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At a Glance
Drupal
Drupal
Star Rating
(419)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine
Star Rating
(54)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ExpressionEngine
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Drupal excels in Customization with a score of 8.3, allowing for extensive modifications and tailored solutions, while ExpressionEngine, with a score of 7.9, offers decent customization but is not as flexible.
  • Reviewers mention that Drupal's User Community is robust, scoring 8.5, which provides a wealth of resources and support, whereas ExpressionEngine's community, scoring 7.1, is smaller and less active, leading to fewer available resources.
  • G2 users highlight that Drupal's Content Authoring capabilities are strong, with a score of 8.3, making it easier to create and manage content, while ExpressionEngine, scoring 8.1, offers similar features but lacks some advanced functionalities.
  • Users on G2 say that Drupal's SEO features are on par with ExpressionEngine, both scoring 8.1, but Drupal provides more comprehensive tools for optimizing content visibility.
  • Reviewers mention that Drupal's Enterprise Scalability is impressive, scoring 8.4, making it suitable for larger organizations, while ExpressionEngine, with a score of 8.0, is also scalable but may not handle very large enterprises as effectively.
  • Users report that the Approval Process in ExpressionEngine, scoring 7.7, is slightly better than Drupal's 7.6, indicating a more streamlined workflow for content approvals in ExpressionEngine.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drupal
No pricing available
ExpressionEngine
No pricing available
Free Trial
Drupal
No trial information available
ExpressionEngine
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
348
7.4
42
Ease of Use
6.8
351
7.1
43
Ease of Setup
6.6
219
7.9
29
Ease of Admin
7.1
228
8.1
30
Quality of Support
7.4
283
7.7
31
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
172
8.3
20
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
341
4.2
42
Features by Category
Web Content ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
7.9
5,299
7.5
632
Content
8.3
285
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Verified
8.1
38
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Verified
7.8
279
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Verified
8.0
36
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Verified
7.9
247
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Verified
8.5
14
7.9
265
7.1
34
7.7
232
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Verified
7.7
8
7.7
233
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Verified
7.9
29
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Verified
7.3
253
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Verified
7.0
36
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Verified
7.5
268
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Verified
7.2
35
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Verified
7.9
256
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Verified
7.4
33
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Verified
Design
7.1
254
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Verified
6.2
27
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Verified
7.6
261
6.9
29
7.6
261
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Verified
6.4
32
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Verified
8.3
278
|
Verified
7.9
37
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Verified
Platform
8.5
244
7.1
30
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Verified
8.1
252
8.1
31
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Verified
8.0
264
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Verified
7.5
35
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Verified
8.5
272
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Verified
8.3
35
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Verified
8.4
228
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Verified
8.0
31
8.2
207
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Verified
7.1
27
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Verified
7.6
235
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Verified
7.5
27
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Verified
8.1
225
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Verified
7.6
28
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Verified
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drupal
Drupal
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine
Drupal and ExpressionEngine are categorized as Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Drupal
Drupal is categorized as AWS Marketplace
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drupal
Drupal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.7%
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Drupal
Drupal
Information Technology and Services
13.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Computer Software
8.3%
Higher Education
7.8%
Education Management
5.3%
Other
56.2%
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine
Marketing and Advertising
16.7%
Internet
12.5%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Design
8.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.3%
Other
45.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Drupal
Drupal
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ashish P.
AP
Ashish P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

One of the few open source project whichbhas seen such wide adoption by enterprises

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Legal Services
GL
Verified User in Legal Services

The backend (for admins) is complicated, and not intuitive, the set up of modules and nodes is cumbersome and implementation of these is outdated, the front-end also doesnt come close to delivering a decent UX. I guess it could work for sites that spend...

ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ben S.
BS
Ben S.
Verified User in Internet

ExpressionEngine should be evaluated from two perspectives. DEVELOPMENT ExpressionEngine is a design- and content-agnostic CMS. What does this mean? Unlike WordPress and some other CMS, ExpressionEngine adapts to your design rather than the reverse. It...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Government Administration

Short of publishing the page, the built-in pages are ill-conceived preview models. Too many tabs and hidden pages to see overall layout.

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Discussions
Drupal
Drupal Discussions
What make drupal one of the best CMS in the world?
2 comments
Kamrul H.
KH
Security, High scalabilityRead more
Version
1 comment
Agata L.
AL
Drupal has a specific core release cycle: major, minor, and patch releases. Usually, Drupal core updates (bug fixes) are released once in a month but in...Read more
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ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine Discussions
Why use ExpressionEngine?
1 comment
Doug B.
DB
We use EE over over content management systems for two big reasons: Security and Extensibility. On the security side, we have had a number of clients who...Read more
Is ExpressionEngine dead?
1 comment
Doug B.
DB
Not even close. In fact, I would say it's now leading the way on self-hosted CMS features and user adoption. With the change in management between version...Read more
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ExpressionEngine has no more discussions with answers