Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Enterprise-ready, which is code for 'boringly reliable'.
*Data last collected: 30 Jul 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2001
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
3
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
17,635
Subscribers
5
Active Users
Activity Metrics
51
Posts
4.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+61.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDrupalCon session: Drush 14 is slimmed and ready for adoption by Drupal core
r/drupal1 months ago
29(92%)3
I just revisited a Drupal site I built 8 years ago… and it still works
r/drupal19 days ago
23(93%)18
Future of Drupal development
r/drupal15 days ago
15(83%)30
Requests per second dropped significantly since Drupal 11.1.0
r/drupal16 days ago
16(100%)19
Web Accessibility with Mike Gifford
r/drupal24 days ago
11(93%)1
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
640🇮🇳India
334🇫🇷France
286🇨🇦Canada
125🇬🇧United Kingdom
82🇩🇪Germany
61Market Summary
1,528
Total Jobs
🏢
24,868
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Drupal is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Fading Away
HN tolerates discussions about Drupal, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
5
Posts
Last mentioned 25 days ago
Community Interest
Average points10.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Drupal CMS desktop application
3 months ago
31
Drupal launches community-funded AI Initiative
2 months ago
12
Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome
3 months ago
4243
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Drupal.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
2.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
137.6
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
The Modern Web Architect
YouTube Royalty
State of Arizona ASET-Digital Government
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Drupal announces official AI initiative and it's ...
The Modern Web Architect
2 months ago
411
AI augmented content management with Drupal/NodeHive
The Modern Web Architect
1 months ago
304
Use Agentic AI & MCP to migrate old website to Drupal
The Modern Web Architect
2 months ago
191
Master Drupal From Zero in 2025
AllGoodTutorials
1 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2025 | 49.6% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 44.2% |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 61.9% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 65.7% |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 48.2% |
| 10 May 2025 | 39.8% |
| 7 May 2025 | 43.7% |
| 3 May 2025 | 52.1% |
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