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Drupal vs Sitecore Digital Marketing System 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) (3rd)
Sitecore Digital Marketing ...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Drupal and Sitecore Digital Marketing System aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Drupal is designed for Web Content Management and holds a mindshare of 9.5%, up 6.4% compared to last year.
Sitecore Digital Marketing System, on the other hand, focuses on Marketing Management, holds 2.0% mindshare, up 1.2% since last year.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Drupal9.5%
Adobe Experience Manager8.5%
SharePoint7.1%
Other74.9%
Web Content Management
Marketing Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sitecore Digital Marketing System2.0%
Salesforce Marketing Cloud15.7%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM14.1%
Other68.2%
Marketing Management
 

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.
VK
Product Delivery Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Advanced features and personalization improve content management experience
I primarily use Sitecore Digital Marketing System for content creation and management. This includes handling text, videos, and images displayed on websites, providing an interface where everything is presented seamlessly to the user on the front end Sitecore Digital Marketing System is a…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Drupal is an open source content management system which provides an easy installation process, a good range of modules for features' expansion, as well as a supportive community that will help resolve issues that you face with Drupal."
"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."
"Drupal CMS helped in the realization of content-rich web sites that combine article presentation with sophisticated, back-end admin functionality."
"In the end, you’ll have a solid CMS platform with which to work."
"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."
"Drupal 8 has an architecture that will scale well and better than previous versions, especially given big pipe."
"The feature I find most valuable is that Drupal is a framework and not only a CMS, and I like that it's a good product to manage complex digital solutions."
"You can build websites on it very quickly."
"The platform’s most valuable feature is the ability to create web pages with ease."
"Sitecore Digital Marketing System is a standout tool because it offers cloud capabilities and numerous built-in features, including AI components."
"Sitecore Digital Marketing System offers very good customer support; it is a pricey solution, and they back it up with excellent service."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, you just have to read the code to understand how it works or how to use an API, which is not the best way to learn for everyone."
"The GUI is still not as intuitive as WordPress."
"Drupal 8 is only 1.5 years old. It has stability issues, but not major ones."
"However, when you want to add a permission to a user role, something as simple as that checkbox, forces a config push, which annoys me."
"There were some stability issues, i.e., only with the new version, the main changes are not stable."
"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."
"Creating complex content types (involving translations), is still a very slow and painful process."
"There are not enough Drupal developers to satisfy demand."
"Sitecore Digital Marketing System is a pricey solution with licensing costs, the details of which I am not familiar."
"In a few scenarios, Sitecore DMS works slowly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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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
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise11
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What needs improvement with Sitecore Digital Marketing System?
Sitecore Digital Marketing System can be improved by incorporating more AI capabilities. AI should assist in generating appropriate content automatically and enhancing searches, such as locating sp...
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I primarily use Sitecore Digital Marketing System ( /products/sitecore-digital-marketing-system-reviews ) for content creation and management. This includes handling text, videos, and images displa...
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