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Django vs Drupal

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Django compare to Drupal on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Django scores 67/100 overall versus Drupal's 41/100. Django has 120 total CVEs compared to Drupal's 1200, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

67
Django
Modern · PYTHON
vs
41
Drupal
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Django
68
35
Django
Drupal
performance Tie
65
65
Django
Drupal
ecosystem Django
75
40
Django
Drupal
ai readiness Django
75
40
Django
Drupal
developer experience Django
70
40
Django
Drupal
market trajectory Django
55
35
Django
Drupal
cost of ownership Django
60
35
Django
Drupal
Security details
Metric Django Drupal
Total CVEs 120 1200
Critical CVEs 12 89
Exploited (KEV) 1 8
CVEs last year 12 120
Avg CVSS 5.5 6.5
Security score 68/100 35/100
Acceptable
Django

Django scores 68/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Drupal

Drupal scores 42/100. Consider migrating to: nextjs, django, laravel.

Alternatives: nextjs, django, laravel

Quick facts
Django
Category: Backend
Language: PYTHON
First release: 2005
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.2%
Drupal
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2001
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Stable
Market share: 1.5%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.