Fresh vs Drupal
Security & risk comparison · Updated October 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 census of the Tranco top 100,000.
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, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)
Who actually runs Fresh and Drupal
Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.
| Where | Fresh | Drupal |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 0.0% (0) | 4.2% (9) |
| Top 10,000 | 0.0% (0) | 7.5% (192) |
| Top 100,000 | 0.0% (6) | 7.2% (1,994) |
| Wider web | 0.0% | 4.4% |
Highest-ranked sites on Fresh
- ton.com.br#18,866
- stone.com.br#22,999
- newtail.com.br#27,801
- pagar.me#45,017
- miess.com.br#80,158
Highest-ranked sites on Drupal
- europa.eu#114
- nist.gov#239
- un.org#363
- noaa.gov#530
- unesco.org#627
Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology
| 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 |
Fresh scores 51/100. Evaluate modern alternatives for better security and AI-readiness.
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 October 2026.