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Drupal vs Storyblok comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Drupal
Ranking in Web Content Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (3rd)
Storyblok
Ranking in Web Content Management
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Drupal is 9.5%, up from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Storyblok is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Drupal9.5%
Storyblok0.9%
Other89.6%
Web Content Management
 

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.
Ric Le Poidevin - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Director at U&US
Design-led websites have become faster to build and clients manage content visually with confidence
Storyblok is a great platform, and it's definitely the best CMS I've ever used, but maybe some of the more advanced features such as custom plugins have a little bit of a learning curve to implementing them. When you're on the lower plans, there's a bit less flexibility with how you can set up your system, such as user roles, and we've had cases before where clients went in and actually edited block definitions because they clicked on the wrong buttons. That's more of an issue with the cheaper plans or the free plan, which is great, but it doesn't give you the control that you need, but that's understandable and expected. I don't want to add more about needed improvements in terms of documentation, integrations, or support, as the support is really good. I'm an MVP for them, so I probably get more direct support than other people, and the docs have been fine, but as I've written the package and that's been going for a couple of years now, I barely need to touch the documentation because things just work as they need to.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its ability to style the article module is the most valuable feature, as it gives the developer the flexibility to show the articles the way he or she wants."
"Use Drupal if expandability is a must or if you are building a large website with various kinds of functionality."
"It has a huge community and support from all over the web."
"At Appnovation Technologies we leverage Drupal’s out of the box features and functionality in order to speed up development and delivery time for our clients."
"Being a community based product, the relationship with the product itself is providing back to the community."
"Drupal 8 has an architecture that will scale well and better than previous versions, especially given big pipe."
"Drupal is the most powerful and flexible CMS."
"But it is worth it if you require an enterprise level web platform with great scalability, support, and security."
"Storyblok gives us the flexibility to rapidly respond to client needs because every client project is going to be different, and it allows us to manage that in a simple interface which we love and our clients love too."
"The best features Storyblok offers are the blocks building, how easy it is to use, the tag management, and the ability to easily manage pictures and assets in general."
"Storyblok has positively impacted our organization by helping our clients move away from traditional CMS and achieve a high-performance website along with reduced costs."
"The return on investment helps me scale my business; without it, I would not even exist probably, so the return on investment is huge."
"Storyblok has positively impacted my organization because we delivered this website to a very important customer, and they were very happy with the management system."
"Storyblok has positively impacted our organization by helping us do projects in a certain way with its really great features."
 

Cons

"The version upgrading process is very painful. Moving to a new Drupal version involves much more than building and configuring the new site."
"Drupal 8 can be somewhat complex to set up because of the supporting technologies that should be installed, such as Composer, Drush, and Drupal Console."
"The user experience in designing layouts should be much easier or much more helpful."
"It is a little bit simplified."
"I think Drupal has to improve the UX for some administrative pages, such as the modules list page."
"The admin interface has been lacking in usability."
"It needs a better UI for the back-end user."
"The main complaints of the clients or newcomers to Drupal are about the UX of the admin interface."
"I think Storyblok is the best CMS out there; however, I would rate it a nine because there is still room for improvement, particularly with the documentation."
"Also, the pricing is a little expensive, but the features offered justify the cost."
"Storyblok can be improved by offering more flexibility in terms of schema creation, and it could also possibly improve the way assets are saved and persisted."
"They did change the pricing about 18 months ago, and at the lowest paid tier, they did take away a bit of the features or the number of seats you can get, so it can get expensive quickly, which is an issue when you're working with smaller clients who still want to have some flexibility."
"The only downside I would mention about my use of Storyblok in these projects was the cache management system that Storyblok has; it was not very good, but all the rest was amazing."
"I believe there are some parts that definitely can be improved inside Storyblok, such as the way content is listed out in certain areas, which makes it a little difficult to delete content."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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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
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise11
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Storyblok?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was pleasurable; everything is clear right from the get-go, and if I need to change anything, it is free that I can use.
What needs improvement with Storyblok?
I think it is a perfect tool for me, but it would be nice to have some examples of best practices to set up content there, as I have a lot of freedom, and it is not really clear how to build it fro...
What is your primary use case for Storyblok?
My main use case for Storyblok is that it is a headless content management system for me. I set up content in Storyblok, and then I use the Storyblok API client to manage it. Storyblok is not deplo...
 

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