Comparison

Drupal vs KeystoneJS

No clear leader: KeystoneJS (62.6) and Drupal (58.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Drupal59
KeystoneJS63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Drupal59 / 100low · 44%
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Model
KeystoneJSopen_source
Price level
Drupalfree
KeystoneJSfree
Transparent
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Integrations
Count
Drupal–
KeystoneJS4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Drupal158
KeystoneJS–
Github stars
Drupal4,291
KeystoneJS9,974
Activity
Commits last 30d
Drupal95
KeystoneJS100
Release
Cadence days
Drupal–
KeystoneJS13
History
Drupal–
KeystoneJS20 items
License
Spdx
Drupal–
KeystoneJSMIT
Language
Primary
DrupalPHP
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Market
Availability
KeystoneJS–
Content
Faq
Drupal5 items
KeystoneJS6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
CMS type
DrupalHeadless / API-first
KeystoneJSHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Localisation / i18n
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS-
Content workflow / approvals
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
DrupalCommunity-supported modules, themes, and recipes
KeystoneJSCustom field types and extensible architecture
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Drupal-
KeystoneJS-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Drupal

An open-source platform enabling organizations to build and manage digital experiences through a composable, API-first architecture that supports decoupled front-end delivery, structured content management, editorial workflows, and integrated AI tools.

Independently observed

KeystoneJS

A headless CMS for developers that provides a GraphQL API and management UI for content and data. Developers define a schema and get a powerful backend without boilerplate or bootstrapping.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Drupal

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free

as of verify ↗

KeystoneJS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
CLI
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓
Self-hosted
Drupal✓
KeystoneJS✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Drupal

Not documented yet.

KeystoneJS

4 total
  • Cloudinary
  • Prisma
  • Apollo Client
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed
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Drupal or KeystoneJS: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.