For a very long time, Drupal and WordPress have been the dominant Content Management Systems (CMS) and they plan to keep it that way.
To gain a clear understanding of CMS environment, we shall look at what CMS is and what it does. With this in mind, we shall have a more objective analysis of which between Drupal and WordPress is better for your blog.
What is Content Management System?
According to Techopedia, Content Management System is an interface that allows users to publish content directly to the Web. This article, however, only focus on the reasons to use Drupal or WordPress
CMS are grouped into four sections.
- Web content management systems
- Enterprise management systems
- Component content management systems
- Web group content management systems
Need for Content Management System
To keep up with the online audiences, businesses are employing different means to tailor messages to their clients. CMS like Drupal and. WordPress are the dominant players in this race.
Additionally, CMS enable businesses to employ various marketing strategies to target prospects.
Similarly, CMS allows businesses retain organizational structures, standards and ethic, and at the same time deliver messages to both existing clients and prospects.
WordPress v Drupal
As earlier discussed, comparing WordPress vs Drupal is never easy. The reason behind this is that there are impressive features in both platforms that the other admires. Similarly, they both have glaring demerits against each other.
WordPress
The truth is that WordPress is the leading CMS in the industry. Just to dig a bit into stats, WordPress controls the lion’s share of 60% of all websites in the CMSs industry. Having been developed 15 years ago as a blogging platform, WordPress has transformed over time to host even E-commerce websites.
Notable brands that run on WordPress are Facebook, Bloomberg, Walt Disney and BBC among others.
5 Reasons to Use Drupal vs. WordPress to Build a Website
Functionality: While WordPress gives you the functionality of a CMS, Drupal is a little more complex, has more functionalities and a host of plugins.
Cost: These CMS are usually free to download. However, if you want to enjoy more customization and additional features like monetization, you will pay.
Drupal developers are scarce. This alone makes it difficult to access them, and when you finally get them, they are damn expensive.
Security: Drupal enjoys some good ratings in terms of security. Little wonder the United States of America are using drupal in their website whitehouse.org.
This, however, should not be misconstrued to mean WordPress is a hackers’ playground.
Ease of use: When you settle on WordPress, you can rest assured you will enjoy its intuitive and easy user experience. Drupal, however, is somewhat developed for developers than the ordinary me and you.
Flexibility: One striking advantage of having a Drupal CMS is that you get the chance of having a more elaborate website, thanks to its many plugins.
So, while Drupal could be all this complicated and what not, it enjoys more plugins than WordPress.
Conclusion
If all you are looking is flexibility, customization and security, then you know your cards are with Drupal. However, if all you want is a practical CMS that allows you to customize messages faster, you should go for WordPress.
