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Web Application Developer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
It is a flexible CMS and initial setup is straightforward.

What is most valuable?

Drupal is the most powerful and flexible CMS. We can extend it to any level of complexity. 

What needs improvement?

The version upgrading process is very painful. Moving to a new Drupal version involves much more than building and configuring the new site. Drupal really needs an easy solution for the major version upgrade process, like the one-click WordPress version upgrades.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution since 2005.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup is straightforward and simple.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user651339 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user651339Drupal Developer at PeerSpot
Consultant

In 7 years, I've found upgrading to be 'challenging' 3 times. Other than that, it was quite straightforward, but never painful. I think I would have lost interest long ago had it been just a one click process. Over the years, it has been getting easier and easier to update. However, due to the fact that it's so flexible and each project is really unique, I still think it's best you have an decent grasp of all the components when upgrading in case of conflicts.

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Drupal developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Data is well-structured and controlled from any part of the code.

What is most valuable?

Its scalability, content management practices, security and the community are valuable features.

The product is very well-supported. Every day, the Drupal community all over the world posts new updates along with the bug fixes and security updates. So, the product is getting better and better each day.

After many years of development (it has already reached version 8), Drupal gets great content management schemes and processes. Data is well-structured and controlled from any part of the code.

In the case of the required changes in some part of the functionality, you can apply changes without rewriting the features from scratch.

What needs improvement?

Developing more profiles easily and fast would really help. With the minimum profile functionalities, there is a need for supported functions like commerce or a new website.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Drupal 8 for 2 two years, I have used Drupal for more than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There were some stability issues, i.e., only with the new version, the main changes are not stable. However, now it is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There were no scalability issues. You can scale any part of the project. You can replace some features if you need to.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would rate the technical support a 9/10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have some experience with Java Spring MVC Framework. Drupal allows us to work much faster but as a counter part, it is slower.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup in the new version is extremely easy and fast with Drupal VM or Docker. In drupal.org you can find a lot of other possible solutions.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Drupal is open-source and free. You will pay only for the developers to get your unique project.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have evaluated other commonly used CMS solutions such as WordPress and Magento, but Drupal has many more features and it is more scalable.

What other advice do I have?

You should definitely use this product.

After so many years of development, it has already lots of developed APIs with the third products like CRM and ERP.

You can integrate it easily with your other IT infrastructure.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user669345 - PeerSpot reviewer
Drupal Developer at a media company with 201-500 employees
Vendor
Provides content-rich web sites that combine article presentation with back-end admin functionality.

What is most valuable?

  • Flexibility
  • A vast number of contributed modules
  • Good support

How has it helped my organization?

Drupal CMS helped in the realization of content-rich web sites that combine article presentation with sophisticated, back-end admin functionality.

What needs improvement?

The documentation needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Drupal for one month.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven’t had stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There have been no scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is good, but it needs improvement.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I didn’t use a different solution before using Drupal.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very complex, due to the lack of proper documentation.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Drupal CMS is an open-source product and it’s free of charge. Some of the contributed modules may use different licensing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I didn’t evaluate other options.

What other advice do I have?

You should hire an expert, or at least get familiar with the large number of Drupal based distributions.

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IT Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
We use it to build and maintain a web page. Modifying themes could be easier.

What is most valuable?

It is easy to build and maintain a web page.

How has it helped my organization?

I sell car cameras (dash cameras) and I decided to build a site where the customers can publish their interesting recordings. The site was built on Drupal in three hours.

What needs improvement?

Modifying the themes (colors, dimensions, and pictures) could be easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Drupal for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have had no problems with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have had no problems with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

If technical support includes the on-line forums, then it is perfect.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before Drupal, I used static HTML web pages.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was not complex. Step-by-step instructions help you during the setup.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This is a free product.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not evaluate other options.

What other advice do I have?

Check the free templates first. Check how you can create a database on your web admin page. Then start.

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it_user543960 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
You can build websites on it very quickly, but its digital experience features need improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "You can build websites on it very quickly."
  • "Digital experience features like target, segmentation, and campaign management have a long way to go."

How has it helped my organization?

We have built a production ready, heavy content website using this product within two to three months.

What is most valuable?

  • It is very developer friendly.
  • You can build websites on it very quickly.

What needs improvement?

Overall business friendliness of the product: Digital experience features like target segmentation and campaign management have a long way to go.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Several modules which worked well on the previous version of the product have not yet been upgraded or do not work seamlessly anymore on the newer version.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not yet.

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