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We performed a comparison between Drupal and Sitecore Digital Marketing System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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.""It is good for big projects.""The feature I find most valuable is that Drupal is a framework and not only a CMS."

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"The platform’s most valuable feature is the ability to create web pages with ease."

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"It is a little bit simplified.""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."

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"In a few scenarios, Sitecore DMS works slowly."

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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 platform’s most valuable feature is the ability to create web pages with ease.
    Top Answer:In a few scenarios, Sitecore DMS works slowly. Whenever we reload the site, the tree structure collapses. There could be a feature that allows reopening the same structure automatically.
    Top Answer:We use the product to develop and manage the websites.
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    Overview
    Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications
    The Sitecore Digital Marketing System (DMS) is a way for marketers to manage content, analytics, personalization, automation, email and testing within a single interface and leverage all of the data within one location. Sitecore DMS allows marketers to focus on what's most important - focusing on strategic investments and evaluating their success based on ROI - and bypass factors slowing them down - multiple platform maintenance and subscription fees.
    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
    easyJet, Panasonic, Oxfam, Jabra, Graf von Faber-Castell, Boy Scouts of America, eQ Asset Management, Zurich Group International, YouSee
    Top Industries
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    Marketing Services Firm20%
    Media Company20%
    Non Profit20%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise28%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Drupal is ranked 5th in Web Content Management while Sitecore Digital Marketing System is ranked 9th in Marketing Management with 1 review. Drupal is rated 8.6, while Sitecore Digital Marketing System 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 Sitecore Digital Marketing System writes "Helps in creating web pages efficiently and has a simple setup process ". Drupal is most compared with SharePoint, WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager, Magnolia CMS and Atlassian Confluence, whereas Sitecore Digital Marketing System is most compared with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, OpenText TeamSite and Liferay Digital Experience Platform.

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