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Drupal vs Django

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Drupal compare to Django 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)

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

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

Alternatives: nextjs, django, laravel

Acceptable
Django

Django scores 68/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Drupal
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2001
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Stable
Market share: 1.5%
Django
Category: Backend
Language: PYTHON
First release: 2005
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.2%
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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.