From b167bb85c1be3e9a41e27443595d6229a8d4712b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:39:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add daily email for 2025-03-03 How much would it cost to build Drupal? --- source/_daily_emails/2025-03-03.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_daily_emails/2025-03-03.md diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2025-03-03.md b/source/_daily_emails/2025-03-03.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7c4a87970 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2025-03-03.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: How much would it cost to build Drupal? +date: 2025-03-03 +permalink: daily/2025/03/03/cost +tags: + - software-development + - drupal +cta: ~ +snippet: | + How long would it take and how much would it cost to build Drupal from scratch? +--- + +Drupal comes with a lot of features available out of the box. + +It has a flexible system to create complex content models with different content types and fields, rich media management and Views - a visual query builder - to create lists of content. + +It has the JSON:API module to expose your content via an API for use by other systems, such as mobile apps. + +It has user management, authentication, password resets, roles and permissions. + +It has configuration management to easily manage settings and configuration between environments and to provide traceability. + +It has the Layout Builder to create page layouts with a drag and drop interface and a built-in WYSIWYG editor for entering rich content. + +These are just some of the features I could mention. + +Running cloc on Drupal's `core` directory shows 18,289 files and 1,095,970 lines of code. + +If you were to get someone to build a CMS from scratch with the same features, how long would that take? + +How much would it cost? + +This is what you get for free by using free and open source software like Drupal.