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# Drupal vs Plone CMS Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Drupal** [

3.9/5(425)

](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews#reviews)

**Plone CMS** [

3.7/5(19)

](https://www.g2.com/products/plone-cms/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Drupal**
No pricing available

**Plone CMS**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Drupal**
4 months

Based on 71 responses

**Plone CMS**
1 monthFaster

Based on 8 responses

Return on Investment

**Drupal**
16 months

Based on 42 responses

**Plone CMS**
9 months7 months sooner

Based on 7 responses

Perceived Cost

**Drupal**
$$$$$

**Plone CMS**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Drupal**
9%

**Plone CMS**
Not enough reviews yet

 ![Drupal](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565542/drupal.svg "Drupal")

 ![Plone CMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1493129415/plone-cms.svg "Plone CMS")

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Pros & Cons

**Drupal**
[
Customer Support (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1795300&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Customizability (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1794438&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Difficulty (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1984924&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Upgrade Difficulties (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1794345&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Plone CMS**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Drupal**
[

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Google Analytics

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 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8e123398655ea08944802dc11fbc74e6/intuit-mailchimp-email-marketing.png "Product Avatar Image")

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**Plone CMS**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Drupal**
 ![Drupal screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/12718/uploads_2F635ae50a-7c82-47d5-9fa6-f086ea244342_2FScreen_Shot_2015-02-26_at_1.47.50_PM.png)

**Plone CMS**
 ![Plone CMS screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/61820/expirable-direct-uploads_2Fcea16efe-626b-4138-b2e8-83d86d9747ee_2FPlone_5.1_-_logged_in.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Drupal**

8.3

8.3354

**Plone CMS**

7.5

7.517

Ease of Use

**Drupal**

6.8

6.8357

**Plone CMS**

7.6

7.617

Ease of Setup

**Drupal**

6.6

6.6225

**Plone CMS**

7.6

7.611

Ease of Admin

**Drupal**

7.2

7.2232

**Plone CMS**

7.8

7.812

Quality of Support

**Drupal**

7.4

7.4289

**Plone CMS**

7.3

7.314

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Drupal**

7.6

7.6176

**Plone CMS**

7.9

7.911

Product Direction (% positive)

**Drupal**

6.7

6.7346

**Plone CMS**

3.8

3.817

Features

Web Content Management[Hide 51 FeaturesShow 51 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.9

322

7.5

16

Content

Content Authoring

8.3(won by 0.1)

289

|

Verified

8.2

15

|

Verified

Rich Text Editor

7.8

280

|

Verified

8.2(won by 0.4)

15

|

Verified

Versioning

7.9

248

|

Verified

8.0(won by 0.1)

14

|

Verified

Plug-ins/Widgets/Apps

7.9(won by 1.8)

268

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.1

15

Approval Process

7.7

235

|

Verified

7.9(won by 0.2)

14

|

Verified

Content Scheduling

7.7

234

|

Verified

8.1(won by 0.4)

15

|

Verified

Asset Management

7.3

254

|

Verified

7.7(won by 0.4)

11

|

Verified

Internal Search

7.4

269

|

Verified

7.8(won by 0.4)

15

|

Verified

Content Repository

7.9

257

|

Verified

8.2(won by 0.3)

10

|

Verified

SEO Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forms Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Media Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop Editor

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audio Editor

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design

Breadth of Pre-Built Templates

7.1(won by 1.8)

255

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

5.3

12

|

Verified

Mobile

7.6(won by 1.9)

262

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

5.7

12

|

Verified

Branding/Themes

7.6(won by 2.1)

262

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

5.5

13

|

Verified

Customization

8.3(won by 0.4)

280

|

Verified

7.9

15

|

Verified

Platform

User Community

8.5(won by 2.1)

246

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.4

13

|

Verified

SEO

8.1(won by 0.1)

253

8.0

11

Flexible Navigation Structures

8.1

266

|

Verified

8.3(won by 0.2)

15

|

Verified

User, Role, and Access Management

8.5(won by 0.1)

275

|

Verified

8.4

15

|

Verified

Enterprise Scalability

8.4

233

|

Verified

8.5(won by 0.1)

10

|

Verified

Internationalization

8.2(won by 0.6)

210

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.6

11

|

Verified

Dashboards and Reports

7.6

236

|

Verified

7.9(won by 0.3)

13

|

Verified

API

8.1(won by 0.9)

228

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.2

10

|

Verified

Agentic AI - Web Content Management

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Publishing Options

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Publishing Options

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Accessibility Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Personalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Distribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Drupal](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565542/drupal.svg "Drupal")](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews)

Drupal

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

42.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

35.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

22.1%

[![Plone CMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1493129415/plone-cms.svg "Plone CMS")](https://www.g2.com/products/plone-cms/reviews)

Plone CMS

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

70.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

17.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

11.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

42.4%

70.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

35.5%

17.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

22.1%

11.8%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Drupal](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565542/drupal.svg "Drupal")](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews)
Drupal

Information Technology and Services

13.6%

Marketing and Advertising

8.7%

Computer Software

8.2%

Higher Education

7.7%

Education Management

5.2%

Other

56.6%

[![Plone CMS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1493129415/plone-cms.svg "Plone CMS")](https://www.g2.com/products/plone-cms/reviews)
Plone CMS

Internet

11.8%

Information Technology and Services

11.8%

Higher Education

11.8%

Education Management

11.8%

Writing and Editing

5.9%

Other

47.1%

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## Drupal vs Plone CMS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Plone CMS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Plone CMS overall.

- Reviewers felt that Drupal meets the needs of their business better than Plone CMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Drupal is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Drupal over Plone CMS.