Intranet & Extranet Solutions

Secure collaboration for teams, partners, and customers.

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Off-the-shelf intranet tools are expensive, rigid, and rarely fit how your organization actually works. Drupal gives you a flexible, open-source foundation for building exactly the internal platform you need — whether it's an employee hub, a partner portal, or both. No per-seat licensing, no vendor lock-in, full control over your data.

The Challenges

Organizations struggle with internal platforms that don't deliver:

  • Expensive licensing — SharePoint and similar tools charge per user, costs scale fast [3]
  • Poor fit — Generic tools can't adapt to specific workflows
  • Stale content — Hard-to-manage platforms quickly become outdated
  • Access control complexity — Internal, partner, and customer content need different permissions
  • Integration gaps — SSO, HR systems, calendars, and document tools must work together
  • Data sovereignty — Sensitive internal data needs to stay in your control
  Intranet Extranet
Audience Employees only Partners, suppliers, customers
Use cases News, HR resources, team directories, knowledge sharing Shared documents, project portals, collaboration spaces
Access Internal network / VPN / SSO Controlled external access with authentication

Both can run on the same Drupal platform with role-based access control.

Key Benefits

Drupal addresses these challenges with a platform built for secure internal collaboration and full organizational control:

  • No vendor lock-in — Open source with no per-user licensing fees — ending the cost spiral of proprietary tools
  • Fully customizable — Tailored to your workflows, not the other way around
  • Document management — Upload, version, search, and organize documents
  • Internal comms — News, announcements, events, and team directories
  • Access control — Fine-grained permissions for internal, partner, and department-specific content
  • SSO integration — SAML, OAuth, LDAP — seamless login with existing identity systems

Your Partner for Intranet & Extranet Projects

We bring the expertise and infrastructure to build secure, scalable internal platforms:

  • Complex role-based applications — Deep experience with Drupal's permission system for multi-audience platforms
  • Proven reference — Volkswagen AG InfoPortal (with Porsche Informatik): multi-brand communication platform, Splash Awards winner [1]
  • EU data sovereigntymossbo cloud hosting on Austrian/EU data centers [5]
  • Open source commitment — No license fees, full transparency, active Drupal community contributors
  • Ongoing support — Maintenance and evolution packages available

Get in touch!

Need a custom intranet or partner portal? Get in touch — let's design it together.

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Additional Resources

  1. Volkswagen AG InfoPortal — Drupal.org case study — Multi-brand communication platform by Porsche Informatik + drunomics, Splash Awards winner
  2. Open Social — Drupal.org case study — Community and extranet solution based on Drupal
  3. Droptica — SharePoint vs Open Intranet — Detailed cost and functionality comparison
  4. The European Accessibility Act Impacts Everyone — EAA applies to all EU companies since June 2025
  5. mossbo — Cloud CMS Platform — drunomics' managed Drupal cloud platform with EU data centers

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