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Drupal vs Microsoft Teams 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
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (4th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (4th)
Microsoft Teams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
174
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th), Enterprise Social Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Drupal and Microsoft Teams aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Drupal is designed for Web Content Management and holds a mindshare of 8.0%, up 6.6% compared to last year.
Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Meetings, holds 3.1% mindshare, up 2.9% since last year.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Drupal8.0%
Adobe Experience Manager9.6%
WordPress Business-Enterprise8.2%
Other74.2%
Web Content Management
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams3.1%
Zoom Workplace Business8.6%
Webex6.4%
Other81.9%
Virtual Meetings
 

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.
Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
Have streamlined daily workflow and task management but still face inconvenience from recent interface changes and limited integration options
There are challenges and issues in Microsoft Teams, such as after recent updates where group chats were combined with Teams, chats, and groups into one. Users have to work with settings to make it normal again so Teams are separated from chats, and that was a really inconvenient update. Many users ask me to help make it back again to separate Teams and groups from one-to-one chats. That's probably the worst update they've made recently. Additionally, there are some minor features, such as when I work with messages, I don't have an actual forward or quote option when replying to someone's message. I need to be careful not to miss the quote sign. For a lot of people, they are confused about where the quotes option is. I've received a couple of hundred support tickets just regarding this issue. The function to share email to Teams chat doesn't work sometimes due to our compliance policies, and sometimes it would be nice to be able to forward an email to the group chat and have further discussions. Microsoft Teams could improve by being less glitchy because it glitches a lot, leading to undelivered emails and undelivered messages. It would be beneficial if the MS application Shifts, which adds functionality to groups, could be integrated into the groups calendar. Currently, many teams don't use the app because it is not integrated with the general calendar or the Outlook calendar, making it basically a useless application. The platform needs less Copilot and more people. The general Copilot integration into the platform is less glitchy, but Microsoft Teams is quite heavy and glitchy sometimes. Stability depends a lot on compliance restrictions, policies, and quality of internet. Sometimes, when updates are enrolling, the platform glitches, breaks, or shuts down.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Drupal is one of the most robust content management systems."
"It is good for big projects."
"Previously, I have used a variety of solutions, including the custom ones, and I switched solutions because Drupal provides all the features that I need."
"Drupal is the opposite, since it is not closed software and it does not rely on only one company."
"But it is worth it if you require an enterprise level web platform with great scalability, support, and security."
"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."
"The open source nature of Drupal, being free to extend or alter it is massively important for us."
"It is a very powerful tool for the developer's hands and also, it's very easy for the content editors to use."
"The solution has improved internal collaboration. We can seamlessly interact on a number of documents by projecting them on the screen. This experience is not with internal teams but with clients as well."
"The initial setup process is straightforward for technical executives."
"The tool makes it easy for us to book meetings. It seamlessly integrates with the Office application which we are using for the last four years."
"The tool's user interface is very good."
"The solution has features like good voice clarity, good video quality, and recording."
"The solution's scalability works well."
"Microsoft Teams combines most of the Office 365 products in one very convenient product."
"Microsoft support is excellent, offering instantaneous assistance through either robo support or live personnel."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, you just have to read the code to understand how it works or how to use an API, which is not the best way to learn for everyone."
"As with most if not all web technologies, theres always an initial learning curve that can seem daunting."
"Since Drupal is not developed for any specific use cases, it has some learning curve and requires effort to learn."
"It is a little bit simplified."
"The modules need to be improved."
"If you have a high traffic site and speed is important, to optimize Drupal you will probably need an expert."
"There were some stability issues, i.e., only with the new version, the main changes are not stable."
"Digital experience features like target, segmentation, and campaign management have a long way to go."
"The interface must be more user-friendly."
"Microsoft Teams could work faster if set up on other devices like cell phones."
"I would like to see Outlook options added to this solution."
"The solution's security features could be improved."
"The solution should fix the ease of use directly outside of the office environment. Right now, unless I'm at my office desktop, it's hard to access it."
"They need to improve the scalability of Teams."
"We have had some problems uploading documents because of the GDPR status."
"We had some upstream outages which impacted collaboration."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to see better pricing."
"The product is expensive, and I rate its pricing a ten out of ten."
"In our experience, pricing may differ from country to country, with some regions offering more favorable rates due to local payment arrangements."
"We are using the free version of the solutions."
"It is expensive."
"We get the solution on a corporate plan, where everything is included."
"The solution's cost is high."
"Microsoft Teams comes with a yearly subscription, which is not very expensive."
"Microsoft Teams’s pricing is low."
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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
Government
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
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 Business65
Midsize Enterprise44
Large Enterprise70
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
Regarding the license, the Microsoft 365 license I am taking is quite expensive, and every year it goes higher. The solution is expensive for Microsoft Teams as well.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Today, we do not integrate any third-party apps into Microsoft Teams, but we may use project management tools such as Jira in the future. We used to integrate something, but now we do not need it. ...
 

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