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Drupal vs TinaCMS

On the evidence we track, TinaCMS leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Drupal full profile →TinaCMS full profile →
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Drupal59
★TinaCMS65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Drupal59 / 100low · 44%
TinaCMS65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Drupal✓
TinaCMS✓
Model
Drupalopen_source
TinaCMSfreemium
Price level
Drupalfree
TinaCMSmid
Starting price
Drupal–
TinaCMS$24
Transparent
Drupal✓
TinaCMS✓
Integrations
Count
Drupal–
TinaCMS20
Security
Disclosure policy
Drupal–
TinaCMS✓
Gdpr
Drupal✓
TinaCMS–
Scorecard
Drupal3.9
TinaCMS–
Soc2
Drupal–
TinaCMS✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Drupal158
TinaCMS–
Github stars
Drupal4,291
TinaCMS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Drupal95
TinaCMS–
Language
Primary
DrupalPHP
TinaCMS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Drupal5 items
TinaCMS6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

TinaCMS

Leader

An open-source headless CMS that stores content as Markdown in your Git repository and provides a visual editor for managing and editing content, enabling both developers and non-technical editors to collaborate.

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 ↗

TinaCMS

Leader
from $24/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $24/project/month. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 2 users
    • 2 roles
    • Community support
  • Team$24/mo
    • 1 Project
    • 3 Users
    • 2 Roles
    • Team Support
    • Up to 10 Users
  • Team Plus$41/mo
    • 5 Users
    • Up to 20 Users
    • Editorial Workflow
    • AI Features (Coming Soon)
  • Business$249/mo
    • 20 Users
    • 3 Roles (Beta)
    • Business Support
    • No User Limit
    • API (Beta)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Users
    • Custom Roles
    • Enterprise Support
    • GitHub Enterprise Support
    • SSO
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Drupal

Not documented yet.

TinaCMS

Leader
26 total
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Hugo
  • Gatsby
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudinary
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • +2 more
Independently observed
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