Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
67.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> StackOverflow is full of questions. No answers.
*Data last collected: 28 Apr 2026, 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
Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
18,581
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
49
Posts
10.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+18.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing the Drupal AI Learners Club!
r/drupal22 days ago
40(93%)21
How old and outdated are Drupal (J)obs?
r/drupal18 days ago
32(98%)29
Drupal 11.3.8: Fix for a critical regression for importing configuration
r/drupal21 days ago
32(100%)4
DDEV AI Workspace: my full Drupal + AI development setup
r/drupal22 days ago
30(92%)3
Please use memcache
r/drupal17 days ago
25(100%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
623🇮🇳India
298🇫🇷France
263🇨🇦Canada
86🇩🇪Germany
40🇬🇧United Kingdom
40Market Summary
1,350
Total Jobs
🏢
28,297
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
When Drupal is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
9
Posts
Last mentioned 12 days ago
Community Interest
Average points1.9
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Migrating 13,000 Comments from Drupal to Hugo
3 months ago
30
25 years of Drupal: what I've learned
3 months ago
30
Where Drupal Still Wins in 2026?
3 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Drupal.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
8.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
380.3
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
CentarroHQ
Hobby Channel
UI Suite Initiative
Hobby Channel
FreelyGive
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
391
1 months ago
120
2 months ago
132
#01 - Page Layout with Display Builder
UI Suite Initiative
2 months ago
33
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | 67.5% |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 64.7% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 54.9% |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 68.3% |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 53.4% |
| 19 Feb 2026 | 62.5% |
| 5 Feb 2026 | 63.8% |
| 23 Jan 2026 | 62.4% |
| 9 Jan 2026 | 63.4% |
| 26 Dec 2025 | 65.5% |
| 13 Dec 2025 | 63.7% |
| 29 Nov 2025 | 60.3% |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 66.8% |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 60.2% |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 61.4% |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 54.8% |
| 23 Sept 2025 | 60.1% |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 66.3% |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 56.6% |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 53.8% |
| 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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