# Drupal vs NGINX

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Drupal | NGINX |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #7 of 42 in Content Management | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | — | 31 998 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +277 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | — | C |

## Which one should you pick?

NGINX scores 84/100 against 71/100 for Drupal, so it is the safer default.

NGINX ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Drupal.

NGINX is growing faster right now (+277 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Drupal](https://selfhost.directory/project/drupal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/drupal.md)
- [NGINX](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/drupal-vs-nginx