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1,757 views|1,233 comparisons
95% willing to recommend
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840 views|689 comparisons
83% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Drupal and Symphony based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"You can build websites on it very quickly.""We use a part of the solution called Acquia. The personalization portion of this is the most valuable aspect fo the solution.""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 solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise.""The entire product is good.""Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight.""I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable.""The overall functions are good."

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Cons
"I think the support needs to improve, as well as the integration with tracking and analytics systems.""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."

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"The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved.""The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned.""The solution needs to improve CI.""Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module.""To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial."

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  • "I would like to see better pricing."
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  • "It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."
  • "It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."
  • "Symphony is expensive."
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    Anonymous User
    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:Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight.
    Top Answer:The solution needs to improve CI.
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    Comparisons
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    Compared 3% of the time.
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    Compared 48% of the time.
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    Overview
    Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications

    Symphony’s secure, cloud-based communications service delivers the next wave in organizational productivity where markets and individuals come together to create vibrant communities in which to share content, insights and opinions without compromising on organizational compliance.

    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
    BNP Paribas, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Marketing Services Firm20%
    Media Company20%
    Non Profit20%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government16%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm65%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Manufacturing Company4%
    Comms Service Provider3%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise28%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise82%
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    Web Content Management
    March 2024
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    Drupal is ranked 5th in Web Content Management while Symphony is ranked 8th in Enterprise Social Software with 5 reviews. Drupal is rated 8.6, while Symphony is rated 7.2. 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 Symphony writes "Makes tasks like network planning and performance monitoring much easier". Drupal is most compared with SharePoint, WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager, Magnolia CMS and OpenText Documentum, whereas Symphony is most compared with Microsoft Teams, Slack and SharePoint.

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