Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
64.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The docs exist. On GeoCities.
*Data last collected: 15 Apr 2026, 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
1
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
18,545
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
48
Posts
8.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.1%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow Drupal's chained fast backend keeps APCu cache consistent across your web servers
r/drupal16 days ago
25(100%)1
Should I stick with Drupal? A junior’s dilemma between a niche career and market trends.
r/drupal20 days ago
24(93%)33
Dripyard's Drupal Contributions for March 2026
r/drupal15 days ago
23(100%)2
wordpress_migrate module for importing WordPress sites into Drupal (alpha9 release)
r/drupal1 months ago
22(100%)3
Dripyard’s DrupalCon Chicago Wrapup
r/drupal18 days ago
21(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
574🇮🇳India
304🇫🇷France
237🇨🇦Canada
93🇩🇪Germany
44🇬🇧United Kingdom
35Market Summary
1,287
Total Jobs
🏢
28,079
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
Barely Mentioned
HN tolerates discussions about Drupal, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
10
Posts
Last mentioned 27 days ago
Community Interest
Average points8.2
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
2 months ago
30
25 years of Drupal: what I've learned
3 months ago
30
Where Drupal Still Wins in 2026?
2 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
20
Videos
4.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-25.0%
Average Engagement
225.1
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
SparkFabrik
Hobby Channel
Florida DrupalCamp
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Building Websites with Drupal CMS
Florida DrupalCamp
1 months ago
20
Creating single directory components with Drupal Canvas in mind
Florida DrupalCamp
1 months ago
10
The state of JavaScript Code Components in Drupal Canvas
Florida DrupalCamp
1 months ago
41
1 months ago
70
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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