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Fresh vs Drupal

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Fresh 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

Fresh scores 51/100 overall versus Drupal's 41/100. Fresh has 0 total CVEs compared to Drupal's 1200, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

51
Fresh
Emerging · JAVASCRIPT
vs
41
Drupal
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Fresh
50
35
Fresh
Drupal
performance Tie
65
65
Fresh
Drupal
ecosystem Fresh
50
40
Fresh
Drupal
ai readiness Tie
40
40
Fresh
Drupal
developer experience Fresh
50
40
Fresh
Drupal
market trajectory Fresh
50
35
Fresh
Drupal
cost of ownership Fresh
55
35
Fresh
Drupal
Security details
Metric Fresh Drupal
Total CVEs 0 1200
Critical CVEs 0 89
Exploited (KEV) 0 8
CVEs last year 0 120
Avg CVSS 0 6.5
Security score 50/100 35/100
Caution
Fresh

Fresh scores 51/100. Evaluate modern alternatives for better security and AI-readiness.

Caution
Drupal

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

Alternatives: nextjs, django, laravel

Quick facts
Fresh
Category: Fullstack
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2022
Generation: Emerging
Trend: Stable
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.