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hugo vs Drupal
hugo has 90,326 GitHub stars, 8,447 forks, 235 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Drupal has 4,296 stars, 1,979 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. hugo leads on adoption by 2,003% (90,326 vs 4,296 stars). hugo is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Drupal is written in PHP under a licence not recorded in this registry. hugo has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Drupal 46%. Drupal was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| hugo | Drupal | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.4K | ⑂ 2.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick hugo if
- You weight community size — 90K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Drupal if
- You want the Drupal feature set and don't need the biggest community
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Drupal fits your workflow better
About hugo
[Clang]: [GCC]: [Git]: [Go]: [bep]: [bugs]: [contributing]: CONTRIBUTING.md [create a proposal]: [dart sass]: [details]: [documentation repository]: [documentation]: [dragonfly bsd, freebsd, netbsd, and openbsd]: [features]: [forum]: [friends]: [hugo modules]: [installation]: [issue queue]: [linux]: [macos]: [prebuilt binary]: [requesting help]: [spf13]: [static site generator]: [support]: [themes]: [transpile sass to css]: [website]: [windows]: A fast and flexible static site generator built with love by [bep][], [spf13][], and [friends][] in Go. [Website][] [Installation][] [Documentation][] [Support][]…
About Drupal
Drupal is an open source content management platform supporting a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community driven websites. For more information, visit the Drupal website, [Drupal.org][Drupal.org], and join the [Drupal community][Drupal community]. Contributing Drupal is developed on [Drupal.org][Drupal.org], the home of the international Drupal community since 2001! [Drupal.org][Drupal.org] hosts Drupal's [GitLab repository][GitLab repository], its [issue queue][issue queue], and its [documentation][documentation]. Before you start working on code, be sure to search the [issue…
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Frequently asked questions
Is hugo or Drupal more popular?
hugo has 90,326 GitHub stars and Drupal has 4,296. hugo has the larger community by that measure.
Are hugo and Drupal free?
Both are open source. hugo is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Drupal has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between hugo and Drupal?
hugo is written in Go and Drupal in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, hugo or Drupal?
Choose hugo if you want the larger community (90,326 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Drupal if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.