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Drupal vs Ruby on Rails

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Drupal compare to Ruby on Rails 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

Ruby on Rails scores 64/100 overall versus Drupal's 41/100. Ruby on Rails has 180 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
64
Ruby on Rails
Modern · RUBY
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Ruby on Rails
35
62
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
performance Tie
65
65
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
ecosystem Ruby on Rails
40
70
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
ai readiness Ruby on Rails
40
72
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
developer experience Ruby on Rails
40
70
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
market trajectory Ruby on Rails
35
50
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
cost of ownership Ruby on Rails
35
60
Drupal
Ruby on Rails
Security details
Metric Drupal Ruby on Rails
Total CVEs 1200 180
Critical CVEs 89 18
Exploited (KEV) 8 2
CVEs last year 120 15
Avg CVSS 6.5 5.8
Security score 35/100 62/100
Caution
Drupal

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

Alternatives: nextjs, django, laravel

Acceptable
Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails scores 65/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Drupal
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2001
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Stable
Market share: 1.5%
Ruby on Rails
Category: Backend
Language: RUBY
First release: 2004
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.8%
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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.