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Drupal vs Slack 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)
Slack
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Drupal and Slack aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Drupal is designed for Web Content Management and holds a mindshare of 6.3%, down 6.5% compared to last year.
Slack, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 12.8% mindshare, up 10.0% since last year.
Web Content Management
Enterprise Social Software
 

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.
Awais Mehmood - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation features and user-friendly interface support seamless communication
Slack is very supportive in terms of communication between my colleagues and clients. While working with the reimbursement feature, I found the automation capabilities on Slack to be incredibly useful, allowing me to automate messages for specific dates or times and even to greet someone on their birthday. I haven't specifically used the channel organization feature of Slack, as I am added to channels, but I use it with Airtable, which automates notifications to a specific Slack channel when a user fills out a form on our website. In my experience, Slack is a stable product for communication, and I appreciate its automation features and integration of AI capabilities for enhancing specific functions.

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."
"It is good for big projects."
"We use a part of the solution called Acquia. The personalization portion of this is the most valuable aspect fo the solution."
"The feature I find most valuable is that Drupal is a framework and not only a CMS."
"Slack helps me to read bulk messages."
"What I find valuable in Slack is that the interface is very attractive and it's easy for any new person to adapt to."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the search functionality, which I can use to search for full text."
"It offers customization options for various applications, including integrations with Zoom for video calls and a wide range of other integration plugins."
"Overall, it is a good idea as it works better than most solutions out there."
"Slack is a very collaborative tool that makes it easier for me to communicate with the onboarding and billing teams."
"The product gives the best user experience."
"In terms of setup, approaching its menu is simple."
 

Cons

"It is a little bit simplified."
"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."
"I would like to see a special feature for multiple people to collaborate on a document, working on it at the same time."
"We’d like it to have more capability for everyone to work on one doc in real time all at once."
"The solution’s initial setup is not very easy."
"In Slack, there are areas for accessibility improvements."
"Slack's channel and chat management could be more intuitive. Configuring chats and pinning in Teams is easier, even though Slack has these features, they are not intuitive enough to engage with."
"I have found it cumbersome to create and set up groups, or channels."
"When scaled on a large scale, the solution's cost becomes a matter of concern for organizations."
"The only area of concern that I have is with the inability to preview received documents without having to download them first."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"It's on the more expensive side."
"The solution is cheap in my country."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
"It is an affordable solution."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"The pricing can range up to about twenty bucks a user. You can spend a lot of money, especially if you're talking about thousands of users. Generally speaking, Slack is less expensive than Teams. Slack doesn't include all the bells and whistles that Teams does. So you can go from a $6 license in Microsoft 365 to a $50 license per user per month, and there's a lot more you can do in the $50 license."
"The solution’s pricing is cheap."
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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

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Government
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Educational Organization
50%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Slack?
Nowadays, we don't need to visit an HR portal. Our marketing and human resources teams directly share details about birthdays, upcoming events, and important dates in Slack. Whether it's a training...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Slack?
I am not aware of pricing, setup costs, or licensing, due to my company's partnership with Slack.
What needs improvement with Slack?
Sometimes Slack behaves unexpectedly and shuts down without notification or support communication. There is a need to add a call group feature to facilitate scheduling and conducting meetings withi...
 

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Sample Customers

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