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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) (1st), Content Collaboration Platforms (6th)
 

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 9.2%, up 6.0% compared to last year.
Microsoft 365 Business, on the other hand, focuses on Mobile Device Management (MDM), holds 5.2% mindshare, down 5.7% since last year.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Drupal9.2%
Adobe Experience Manager8.5%
SharePoint7.2%
Other75.1%
Web Content Management
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft 365 Business5.2%
Jamf Pro11.3%
NinjaOne6.3%
Other77.2%
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 is a very powerful tool for the developer's hands and also, it's very easy for the content editors to use."
"Drupal CMS helped in the realization of content-rich web sites that combine article presentation with sophisticated, back-end admin functionality."
"Its ability to style the article module is the most valuable feature, as it gives the developer the flexibility to show the articles the way he or she wants."
"Drupal’s extensible nature allows me to easily integrate with third-party hosted systems and pull or push data to those systems."
"Drupal could be chosen not only for its adaptability and ability to tackle big website projects, but for its core functionalities, which are unmatched in the free software CMS world."
"The velocity of its extensibility and prototyping is a valuable feature."
"Drupal 8 has an architecture that will scale well and better than previous versions, especially given big pipe."
"With over 23,000 contributed modules, there’s a high chance that any feature you want has already been built, and is available for you to use at no cost."
"The price of 365 Business is highly competitive, especially if you compare it to standalone document and content management systems."
"Microsoft 365 Business integrates well and improves communication, cooperation, and security."
"The performance is good, the solution is stable, and the product is pretty scalable, so we have a lot of documents on the solution and wouldn't want to change to another product."
"We like everything about Microsoft 365 Business; it is easy to use, flexible, priced well, robust, and on the cloud."
"We are using Microsoft 365 Business for our organization's productivity and use many of the applications in the package, such as Outlook, Excel, and Word, and additionally we use it for collaboration."
"The software can be used on any device or any form which is a really big benefit."
"In terms of user experience, it is very easy to use and flexible."
"The product integrates well with Windows and Microsoft solutions."
 

Cons

"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."
"It has to improve the speed of the admin section. Sometimes you will get stuck while updating the configurations, especially because it uses AJAX in the interface."
"Modifying the themes (colors, dimensions, and pictures) could be easier."
"Overall business friendliness of the product: Digital experience features like target segmentation and campaign management have a long way to go."
"The initial setup was very complex, due to the lack of proper documentation."
"There is need for better organization of the documentation on the drupal.org site."
"I think Drupal has to improve the UX for some administrative pages, such as the modules list page."
"It would be ideal if there were fewer features. I'd like it better if it had a watered-down version where you didn't have to have all of this extra stuff included."
"My main pain point concerns the licensing price, which could be lower."
"There should be more alignment between Windows solutions, mobile solutions, and web solutions. That way the user experience is always the same."
"Unfortunately the Teams feature doesn't allow for sharing your location which Office 365 previously had."
"They should improve the screen sharing feature in Microsoft Teams."
"The solution could work to offer better security."
"The dashboard is an area of improvement. It is needed for the summary of the device, telling how many emails you have and what needs to be responded to."
"Microsoft does not assure the backups of the information that you store at their data centers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"The price is high."
"Our licensing is annual. We have a Volume Licensing deal with them."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"We pay annually for the license."
"With Microsoft 365 Business, the prices are cheaper if you opt to pay yearly towards the licensing costs rather than monthly."
"I think that the price is fair."
"It's an expensive solution."
"We pay a monthly subscription fee for the 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
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Marketing Services Firm
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
 

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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...
 

Also Known As

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

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BMJ, The Economist, New Republic, SpaceX, Lush, Danone, Tesla Motors, Peugeot, Stanford Law, Harvard, Oxford University, MIT Media Lab, The Beatles, MTV UK, The Weather Channel, NBC, BBC, grammy.com, Mus_e du Louvre, Whitehouse.gov, London.gov.uk, Gouvernment.fr, New Zealand Government, The Prince of Wales, British Council, NYC Metropolitan Transport Authority, Gatwick Obviously
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