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Drupal vs Microsoft 365 Business comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Drupal
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (5th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (4th)
Microsoft 365 Business
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
252
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Device Management (MDM) (2nd), Content Collaboration Platforms (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Drupal and Microsoft 365 Business aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Drupal is designed for Web Content Management and holds a mindshare of 9.0%, up 5.9% compared to last year.
Microsoft 365 Business, on the other hand, focuses on Mobile Device Management (MDM), holds 5.1% mindshare, down 5.3% since last year.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Drupal9.0%
Adobe Experience Manager8.4%
SharePoint6.9%
Other75.7%
Web Content Management
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft 365 Business5.1%
Jamf Pro11.2%
NinjaOne6.6%
Other77.1%
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user982032 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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.
Jitender Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Principle Consultant at Akaal Cyber Solutions
Comprehensive cloud tools have unified identity security and device management for my clients
I would suggest a lower cost for my clients because Microsoft 365 has many other licenses that provide different types of features. Microsoft 365 Business covers most of their requirements, and for the other parts, they use other third-party tools for cybersecurity. Although Microsoft 365 Business offers some cybersecurity features, it does not offer everything, such as endpoint detection response and mitigation. For those, clients need to buy a higher version of a license, such as Enterprise E1 or E5. I think Microsoft 365 Business can be improved if it adds more features such as endpoint detection or more features from Microsoft Defender, including cloud app security. With cloud app security, the application status or application logs can be monitored. Currently, cloud app security is not part of Microsoft 365 Business. You have to purchase a standalone license for that. If that can be added, it can increase the volume of purchases for Microsoft 365 Business.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a huge community and support from all over the web."
"Drupal 8 has an architecture that will scale well and better than previous versions, especially given big pipe."
"Significantly less time spent on production issues and maintaining existing functionality, translating into significantly more time adding new and enhanced functionality."
"We have built a production ready, heavy content website using this product within two to three months."
"Drupal CMS helped in the realization of content-rich web sites that combine article presentation with sophisticated, back-end admin functionality."
"Drupal always rises above for a large scale contributor base, general security, and lack of vulnerabilities."
"I encourage others to use this product; it is a very powerful CMS tool with a lot of themes and modules and is great for enterprise use."
"If you need an open-source, scalable and secure CMS, then go for Drupal."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"OneDrive feature is great."
"Microsoft Business 365 is quite stable."
"It is easy to use."
"You can easily connect to this application with minimal bandwidth."
"Teams and SharePoint are both great."
"I have been pleased with the product's capabilities and enjoy using it for work."
"The stability and reliability are great."
 

Cons

"Migration from one major version to the next major version requires significant effort."
"Since Drupal is not developed for any specific use cases, it has some learning curve and requires effort to learn."
"Drupal 8 is only 1.5 years old. It has stability issues, but not major ones."
"We had some stability issues."
"Creating complex content types (involving translations), is still a very slow and painful process."
"The user experience in designing layouts should be much easier or much more helpful."
"The initial setup was very complex, due to the lack of proper documentation."
"It needs better and more themes available for download, like you have in WordPress."
"Microsoft 365 Business is a bit expensive for small businesses, and we faced a steep learning curve because it is somewhat technical to teach our laborers to use it."
"It is expensive, and its price can be better."
"The solution’s cost could be improved."
"If Business 365's documentation were better, then the user could read it and fix their issues by themselves. Microsoft could also add some more detailed pop-up troubleshooting messages. When a user has a problem, the messages they get don't help much."
"Technical support could be a bit better. It's an aspect Microsoft could improve upon."
"In a future release, I would like to see what more Microsoft can do in terms of integration with other solutions."
"Their support should be improved in terms of faster response and better resolution."
"Microsoft 365 could be less expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"Currently, my office pays for it, but if you want to get a license of your own, it is a bit pricey. It should be cheaper."
"The cost of the subscription is fair."
"It's pretty difficult to make a cost estimation, in cases where we need additional features."
"We do monthly billing, however, I'm not sure what the exact costs are. We may pay around $1,000/month. We started using the Microsoft Teams and we've started doing the conference call feature, so that's another $4 an account and we have a few accounts using that right now."
"I don't pay any licensing fees."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The price of the Microsoft 365 Business is fair. It is a great suite of products, but then there are other great products on the market as well. The main concern is competition. With Microsoft generally, it comes down to what people have become familiar with, what people have grown up using when they were younger, and when they are older. It depends on the actual adoption of the environment that they work in. The price is not an issue, it is about what people are used to using, and what they are familiar with is what influences their purchase."
"The price could be cheaper. We have a yearly license."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
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

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
18%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business115
Midsize Enterprise44
Large Enterprise104
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft 365 Business?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is reasonable, but it depends on the plan, as some advanced security features require higher-tier licenses.
What needs improvement with Microsoft 365 Business?
I have one concern regarding Microsoft 365 in Outlook; if I am using the new Outlook version and I have sent an email to someone using the Classic Outlook, I am not able to recall it, as to recall ...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft 365 Business?
Since I joined my organization, I have been using Microsoft 365 Business for almost two years. Microsoft 365 Business is used for applications like Teams, Outlook, Excel, and Word, which are common...
 

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Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 F1, MS 365 Business
 

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