| Features | Google Sites | Stanford Domains | Stanford Sites | Drupal Hosting on Acquia | web.stanford.edu (AFS-based websites) |
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| Recommended Uses | Small, simple personal websites, project team sites, or portfolio or event websites that are short term. No Stanford branding provided; can be managed with little to no technical skill. | Small, low-traffic personal websites, portfolios, wikis, or prototypes for learning new applications as a student. | Scalable, centrally-managed Stanford-branded website for your group, department or unit websites on Drupal with deep support. | For complex department, unit or school websites using custom Drupal modules and themes. Also good for decoupled applications and/or complex websites with high traffic or storage requirements. | General, flexible hosting supporting static HTML, CGI-bin capabilities to run dynamic content and web apps. Service is deprecated so should be used only if your web hosting needs cannot be met through other service offerings mentioned on this page. |
| Authentication (SSO) & Authorization: Stanford User | Supported | Limited Support Capabilities differ by app | Supported | Supported | Limited Support Uses a deprecated version of SSO |
| Authentication (SSO) & Authorization: Workgroup | Supported Must be mapped to Google Groups | Not Supported | Supported | Supported | Limited Support Uses a deprecated version of SSO |
| Authentication (SSO) & Authorization: Privgroup (e.g., staff, faculty) | Not Supported | Limited Support Capabilities differ (e.g. Drupal - authentication / authorization, WordPress - authentication only) Not supported in other websites, including HTML sites | Supported | Supported | Limited Support Uses a deprecated version of SSO |
| Maintenance: Upgrades/Security | Managed by Google | Vendor-managed security updates for provided applications; self-managed plugin updates | Managed by Stanford Web Services | Self-managed; Stanford Web Services can manage for fee | Service updates managed by UIT; self-managed hosted applications or content |
| Website Size | Small | Small to medium | Small to large | Large | Small to medium |
| Cost | Free | Free | Free | Varies by requirements. See rates section on service page. | Free |
| Default URL | sites.google.com/stanford.edu/[mysite] | [mysite].su.domain |
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| Custom URL | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Stanford Theming Available | Limited Support No official Stanford theme for Google Sites is available. Refer to identity.stanford.edu to get the Stanford signature images and color palette. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Drupal/WordPress Modules & Plugins | N/A | Installed and maintained by site owner | Pre-selected and maintained by SWS | Installed and maintained by site owner | Installed and maintained by site owner; Deprecated |
| Disk Space | Based on Google Drive quota | 1 GB (increase upon request); encouraged to use different service for hosting large files | No hard limit but encouraged to use different service for hosting large files | Custom | 5 GB (increase upon request) |
| Uptime/Availability | High | High* *non-redundant infrastructure | Highest | Highest | Medium |
| Available Apps | Integration with Google Drive and all Google apps | WordPress, MediaWiki, Drupal, Omeka, CGI, static HTML, and more | Drupal only | Drupal; Node.js | WordPress installer (limited to older version), any application that can run CGI-bin, static HTML |
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| Available UIT Service Support (UIT-supported service infrastructure and configuration) | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Fee-based UIT Service Support (Consulting & website building ) | Limited Support Consulting services only | Supported | Supported | Supported | Not Supported |
| Learn more | Google Sites | Stanford Domains | Stanford Sites | Drupal Hosting on Acquia | AFS-based Websites |
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