The Data
Why Drupal Won Nonprofits
Large nonprofits operate like government agencies — multi-country, multi-language, complex content workflows, strict donor data requirements. Drupal's content architecture handles this complexity better than WordPress. It's not a coincidence that the same framework that powers europa.eu also powers Save the Children.
The Free Misconception
Both WordPress and Drupal are free to download. Neither is free to run. Nonprofits that chose WordPress for 'zero cost' discovered hosting, plugin licensing, and maintenance added up. Nonprofits on Drupal face the same costs — but with smaller talent pools and higher developer rates. The real free options are Hugo and Astro, which deploy on CDNs for literally zero hosting cost. But the migration requires engineering capacity that most nonprofits don't have.
