Drupal’s market share increasing

Recent (March 2014) statistics from builtwith.com, a website specialising in internet technology analysis, suggest that the Drupal open source content management system (CMS) now accounts for over 18% of the top 10,000 websites using CMS technologies.

According to the Drupal Association, the non-profit dedicated to helping the Drupal project flourish, the total number of websites using the Drupal CMS topped 1 million worldwide for the first time in February 2014.

Whilst WordPress still leads the pack by a fair distance, representing 43% of the top 10,000 sites using a CMS, the latest research data demonstrates a significant achievement for Drupal.

The dominance of WordPress is not surprising given its acknowledged ease of use, but whilst mastering Drupal may have a higher learning curve, Drupal really is a robust system for the creation of scalable and reliable websites.

Using perhaps a more level playing field, if you compare Drupal with the popular Joomla, Drupal still comes out on top for website development work that demands interactivity and integration with third party systems.

Complex features such as dynamic layouts and multiple menus are also best undertaken using Drupal, with the significant benefit of creating custom-built add-ons easily and the peace of mind that a website can be future proofed if new functionality is needed at a later stage.

As part of Web Pro Creative’s initial discussions with clients, we identify the most suitable website development platform based on the client’s requirements and goals.

Whether that solution ends up as Drupal, WordPress, Joomla or some other platform depends entirely on the outcome of those initial client meetings - our independence means that we are not tied to any particular solution!