Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
66.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It compiles, but it also cries.
*Data last collected: 9 Sept 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
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
2
Answer Rate
0%
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
17,740
Subscribers
4
Active Users
Activity Metrics
43
Posts
4.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+6.7%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThe quadrupal challenge!
r/drupal23 days ago
20(100%)23
Drupal Forge
r/drupal7 days ago
18(91%)4
Drupal site loses all CSS/JS when enabling preprocessing
r/drupal17 days ago
9(85%)21
Drupal overflow help
r/drupal26 days ago
9(91%)13
Exploring AI to accelerate Drupal Commerce development
r/drupal1 months ago
9(68%)23
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
761🇮🇳India
343🇫🇷France
241🇨🇦Canada
102🇩🇪Germany
71🇬🇧United Kingdom
64Market Summary
1,582
Total Jobs
🏢
25,489
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
HN Graveyard
A month without HN mentions is like a year in regular tech time. Tick tock.
Mentions
3
Posts
Last mentioned 2 months ago
Community Interest
Average points1.7
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
0/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Drupal launches community-funded AI Initiative
3 months ago
12
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Drupal videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
24
Videos
1.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
59.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
Drupal Asheville
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Mastering Drupal: A Hands-On Tour of the Experience Builder with Lionel Enkaoua (Part 1)
Drupal Forge
1 months ago
71
The Future of Drupal Theming: AI, Experience Builder, and Beyond
Drupal Asheville
2 months ago
60
Image Styles - Beyond the Basics
Drupal Asheville
2 months ago
30
Introduction to Page Building with Blocks, Paragraphs and coming soon... Experience Builder!
Drupal Asheville
2 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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