Even small changes in Drupal often have to go through an agency or developer—which takes time and money. With WordPress, your team can manage content and pages on its own.
Upgrading to a new major version of Drupal is notorious: modules and themes have to be adapted or replaced, and the upgrade often feels like building a whole new site from scratch. WordPress, on the other hand, updates itself continuously.
Drupal was built for complex portals—for a corporate website, the backend is often simply overkill. Editors struggle with structures they’ll never need.
Drupal and WordPress are both mature open-source systems—but they’re designed for different purposes. Drupal excels at handling complex portals with many roles and workflows. For a traditional corporate website, it’s usually overkill: What takes just one click in WordPress often requires a developer in Drupal.
| Drupal | WordPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Operation | Complex backend, developer-heavy | Can be maintained independently after a brief training session |
| Updates | Major upgrades often require dedicated migration projects | Continuous updates, minimal effort |
| Service Provider Market | Specialists Are Scarce and Expensive | Large—no dependence on individuals |
| Extensions | Modules often require developer assistance | Huge plugin ecosystem plus custom development |
| Ongoing Costs | Plan for regular developer hours | Manageable maintenance |
To be fair: Large portals with finely granular permissions, complex workflows, and their own development teams are still well-served by Drupal. For everyone else, switching to WordPress is usually the more cost-effective solution—at the latest when the next major upgrade is due.
Content, taxonomies, media, and users are imported from Drupal in a structured manner—including a comparison with the original.
Every Drupal URL will be assigned a redirect destination in the new structure—this minimizes ranking risks and preserves your backlinks, as tracked via Search Console.
Your design will be faithfully recreated in WordPress—or the migration will serve as a relaunch with a modernized look.
Views, forms, multilingual support, and user roles are reimplemented using proven WordPress solutions—as streamlined as your website truly needs them to be.
Your team will learn how to manage the new website during a brief training session—finally, without having to go through a developer. Afterward, I’ll be available for ongoing support or to answer any specific questions.
Today, almost any website requirement can be met based on your needs and requirements. Just ask.
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The Investment
Switching from Drupal to WordPress is not technically just a migration, but a complete rebuild: I’ll transfer all the content to WordPress—but the design and templates will need to be recreated from scratch, since Drupal themes cannot be transferred on a 1:1 basis. Pricing is therefore calculated on a case-by-case basis depending on the scope—with a binding range estimate for each work package rather than a flat fee with no clear parameters.
Because the design, structure, and content are already available as a template, you’ll save significantly compared to a completely new website—the time-consuming conceptual phase is largely eliminated, and the redesign is based on the existing model. The cost overview provides a guide to the price range (a new website starts at 2.490 € net).
It’s often worth taking advantage of the transition to refresh the design or carry out a redesign: Since the site is being rebuilt anyway, modernizing it at the same time costs significantly less than a separate relaunch at a later date. You’ll receive the exact scope after the free assessment.
Drupal remains a strong choice for complex portals with many roles and workflows. For a traditional corporate website, WordPress is usually the better choice: it’s easier to maintain, more cost-effective to operate, and offers a much larger selection of plugins and service providers.
Yes—content, taxonomies, media, and users are migrated in a structured manner and verified against the original. Specific Drupal modules do not always have a direct 1:1 counterpart; in such cases, their functionality is reimplemented using proven WordPress solutions—often in a more streamlined way than before.
Google generally re-evaluates a migrated website—fluctuations can never be completely ruled out. However, by setting up 301 redirects for every old Drupal URL, carrying over metadata, and monitoring the process through Google Search Console, I minimize the risk and make adjustments as needed after the site goes live.
Depending on the scope, this typically takes 3 to 8 weeks. Your existing Drupal website will continue to run without interruption—the switch will not take place until the new WordPress site has been fully tested.
A migration involves rebuilding your site in WordPress and is priced individually based on scope—with a binding range estimate rather than a flat fee. Since the design, structure, and content already exist, you’ll save money compared to building a completely new website; it’s often worth taking advantage of the migration to give your site a design refresh. You’ll receive the exact scope after the free assessment—you can find approximate figures on the Costs page.
If your website is a complex portal with finely granular permissions and workflows, and you have in-house development expertise or a reliable partner—then Drupal remains a solid foundation. The switch is particularly worthwhile for corporate websites where the complexity costs more than it’s worth.
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