# Drupal: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 36 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/drupal

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Content management systems for marketing sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/marketing-cms/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 47% | 32 |
| [Content marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/content-marketing-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 2 |
| [Digital asset management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/digital-asset-management/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 100% | 1 |
| [Website governance and accessibility](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/website-governance-and-accessibility/index.md) | 0% | 46 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Drupal if the site requires complex governance, permissions, multilingual content, or enterprise-scale customization." (Perplexity Sonar, Marketing CMS)
- "Drupal for highly specialized, security-critical, or complex enterprise-grade sites." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Marketing CMS)
- "If your governance requirements are complex ... Drupal is the strongest candidate." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Website governance)
- "Suited for highly regulated industries or organizations with complex permissions" (Kimi K2, Marketing CMS)

## And against it

- "Drupal 7 stopped receiving security and compatibility updates on January 5, 2025... Don't commission a new site on those versions" (GPT-6 Luna, Marketing CMS)
- "Avoid enterprise options like Drupal, Craft CMS, or Magnolia unless your needs are complex" (Grok 4.20, Marketing CMS)
- "investing in one of the niche platforms is not wise for small and mid-market companies" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Marketing CMS)
- "Legacy Open-Source Systems Past Their Prime ... Why to avoid them" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Marketing CMS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Drupal, from 78 of the 90 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.hubspot.com: 27
- webflow.com: 23
- brightspot.com: 18
- forbes.com: 16
- gane.ai/index: 14
- linkedin.com: 12
- g2.com: 11
- protocol80.com: 11
- toolradar.com: 11
- dxpscorecard.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://blog.hubspot.com/website/best-cms-systems: 21
- https://webflow.com/blog/enterprise-cms: 13
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-content-management-software: 12
- https://protocol80.com/blog/best-b2b-cms: 10
- https://hostinger.com/tutorials/best-cms: 9
- https://tinloof.com/writing/why-most-cmses-aren-t-a-good-fit-for-marketing-teams: 9
- https://alium.io/research/top-complaints-cms: 8
- https://dotcms.com/blog/10-enterprise-content-management-systems: 8

## The company

Q170855; https://www.drupal.org/; founded 2001. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## What it publishes

Every page drupal.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 181 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 90 pages, 20 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 65 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-15
- conference or event: 8 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-09-10
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-07-05
- news or press: 5 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Drupals got talent at drupalcon orlando 2027 https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/drupals-got-talent-at-drupalcon-orlando-2027
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Drupal cms 22 multilingual out of the box https://www.drupal.org/about/initiatives/cms/blog/drupal-cms-22-multilingual-out-of-the-box
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Meet the drupal association team at drupalcon rotterdam 2026 https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/meet-the-drupal-association-team-at-drupalcon-rotterdam-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Introducing our official drupal ai initiative training program ai inside drupal essentials https://www.drupal.org/about/ai/initiatives/blog/introducing-our-official-drupal-ai-initiative-training-program-ai-inside-drupal-essentials
- Recent: 2026-09-22 conference or event: The countdown is on sovereignty on the enterprise ai summit https://www.drupal.org/about/ai/initiatives/blog/the-countdown-is-on-sovereignty-on-the-enterprise-ai-summit
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: The aws migration building the next chapter of drupals infrastructure https://www.drupal.org/blog/the-aws-migration-building-the-next-chapter-of-drupals-infrastructure

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.