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Drupal vs WordPress Business-Enterprise 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
Ranking in Web Content Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (4th)
WordPress Business-Enterprise
Ranking in Web Content Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Drupal is 9.0%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress Business-Enterprise is 6.3%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
WordPress Business-Enterprise6.3%
Drupal9.0%
Other84.7%
Web Content 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.
Purity  Donovan - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Unilever Inc.
Content management has become faster and now supports flexible online business growth
WordPress Business-Enterprise offers an easy-to-use user interface, coding capabilities, and awesome plugin implementation. There is always a solution available for the platform. Security is easy to use and robust. Implementation with third-party platforms such as Google's variety of tools is excellent. You can download and host on your own server or use their hosted server easily. WordPress Business-Enterprise was made for blogging and remains the king of the industry for it. Its widely adopted use around the world provides a multitude of solutions from plugins to code snippets. It has a super easy-to-use interface, allowing anyone without coding knowledge to jump right in and learn quickly. It is super adaptable to customization. WordPress Business-Enterprise is easy to customize and easy to integrate. It accepts page builders and manages content very well. WordPress Business-Enterprise allows for almost instant execution of any online idea. Its coding structure is easy to work with, especially for custom integrations. Its user-friendliness is simple enough for almost anyone to adapt and learn quickly. Overall, WordPress Business-Enterprise positively impacts the organization because costs are low. Execution is very flexible. The breadth of third-party builders and themes allows deep diversity in builds. WordPress Business-Enterprise is a standard in web builds, so many external companies have built integrations and plugins to the system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We now have more time to focus on crucial features that our client needs, like custom mail notifications, statistics, or other features that can give our clients business value."
"In the end, you’ll have a solid CMS platform with which to work."
"We have built a production ready, heavy content website using this product within two to three months."
"The open source nature of Drupal, being free to extend or alter it is massively important for us."
"If you need an open-source, scalable and secure CMS, then go for 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."
"At Appnovation Technologies we leverage Drupal’s out of the box features and functionality in order to speed up development and delivery time for our clients."
"It is a very powerful tool for the developer's hands and also, it's very easy for the content editors to use."
"WordPress has allowed small organisations to control their web presence cheaply (or in most cases, for free)."
"WordPress is the only Content Management system which I am presently using for building professional websites and blogs, as it is a great application which gives an all-in-one solution for creating stunning websites."
"Because it is such a well-known and popular product, there are a ton of development companies and users creating plugins and solutions for it, which makes it adaptable and easy for people who have fewer technical skills."
"WordPress offers great flexibility."
"The benefits with the use of WordPress are very large, especially when it is oriented to the sale of products and services."
"The product has evolved and has become dependable and secure."
"I like how it gives the opportunity to have a discipline of input and discipline of letting people see how you're progressing and making things visible."
"The standout feature is its high degree of customization. Creating user-friendly, easily maintainable websites is a breeze, especially with the convenient admin access."
 

Cons

"Drupal 8 can be somewhat complex to set up because of the supporting technologies that should be installed, such as Composer, Drush, and Drupal Console."
"Overall business friendliness of the product: Digital experience features like target segmentation and campaign management have a long way to go."
"Admin Interface: You'll often hear that Drupal has a pretty high learning curve."
"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."
"The documentation on how to do things as a complete novice is only subpar in both Drupal 7 and 8."
"The version upgrading process is very painful. Moving to a new Drupal version involves much more than building and configuring the new site."
"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."
"It needs better and more themes available for download, like you have in WordPress."
"Customer Service: A five out of 10. Technical Support: A six out of 10."
"WordPress doesn't automatically scan the website, so we need to install paid plugins for this purpose. Unfortunately, this can lead to slower performance, which is a notable drawback."
"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."
"There should be an enhanced configuration screen for advanced users to do custom tweaks and adjustments."
"However, Gutenberg is still very buggy, so be sure to use another builder in the meantime (e.g. Beaver Builder)."
"I would like to see a new UI."
"I think that WordPress is too cool in its contact."
"The area that could be improved in WordPress is the security feature."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"The pricing is very reasonable because WordPress is an open-source platform."
"It is an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."
"WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free, although the domain will cost money."
"As per my understanding, WordPress is an open-source product, owing to which there are no requirements to make any payments towards its licensing costs."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free. The domain and pushing data costs money."
"Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved."
"It provides a high ROI."
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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%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
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 Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
The price is very competitive and affordability is very high regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with WordPress?
WordPress Business-Enterprise can be improved because sometimes security is a concern with some of the plugins. I would also note that not all plugins work with our favorite themes, which represent...
What is your primary use case for WordPress?
My main use case for WordPress Business-Enterprise is to build and maintain our websites. The plugin elements enable us to customize the type of support we need for various circumstances. I particu...
 

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