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Drupal vs Gatsby

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Drupal compare to Gatsby 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

Gatsby scores 60/100 overall versus Drupal's 41/100. Gatsby has 15 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
60
Gatsby
Modern · JAVASCRIPT
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Gatsby
35
78
Drupal
Gatsby
performance Tie
65
65
Drupal
Gatsby
ecosystem Drupal
40
25
Drupal
Gatsby
ai readiness Gatsby
40
60
Drupal
Gatsby
developer experience Gatsby
40
70
Drupal
Gatsby
market trajectory Drupal
35
25
Drupal
Gatsby
cost of ownership Gatsby
35
90
Drupal
Gatsby
Security details
Metric Drupal Gatsby
Total CVEs 1200 15
Critical CVEs 89 1
Exploited (KEV) 8 0
CVEs last year 120 4
Avg CVSS 6.5 4.2
Security score 35/100 78/100
Caution
Drupal

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

Alternatives: nextjs, django, laravel

Acceptable
Gatsby

Gatsby scores 60/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Drupal
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2001
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Stable
Market share: 1.5%
Gatsby
Category: Ssg
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2015
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.3%
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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.