Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
54.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Worse than a group project where no one replies.
*Data last collected: 6 Oct 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
2
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
17,828
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
53
Posts
7.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+12.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDrupal at your fingertips updates
r/drupal1 months ago
39(95%)7
A new chapter: Why I started Dripyard Themes
r/drupal1 months ago
34(100%)8
Drupal breaks too much leading to client Drupal fatigue
r/drupal1 months ago
29(82%)53
Creating documentation in Drupal
r/drupal22 days ago
24(88%)7
Drupal Forge
r/drupal1 months ago
21(90%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
717🇮🇳India
303🇫🇷France
235🇨🇦Canada
103🇩🇪Germany
70🇬🇧United Kingdom
52Market Summary
1,480
Total Jobs
🏢
26,217
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
5
Posts
Last mentioned 12 days ago
Community Interest
Average points2.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
0/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Drupal Ajax is now powered by Htmx
1 months ago
40
Drupal launches community-funded AI Initiative
4 months ago
12
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Drupal videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
25
Videos
1.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
63.6
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
LocalGov Drupal
Hobby Channel
WilsonTank
Hobby Channel
ASYNC Drupal
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How to Use Drupal Commerce (2025) Drupal Commerce Tutorial
James And Jenna's Tutorials
1 months ago
10
Rethinking CMS Strategy Why Drupal Still Wins in 2025 for Scalability, Compliance, and Control
Drupal 4 Gov
2 months ago
10
2 months ago
10
2 months ago
53
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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