Drupal
Drupal is one of the most powerful and flexible open-source content management systems in the world, powering more than a million websites — from government portals and large enterprises to universities and media outlets. Built for developers and content teams that need serious editorial workflows, Drupal scales from a simple blog to a complex multi-site platform.
Key Features
- Modular architecture — thousands of contributed modules extend core functionality without touching the platform skeleton.
- Granular permissions — fine-grained roles and access control let you define exactly what each editor, author, and admin can see and do.
- Content moderation — draft, review, and publish workflows keep editorial quality high across large teams.
- Taxonomy & views — powerful content classification and custom query building for complex listings and archives.
- Multilingual-ready — first-class support for translating content and interface into dozens of languages.
- Headless & REST — JSON:API and REST support let you reuse content across web, mobile, and other front-ends.
- Security track record — a dedicated security team and responsible disclosure program keep production sites hardened.
- Active community — 30,000+ active contributors maintain core and a vast ecosystem of modules and themes.
Why Use Drupal?
Drupal shines when your site has complex content models, strict editorial requirements, or demanding performance needs. It has a steeper learning curve than simpler CMSs, but it rewards you with unmatched control and long-term stability — no vendor lock-in, ever.
Use Cases
- Government and public-sector websites with strict accessibility and security mandates
- Large editorial sites and newsrooms with multi-step content approval workflows
- Multilingual sites serving audiences across many countries
- Headless installations delivering content to custom front-ends and mobile apps
Platform
Linux · macOS · Windows server (PHP + MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL)
Licence
GPL-2.0-or-later (free and open source)