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Gatsby vs Drupal

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Gatsby 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

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)

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

Gatsby scores 60/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Drupal

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

Alternatives: nextjs, django, laravel

Quick facts
Gatsby
Category: Ssg
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2015
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.3%
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.