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#  Drupal for Developers 

Developers are looking to embrace the latest and greatest technologies to deliver innovative experiences without needing to replatform or write tons of custom code. Drupal can get you there.

 

 

 

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#### Structured Content

Quickly assemble and manage content models, define relationships between content types, and organize content with powerful taxonomies.

[Learn more](/products/drupal-cloud/drupal/structured-content "Drupal Capability - Developer - Structured Content")

 

 

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#### API First

As one of the first hybrid CMSs in the market, Drupal gives developers the full power and flexibility of a headless CMS while authors enjoy low-code publishing. The best of both worlds!

[Learn more](/products/drupal-cloud/acquia-cms/headless "Acquia CMS Capability - Developer - Headless/API")

 

 

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#### Fully Composable Architecture

With Drupal, one of the largest open source communities on the planet, you can choose from 40,000+ extensions and integrations. Assemble and evolve your CMS to meet the needs of today and tomorrow. There is no such thing as future-proof, but composability means you can be future-ready.

[Learn more](/products/drupal-cloud/drupal/composable "Drupal Capability - Developer - Fully Composable Architecture")

 

 

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#### Performance and Scalability

Building amazing web applications is no longer enough. You also need to ensure they are fast, delivered from the edge, and capable of handling extreme traffic bursts, like the Super Bowl and NBC Olympics.

[Learn more](/products/drupal-cloud/drupal/performance "Drupal Capability - Developer - Caching and Performance")

 

 

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#### Developer Tools

With the right tools, developers can write more code, make fewer mistakes, and innovate faster. With 100% cloud-based development tools and a Drupal-optimized CI/CD pipeline, you have everything you need from the get go.

[Learn more](/products/drupal-cloud/drupal/dev-tools "Drupal Capability - Developer - Developer Workflow Tools")

 

 

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#### Security

Security threats are constantly on the rise and every application is a target. With threat prevention, security processes, and world-class application design patterns, your Drupal applications are fortified from day one.

[Learn more](/products/drupal-cloud/drupal/security "Drupal Capability - Developer - Application Security")

 

 

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#### Open Source

The Drupal community is one of the largest open source communities in the world, with more than 10,000 active developers.

[Learn more](/drupal/drupal-community "Ecosystem - Drupal Community")

 

 

 

 

 



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