Backdrop CMS Overview

Backdrop CMS makes website creation straightforward with its lightweight, user-friendly design. This open-source platform, built in PHP, is perfect for crafting professional and visually appealing websites without the complexity. A standout feature is its seamless upgrade path from Drupal 7, catering to users familiar with Drupal's ecosystem. The system places your content at the forefront, ensuring it remains the focal point of your site. Backdrop CMS is ideal for those seeking a simple yet effective solution for managing web content, offering a balance of functionality and ease of use.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Content Management, Meeting Management, Collaboration, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Backdrop CMS.

Other use cases:

  • Lead Qualification: Behavioural
  • Business Development
  • Proposal & Quote Management
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Business Priorities

Enhance Customer Relationships and Scale Best Practices are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Backdrop CMS.

Backdrop CMS Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Backdrop CMS works with different mediums / channels such as Phone Calls. and Website.

Backdrop CMS's features include Personalization. and Backdrop CMS support capabilities include 24/7 Support, Chat Support, AI Powered, etc. also Backdrop CMS analytics capabilities include Custom Reports, and Analytics.

Reviews

"...Mission Backdrop CMS enables people to build highly customized websites, affordably, through collaboration and open source software...." Peer review

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Visitors enjoy a great mobile experience, and administrators can create and edit content from phones or tablets...." Backdrop CMS
"...See full meeting schedule and other resources. ..." Backdrop Mentions
"...Even after the virus recedes and we're once again able to travel and meet in person, I believe that many things we've learned about how to collaborate at a distance will continue to be relevant...." Presenting Backdrop at CMS Philly

Backdrop CMS, belong to a category of solutions that help Content Management Systems. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Backdrop CMS is a free, open-source CMS built in PHP. It is simple, lightweight, and easy to use for creating professional websites.

Popular Business Setting

for Backdrop CMS

Top Industries

  • Design

Popular in

  • Small Business

Backdrop CMS is popular in Design, and is widely used by Small Business,

Backdrop CMS Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How efficiently Does Backdrop CMS manage your Content Management?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Backdrop CMS solved their Content Management Systems needs. Cuspera uses 105 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Content Management Systems needs.

 

myShakespeare - Education - Education

Backdrop helped myShakespeare migrate from Drupal 7 to a more cost-effective platform. The migration took 400 hours over 9 months. The new site supports over 1 million monthly visits from students an...d teachers. Backdrop enabled seamless integration with Clever and Google Classrooms. The team built a custom module for media migration and contributed fixes to open-source modules.

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Ärzte für Alles - Hausarztpraxis in Hannover Linden - Hospital & Health Care - Hospital & Health Care

Ärzte für Alles used Backdrop CMS to build a website for their medical practice in Hannover. They needed a secure, accessible, and privacy-compliant platform. Backdrop CMS allowed them to create a us...er-friendly site with no external tracking tools. The modular system fit their specific needs and ensured full GDPR compliance. Patients can now easily book appointments and access information online.

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Food Co-Op Initiative (FCI) - Non Profit Organization Management - Non-Profit Organization Management

Backdrop helped Food Co-Op Initiative move from Drupal 7 to a modern platform. FCI needed a cost-effective way to keep using CiviCRM for donations, events, and mailings. A Drupal 10 rebuild was too e...xpensive, and WordPress was not a fit. Backdrop let FCI keep their data and workflows without big changes. This upgrade supports FCI’s mission and daily operations.

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Universal Hub - Media Production - Media Production

Universal Hub switched from Drupal 7 to Backdrop for its Boston news site. The site owner found Drupal 10 too complex and resource-heavy for a small operation. Backdrop allowed easy migration of 80,0...00 articles and 800,000 comments. Some metadata, like map coordinates, required extra effort. The site is now live and running smoothly on Backdrop.

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FirstTimeWatching - Internet - Internet

FirstTimeWatching built a searchable database of YouTube reaction videos using Backdrop CMS. The site helps users find reactions to movies and TV shows by matching videos with data from The Movie Dat...abase. Backdrop was chosen because the creator had past experience with Drupal and found Backdrop familiar. The platform made it easy to organize and display reaction content for users.

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Stanford Research Information Technology and Innovation (RITI) - Education - Education

Backdrop CMS enabled Stanford's RITI team to upgrade their SOLO platform in just three months, saving over 3,000 hours compared to a Drupal 9 migration. The platform now supports thousands of student...s applying for global academic opportunities. Features include SSO, API integration, robust workflows, and automated PDF generation. The upgrade improved site performance and allowed for seamless user experience during peak application season. Ongoing development continues to add new features and enhancements.

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Image Optimization for Backdrop CMS (2024/02/15 - User Group Meeting)

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Peers used Backdrop CMS for content management and meeting management

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Custom Reports

3.75/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Custom Reports

3.75/5

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Backdrop CMS Software Association News

Product

Backdrop 1.30 released! | Backdrop CMS

Backdrop 1.30 released! | Backdrop CMS

Product

Backdrop CMS drops support for PHP versions prior to 7.1 | Backdrop CMS

Backdrop CMS will require PHP version 7.1 or greater starting May 15, 2025, with the release of version 1.31.0. This change aims to support PHP 8.4 and improve security and performance. Sites running older PHP versions must upgrade to continue receiving updates and security fixes.

Backdrop CMS Software Association Profile

Company Name

Backdrop CMS Software Association

Company Website

https://backdropcms.org/

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