Drupal Distributions

Drupal distributions are specialized releases for Drupal that derive their name from Linux distributions, as they are built upon the same principles.

Top Drupal 9 Distributions

There have only been a few Drupal distributions released for Drupal 9 that are actively maintained with at least maintenance fixes only development status. This is most likely due to the fact that Drupal 8’s use of Composer to manage files and Drupal’s configuration management system have solved many of the use cases for a Drupal distribution.

Opigno LMS

Drutopia

Crypto Distribution

Thunder

Thunder is a Drupal distribution developed for professional web content publishing that includes publisher-centeric modules that have been handpicked by the Thunder Coalition. Thunder also includes custom enhancements to those modules with an environment to easily install, deploy, and add new functionality to the site.

History of Drupal Distributions

Drupal distributions are Drupal Core installations at the base level, but they are also packaged with other contributed Drupal modules, typically some custom Drupal modules to add specific functionality for the distribution, and a possibly a custom Drupal theme to bring it all together visually. There have been some amazing Drupal distributions that have come and gone over the years that have helped shape some features that have made it into Drupal Core.

Top Retired Drupal Distributions

Managing News

Tattlr

Open Atrium

Lightning

Open Social

Panopoly

GovCMS8

Open Restaurant

Commerce Kickstart

Drupal Commons

OpenPublic

farmOS

OpenChurch

COD

OpenAid

Open Deals

Recruiter

OpenideaL

Movie Catalog

Totem

Drupal Developer

DrupalJedi

OpenBrewery

Pushtape Music

OpenMusicFestival

Guardr

Hostmaster (AEgir)