blog or simple website, my advice would be not to use Drupal, because Drupal is too complex and the cost to maintain the platform can be too high, related to the value of your website, for example. If you have a website with a big product catalog, for example, in many languages and in many countries in the world, then Drupal is good. But if you have a simple website, like a portfolio or five page-website, you can use many other technologies that'd be simple to maintain and implement. On a scale from one to 10, I will rate Drupal an eight. In the next release, I would like to see basic page buttons and better integration with the analytics platform. A drag and drop function to create simple pages will also be handy. For example, if a customer wants to create a landing page, it should be easy for him or her to do so. I would also like to see better translation management.
reviewer1384113 - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible, offers helpful web templates, and has good connectivity with third-party applications
Kentico is one of the top solutions on the magic quadrant. Currently, all of the development that we do, we hard-code ourselves. We don't use local development frameworks for other systems. We are looking to expand our use of Kentico by adding no-code or low-code products for rapid development. My advice for anybody who is implementing Kentico is that if they are transitioning into it then be sure to use a phased approach. Don't try to migrate everything right away. I suggest doing it over time and become familiar with the system. If it is only one site then it will not be too difficult, but normally, there are multiple sites. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"You can build websites on it very quickly."
"We use a part of the solution called Acquia. The personalization portion of this is the most valuable aspect fo the solution."
"It is good for big projects."
"The feature I find most valuable is that Drupal is a framework and not only a CMS."
"The most valuable features are its integration capabilities and advanced marketing suite."
"I would say they have a modern, flexible, agile content management system."
 

Cons

"The user experience in designing layouts should be much easier or much more helpful."
"Digital experience features like target, segmentation, and campaign management have a long way to go."
"I think the support needs to improve, as well as the integration with tracking and analytics systems."
"It is a little bit simplified."
"This product needs an out of the box Intranet/Extranet Solution."
"They don't have a lot of libraries, which is something that they can improve on."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"The licensing fees are probably about $100,000 USD per year."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

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Government
17%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
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Questions from the Community

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Does Kentico provide good options for marketing?
Absolutely! I can't stress enough how important marketing is for the digital experience you're giving to customers. If you want to reach your clients through multiple channels, each type of content...
What is the content management system of Kentico like?
In my experience, Kentico has been a very flexible and easy-to-use content management system. Keep in mind that we haven't been using it for a while because our management decided to change DXPs fo...
What do you use Kentico for?
Hello, I think Kentico will serve you well as a digital experience platform and especially for commerce purposes. We at my company have been using this feature of the DXP as well because we recentl...
 

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