Compare IBM Enterprise Content and Drupal - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - IBM Enterprise Content or Drupal?

IBM Enterprise Content is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Drupal, and Drupal is rated higher (87/100) than IBM Enterprise Content (78/100). IBM Enterprise Content offers users more features (5) than Drupal (4).

Looking for the right Content Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

IBM Vs. Drupal

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Drupal : Drupal is a free software package that allows you to easily organize, manage and publish your content, with an endless variety of customization.Drupal is open source software maintained and developed by a community of 630,000+ users and developers. It's distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (or "GPL"), which means anyone is ...

Who is more expensive? IBM Enterprise Content or Drupal?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Content Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for IBM Enterprise Content and Drupal.

IBM Enterprise Content price starts at $1,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Enterprise Content Management is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Content Management software. Drupal price starts at $500 per month , When comparing Drupal to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Content Management software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Enterprise Content is more expensive than Drupal.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared IBM Enterprise Content Vs. Drupal based on some of the most important and required Content Management features.

IBM Enterprise Content: Version Control, Project Collaboration, Document Management, Content Management, Knowledge Management.

Drupal: Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Rich Text Editor, Content Management.

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. Drupal is suitable for companies of all shapes and sizes starting from local businesses to large and global corporations including news publishing, corporate, education, art, music, multimedia, community and social networking sites.

IBM Enterprise Content

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $1,000 per license

IBM Enterprise Content Management is a content management solution for businesses of all sizes. It also offers content imaging, advanced case management, and information lifecycle governance. The softwa...

Categories: Digital Signature, Content Management, Case Management, Document Management.

Drupal

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $500 per month

Drupal is an open source content management system that can help users to create all types of websites and applications starting from personal blogs to large enterprise applications. The content management syst...

Categories: Website Content Management, Content Management, CMS, Video Marketing.

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IBM Enterprise Content: 5 Features

Version Control
Project Collaboration
Document Management
Content Management
Knowledge Management

Drupal: 4 Features

Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Rich Text Editor
Content Management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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IBM Ente...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
$1,000 per license
Functionality
18
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Drupal
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$500 per month
Functionality
8
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IZEA
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$149 per month
Functionality
3
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Syndigo
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Advantag...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$79 per 2 users/month
Functionality
17

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