Drupal brings modern developer workflows, AI-ready architecture and open-source flexibility together in a platform built for what developers are building now.
Think Drupal is old school?
Think Drupal is too slow?
Think Drupal is to complicated?
Recipes and reusable components to build functionality without starting from scratch.
Use Drupal for websites, apps, headless builds and other digital experiences.
Structure content once and deliver it across websites, apps and other channels.
Use cloud development tools and CI/CD to move Drupal changes from code to production faster.
Drupal is open source, so your code stays yours. Build around your requirements without making tomorrow dependent on one vendor’s roadmap.
Thousands of contributed modules and extensions give teams proven functionality to build from instead of recreating every capability themselves.
Structured content, workflows and shared workspaces give developers, content teams and stakeholders clearer ways to work together.
Drupal’s caching, performance and flexible architecture are designed to support digital experiences as audiences, content and complexity grow.
Open-source scrutiny combines with established security processes and a dedicated Drupal Security Team to help teams build with confidence.
Create by the same people who brought you Acquia, Drupal provides a level of flexibility developers have come to depend on.
Drupal gives AI systems something far more useful than a page of HTML to scrape: clear, machine-readable data with explicit relationships and context.
Open source means more eyes on the code. Drupal backs that scrutiny with defined processes for reviewing, coordinating and communicating security issues.
Separate your content and backend from the experience layer, so changing one doesn’t mean rebuilding the other. Change the front. Keep the foundations.
Drupal trades manual, click-through configuration for declarative, repeatable setup.
Build components and features once. Put them to work wherever they’re needed.
As an Drupal contributor
Contribute code, modules, documentation and ideas — or build on work the community has already shared.
Documentation, events, local communities and other contributors mean expertise is never confined to one team or company.
Drupal evolves in the open. Contributors can influence the tools, standards and capabilities the platform develops next.
Acquia was founded from Drupal is deeply invested in its ecosystem, giving teams enterprise tools, expertise and support.
Try Drupal with Acquia and get hands-on with the platform for yourself.
Drupal is freely available for anyone to download and use. New users can engage developer or consulting support from the many individuals and agencies who specialize in Drupal.
Yes. Drupal is open source software distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. Anyone can run, study, share, or modify it.
Drupal is written in PHP and also uses a fair amount of JavaScript.
Drupal core includes everything needed to create a website, such as blogging, forums, and contact forms, plus modules for content structuring, query building, authentication, permissions, workflow, and multilingual capabilities. Users extend core with additional Drupal modules.
Dries Buytaert created Drupal in 2000 and remains the project lead today. He co-founded Acquia in 2007 to provide enterprise support for Drupal.
Drupal is a free, open source content management system Dries Buytaert first developed in 2000. Acquia is the software company he co-founded in 2007 to provide enterprise support for Drupal users. Acquia's products include Acquia Drupal Starter Kits, Acquia Cloud Platform for hosting, Acquia Source CMS, and Code Studio DevOps tools, alongside DAM, PIM, and marketing automation.
Historically, yes, because Drupal is designed for structured content and complex sites. Drupal CMS narrows that gap with out-of-the-box tools and AI-driven site building, making Drupal far more approachable for non-technical teams.
Acquia is most often evaluated alongside Adobe Experience Manager, Sitecore, Optimizely, and WordPress VIP. Acquia builds on open source Drupal, eliminating license costs and vendor lock-in that come with proprietary platforms.
Acquia offers a professional Drupal Certification track with credentials for developers, front-end, and back-end specialists. Exam options and pricing are updated periodically, so visit the Acquia certification page for current details.
The Drupal Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on accelerating Drupal, growing the Drupal community, and supporting the project's vision of a safe, secure, and open web for everyone.
