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Drupal vs Microsoft Teams comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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 (4th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (4th)
Microsoft Teams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
174
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th), Enterprise Social Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Drupal and Microsoft Teams aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Drupal is designed for Web Content Management and holds a mindshare of 8.0%, up 6.6% compared to last year.
Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Meetings, holds 3.1% mindshare, up 2.9% since last year.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Drupal8.0%
Adobe Experience Manager9.6%
WordPress Business-Enterprise8.2%
Other74.2%
Web Content Management
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams3.1%
Zoom Workplace Business8.6%
Webex6.4%
Other81.9%
Virtual Meetings
 

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.
Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
Have streamlined daily workflow and task management but still face inconvenience from recent interface changes and limited integration options
There are challenges and issues in Microsoft Teams, such as after recent updates where group chats were combined with Teams, chats, and groups into one. Users have to work with settings to make it normal again so Teams are separated from chats, and that was a really inconvenient update. Many users ask me to help make it back again to separate Teams and groups from one-to-one chats. That's probably the worst update they've made recently. Additionally, there are some minor features, such as when I work with messages, I don't have an actual forward or quote option when replying to someone's message. I need to be careful not to miss the quote sign. For a lot of people, they are confused about where the quotes option is. I've received a couple of hundred support tickets just regarding this issue. The function to share email to Teams chat doesn't work sometimes due to our compliance policies, and sometimes it would be nice to be able to forward an email to the group chat and have further discussions. Microsoft Teams could improve by being less glitchy because it glitches a lot, leading to undelivered emails and undelivered messages. It would be beneficial if the MS application Shifts, which adds functionality to groups, could be integrated into the groups calendar. Currently, many teams don't use the app because it is not integrated with the general calendar or the Outlook calendar, making it basically a useless application. The platform needs less Copilot and more people. The general Copilot integration into the platform is less glitchy, but Microsoft Teams is quite heavy and glitchy sometimes. Stability depends a lot on compliance restrictions, policies, and quality of internet. Sometimes, when updates are enrolling, the platform glitches, breaks, or shuts down.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"Being a community based product, the relationship with the product itself is providing back to the community."
"It has a huge community and support from all over the web."
"Its scalability, content management practices, security and the community are valuable features."
"Views, terms, panels, and entity conception. It is a very useful and fast solution to build successful web applications."
"It is a very powerful tool for the developer's hands and also, it's very easy for the content editors to use."
"In the end, you’ll have a solid CMS platform with which to work."
"You can build websites on it very quickly."
"The features of Microsoft Teams I find most useful for team productivity are mainly the screen sharing feature, along with recordings and automatically generated transcripts when we do recording."
"The most valuable features are that it is an all-in-one platform, making it very easy for collaboration with your core employees."
"I like the video call and document-sharing features."
"We can share all files on Microsoft Teams directly. It is integrated with Outlook."
"It allows us to invite members to attend the meeting efficiently."
"Team sharing is really cool. It's great to have remote access, document sharing, and collaboration during calls and meetings."
"All of the solution's features are useful since we use it for saving data, chatting, meeting, and all such purposes."
"Multiple channels and tools for recording."
 

Cons

"There were some stability issues, i.e., only with the new version, the main changes are not stable."
"Drupal community and forums are not as easy and straightforward as Wordpress, the number of areas covered by existing plugins should be larger, and it is resource hungry compared to Wordpress."
"There is need for better organization of the documentation on the drupal.org site."
"It needs better and more themes available for download, like you have in WordPress."
"Digital experience features like target, segmentation, and campaign management have a long way to go."
"The user experience in designing layouts should be much easier or much more helpful."
"The admin interface has been lacking in usability."
"We had stability issues. I have a lot of 'Out of memory' issues."
"The solution should offer a way for people to virtually raise their hands in a meeting so that everyone can speak. There's a user voice for this already, but it would help if there was some sort of visual cue as well."
"The product needs to improve its stability."
"The tool has two versions: the desktop application installed on the computer and the web-based version. There are some differences between the two. For example, from the browser, you can pin it on the taskbar without installing the application, similar to Google Chat. You can also use the installed desktop application you download from the web."
"One area that could be improved is the authentication process, especially related to Windows sign-on authentication."
"The solution's security feature needs enhancement for external collaborations with business partners and vendors."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"I don't like it very much, but I have to use it because it's the standard in the organization for communication."
"The security needs improvement, as well as the ability to back up private chats."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"We need to pay for Microsoft Teams' licenses on a yearly basis."
"The tool comes as part of the Office 365 bundle and you don't have to pay anything extra."
"It is affordable because it also includes the licenses on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office and SharePoint."
"We are using the free version of the solutions."
"The solution's pricing is average."
"The tool's price is part of MS Office 365 and I would rate its pricing five out of ten. The tool's licensing costs are monthly."
"The pricing for Teams is very competitive."
"We don't have to pay for the solution."
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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
Government
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

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 Business65
Midsize Enterprise44
Large Enterprise70
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
Regarding the license, the Microsoft 365 license I am taking is quite expensive, and every year it goes higher. The solution is expensive for Microsoft Teams as well.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Today, we do not integrate any third-party apps into Microsoft Teams, but we may use project management tools such as Jira in the future. We used to integrate something, but now we do not need it. ...
 

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