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Cockpit vs Drupal

A side-by-side comparison of Cockpit and Drupal — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.

Cockpit
getcockpit.com

Simple content platform to manage any structured content.

Drupal
drupal.org

Advanced open source content management platform.

FeatureCockpitDrupal
PricingFreeFree
ModelOpen-sourceOpen-source
LicenseCC-BY-SA-3.0CC-BY-SA-3.0
DeploymentSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
CategoryContent Management Systems (CMS)Content Management Systems (CMS)
Self-hosted✓Yes✓Yes
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes

Pick Cockpit if…

  • ✓You prefer Cockpit's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Pick Drupal if…

  • ✓You prefer Drupal's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Switch from Cockpit → Drupal

16–80hhigh risk

Treat as a project — 16-80 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.

Export from Cockpit: XML, JSON, Database dump
3 things to watch
  • ⚠URL preservation = SEO survival
  • ⚠Re-render templates
  • ⚠Media file paths

Switch from Drupal → Cockpit

16–84hhigh risk

Treat as a project — 16-84 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.

Export from Drupal: XML, JSON, Database dump
4 things to watch
  • ⚠URL preservation = SEO survival
  • ⚠Re-render templates
  • ⚠Media file paths
  • ⚠Fewer tutorials online for Cockpit — expect more trial-and-error