Drupal vs Silverstripe CMS
Drupal
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| Figure | Drupal | Silverstripe CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Content Management Systems | 9.0 (#10) | 8.4 (#47) |
| Spec score · CMS Tools | 8.8 (#3) | 7.8 (#22) |
| Spec score · Website Development tools | 8.9 (#3) | 8.0 (#21) |
| Spec score · Web Content Management Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.9 (#14) |
| Custom content types | Yes | Yes |
| Custom user roles | Yes | Yes |
| Editorial workflows | Yes | Yes |
| Extensibility | Drupal can be extended with thousands of modules, themes and distributions. | Modules and themes can extend the CMS, and the maker lists modules through Packagist and ssmods.com. |
| Founded | 2007 | 2000 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Media library | Yes | Yes |
| Multilingual content | Yes | The CMS supports content authors and visitors using different languages, including languages that rely on Unicode, such as Chinese and Arabic. |
| Platform type | hybrid | self_hosted |
| Support | Drupal CMS support is available through its user guide, Drupal Slack’s #drupal-cms-support channel and the project issue queue. | Developer support resources include documentation, forums, Slack, Stack Overflow, and a developer directory with support options for individuals and organisations. |
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In their own words
Drupal
Drupal is content management software for building websites and applications. Drupal CMS is a ready-to-use platform for marketing teams, content creators, and site builders, built on Drupal 11 core. Included tools cover media management, SEO, AI-driven website building, consent management, analytics, search, and automatic updates. Drupal supports structured content, multilingual publishing, editorial workflows, custom user roles, and APIs for serving web, mobile, and other channels from one source. Thousands of modules, themes, and distributions can extend it, and it can connect with external services and organizational applications. Drupal identifies accessibility, API-first architecture, security, performance, and scalability as core capabilities. The software is free open-source software with no licensing fees, but self-hosting and technical setup are required. Linux or a similar system is recommended for hosting; Windows is supported only for development, not production. Drupal CMS offers temporary browser-based trial sites. After setup, Drupal CMS itself is not updated, although installed modules and themes are updated like other Drupal sites.
Silverstripe CMS
Silverstripe CMS has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.