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"We use a part of the solution called Acquia. The personalization portion of this is the most valuable aspect fo the solution.""You can build websites on it very quickly.""The feature I find most valuable is that Drupal is a framework and not only a CMS.""It is good for big projects."

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"The product was easy to use.""A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook.""Storage is the best thing about the solution.""The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."

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"The user experience in designing layouts should be much easier or much more helpful.""I think the support needs to improve, as well as the integration with tracking and analytics systems.""Digital experience features like target, segmentation, and campaign management have a long way to go.""It is a little bit simplified."

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"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes.""There needs to be a restriction on who can download content.""The implementation could be made easier.""The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."

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  • "I would like to see better pricing."
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  • "The regular package costs us $4 per user per month."
  • "The solution seemed expensive to me."
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    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 round-up of a couple of the more well known platforms and compare their products to Drupal. In this roundup we will be comparing Jive, Sharepoint and Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is a popular distribution created by Acquia to compete with some of these other proprietary platforms. There are many other options out there, commercial and otherwise, to compare with Drupal but I want to focus on Jive and Sharepoint for a couple of reasons. I chose Jive because it is one of the leading competitors in this space in respect to market share. Next, I chose Sharepoint because I have some history with Sharepoint. This experience dates back to when I built www.adhe.edu with Sharepoint 2007 a few years ago. I subsequently wrote this blog entry about my experience shortly after joining Mediacurrent. This roundup will also act as a refresher for those who read my original “Drupal vs. Sharepoint” blog. Yammer, which was recently bought by Microsoft and is the tool we currently use for office communication will also get some mentions throughout this article. As I went through and tested each of these tools I used three main criteria in my evaluation Cost Ability to Customize Overall features… Read more →
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    Top Answer:The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access.
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    Also Known As
    Facebook Workplace, Facebook at Work
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    Overview
    Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications

    Facebook Workplace is a dedicated and secure space for companies to connect, communicate and collaborate. Organizations of all sizes can use familiar Facebook features such as News Feed, groups, messages and events to get things done.

    Sample Customers
    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
    Royal Bank of Scotland, UST Global, DNB Bank, Smart, IJM Corporation, Telenor Group, Mobilink, Landmark Group, Yes Bank, BrightTALK, Kenshoo, Godrej Consumer Products
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Marketing Services Firm20%
    Media Company20%
    Non Profit20%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government16%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Insurance Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise28%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise54%

    Drupal is ranked 5th in Web Content Management while Workplace by Facebook is ranked 9th in Enterprise Social Software with 4 reviews. Drupal is rated 8.6, while Workplace by Facebook is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Drupal writes "Through my different companies, we have developed many Drupal sites, from simple ones to complex E-commerce sites and custom made applications. The UI could be improved, though". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workplace by Facebook writes "A scalable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for internal communication and storage". Drupal is most compared with SharePoint, WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager, Atlassian Confluence and Magnolia CMS, whereas Workplace by Facebook is most compared with Yammer, SharePoint and Slack.

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