Code Studio
Your complete Drupal development toolchain. The world's only full stack Drupal development platform.
A Complete Drupal Dev Toolchain
Introducing the world's only full stack Drupal platform for development.
Code Studio makes building Drupal applications easy. Accelerate your production with a complete set of tools that enable your teams to plan, build, test, review, and deploy from a single, customizable workflow.
The Refreshed Drupal Dev Toolkit
Launch Applications Faster With Automated DevOps
Unlike every other continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), customers don’t need to build their own CI/CD process. We’ll build and manage it so it’s always up to snuff with the latest best practices.
Keep Applications Up to Date
Automatically update Composer packages, replace deprecated custom code, and submit changes for review in a dedicated review environment. Streamline your WebOps workflow with Drupal best practices built in.
Eliminate Web Development Silos
Build Drupal applications faster. Accelerate production with a complete toolset that enables your teams to plan, build, test, review, and deploy from a single, customizable workflow that integrates with Acquia Cloud Platform.
Deliver Content Continuously
Release improvements to your Drupal application multiple times per day without fear of regressions. Implement real continuous delivery on Code Studio for greater productivity and more consistent content.
Govern WebOps
Assign ownership and accountability across your development lifecycle and enforce processes for your entire team.
Clickable Demo
See for Yourself
See how easy it is with Code Studio to automatically build, test and deploy your Drupal site every time you make a code change.
Acquia Named a Digital Experience Leader by G2
Acquia and GitLab
Acquia partnered with GitLab to offer Code Studio: a fully managed CI/CD pipeline optimized for Drupal. Acquia owns and automates the hard parts of Drupal development so you can stay focused on what's most valuable.
End-To-End Drupal DevOps
AutoDevOps
Build, test, and deploy Drupal apps with managed CI pipelines. Install dependencies, scan and test code, create a review environment, and deploy.
Automatic Updates
Automatically update your Composer packages, replace deprecated custom code, and submit changes for review, then deploy.
Your Dev Tools All in One Place
With an integrated toolset optimized for Drupal, development teams no longer need to maintain integrations or complex toolchains.
Acquia + GitLab
We host and manage GitLab on our infrastructure and build Drupal specialized features on top of GitLab to deliver the best tools possible.
Take a Deeper Dive
Additional Resources
Code Studio Dev Portal
Knowledge hub for developers using Code Studio
Documentation Portal
Docs, code snippets, & tutorials
Acquia Academy
Learn and track your progress
The easy-to-use deploy features help our development team to speed up things, and the low code solutions are perfect for marketing teams.
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Code Studio Vs DIY Comparison
| Plan | Acquia Code Studio | Without Code Studio |
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Project and issue management
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✓
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X
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Description templates for issues
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✓
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X
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Kanban board for projects
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✓
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X
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Milestone tracking and issue due dates
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✓
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X
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| Build | Acquia Code Studio | Without Code Studio |
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Automated Composer Updates
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✓
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X
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Automated Deprecated Code Updates for custom code
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✓
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X
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Front end build supported through “hooks” E.g., npm, yarn, gulp, grunt, yalp, etc.
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✓
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X
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Code structure validated
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✓
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X
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Browser based IDE for Drupal (Cloud IDE)
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✓
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X
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Unlimited builds
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✓
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X
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Unlimited private projects
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✓
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X
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| Test | Acquia Code Studio | Without Code Studio |
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Zero config Auto DevOps with customizable capabilities
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✓
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X
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[Auto DevOps] Static Security Audit
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✓
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X
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[Auto DevOps] Drupal Code Standards scan
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✓
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X
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[Auto DevOps] Deprecated Code scan
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✓
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X
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[Auto DevOps] PHP Linting
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✓
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X
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[Auto DevOps] Composer Validation
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✓
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X
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[Auto DevOps] PHPUnit test execution
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✓
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X
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| Review | Acquia Code Studio | Without Code Studio |
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[Auto DevOps] Auto CDE spin & spin down
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✓
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X
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Visual Review in CDEs
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✓
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X
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Approvals
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✓
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X
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Protected Branches
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✓
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X
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Activity Audit
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✓
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X
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| Deploy | Acquia Code Studio | Without Code Studio |
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Automated artifact generation
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✓
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X
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Prod-only dependencies
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✓
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X
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Performance optimized artifact
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✓
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X
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Sanitized artifact
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✓
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X
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Visual UI for deploying code
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✓
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✓
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| Automatic Updates | Acquia Code Studio | Without Code Studio |
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Composer package updates
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✓
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X
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Drupal security release integration
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✓
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X
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Deprecated code updates for custom code
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✓
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X
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Automatically created merge requests
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✓
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X
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Auto CDE spin up for review
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✓
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X
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