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Do I-Tools Work With Drupal?

 
 


PJP
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May 16, 2009, 8:57 AM

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InteractiveTools remind me of Drupal modules. Do they work with Drupal installations or are they competitors with Drupal?


Donna
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May 18, 2009, 9:15 AM

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Hi there,

Our software is standalone and doesn't integrate with third party software. :) Drupal & CMS Builder have similar tasks, so if you have one, you generally wouldn't need the other.

Donna

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PJP
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May 18, 2009, 9:16 AM

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Thanks Donna.


ibis70
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Jan 10, 2010, 11:03 AM

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Hi Donna,
We are currently deciding what steps to take to upgrade our site. I've also been looking at Drupal and we have our shop working with it now and the rest of the site on Article Manager however I wouldnt mind knowing what you think the advantages you think CMS Builder has over Drupal before I make any decisions.
Thanks,
Elisabeth


Dave
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Jan 11, 2010, 9:25 AM

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Hi Elisabeth,

We get a lot of people moving over from Joomla, Drupal, etc. The general consensus is those are great packages if you want a site that looks and works exactly like they work. As soon as you want to do something outside of that "box", though, it can be very challenging.

CMS Builder takes the opposite approach. It makes it much easier to build exactly the CMS you need giving you complete control over sections, fields, website display, etc.

And once you get familiar with CMS Builder you can build very customized sites amazingly fast with it (as shown in our video demo).

So from a business perspective the main advantage would be faster development time and lower margins. (As an example, we can build CMSB sites twice as fast as Artman sites).

From a developer perspective the main advantage would be more flexibility and freedom. You don't have the understand how CMSB works to use the simple generated code (or extend it if you know a little PHP or MySQL).

Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions.

Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
 


ibis70
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Jan 11, 2010, 1:23 PM

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Hi Dave,

I'd like to thank you for a very useful explanation. I've been using Drupal for our e-store for a few weeks now running alongside Art Man. Although its jam packed with features and possibilities (modules), I really only got it to work well with the help of an experienced Drupal programmer.

Drupal will get pretty expensive in the long run eventhough its open source. Especially for small companies like mine.

Thanks,
Elisabeth


InHouse
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Jan 20, 2011, 12:25 PM

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Your findings mirror our own Elisabeth. We've worked with many CMS tools over the years and although they (now) usually come well stocked with options, getting them to do what you really want does require specialty knowledge and often years of experience. Drupal has been, for us, an extreme case where the early value is eventually offset by long-term development costs. Besides, I personally found Drupal to run slowly and be very database hungry at the time.

We've now moved almost all our clients to CMSB with excellent results. This product really is "backwards" from the rest - and that's brilliant! You start with what you want to accomplish and then connect the parts needed to reach that end. It's not an "out of the box" generic website by any means. You do need to have a goal and a plan to get there. However, I no longer find myself saying to clients "Nice idea, but that's going to be a problem to create."

BTW, should you actually want a decent looking CMS-driven web site today, and don't need too much customization, take a serious look at http://www.squarespace.com. We have a couple of small projects there and it's a no-brainer for a certain kind of project.

J.