What is Drupal?
The Web's Most
Trusted CMS.
From small blogs to planet-scale government portals — Drupal gives teams the freedom to build any digital experience imaginable.
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An open-source platform built for the web since 2001
Drupal is a free, open-source Content Management System (CMS) built on PHP. Originally created by Dries Buytaert in 2000 and publicly released in 2001, it has grown into one of the most-respected web platforms in the world — powering over 1 million websites globally.
Unlike page builders, Drupal gives developers and content teams complete control over how content is structured, managed, and delivered — across websites, mobile apps, kiosks, and digital experiences.
It is free to download, use, and modify under the GNU General Public License. No licensing fees. No vendor lock-in.
Everything you need to build, scale, and secure your site
Drupal ships with enterprise-ready features out of the box — no expensive plugins required.
Flexible content architecture
Build any content model — custom types, fields, taxonomies, and relationships — with no code required. Structure content the way you need, not the CMS's way.
Enterprise-grade security
A dedicated security team monitors and patches vulnerabilities proactively. Trusted by governments, banks, and regulated industries around the world.
Built for scale
From 100 pages to 10 million. Drupal handles massive traffic with advanced caching, database optimization, and cloud-ready architecture.
Multilingual by default
Built-in support for 100+ languages with content translation management and localization tools — ideal for global organisations.
API-first & headless ready
Power websites, apps, and IoT devices through Drupal's RESTful and JSON:API as a headless CMS with any frontend framework.
Open-source community
Over 100,000 contributors worldwide continuously improve Drupal. Access 50,000+ free modules and themes on drupal.org — forever free.
Trusted by the world's leading organisations
Universities
- Cambridge University
- University of Toronto
- Princeton University
Public Sector
- European Union
- New York State
- UNESCO
Publishing
- WWE
- Arsenal
- Television Academy EMMYS
Corporations
- Nokia
- GE
- Pfizer
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