Evaluator Guide

Goals

This guide describes various ways to evaluate Drupal, either remotely, using an online trial, or locally, by installing it on your own computer.

Distributions

Drupal CMS

Drupal CMS is a pre-packaged version of Drupal, suited to marketers and non-technical users. No advanced skills are required.

Drupal Core

Drupal Core is the foundational framework for developers seeking highly customizable content management solutions.

Try Drupal remotely

You can evaluate Drupal remotely, using a hosted demo, without installing it on your computer, in these ways:

Try Drupal CMS

Sign up for a free trial of Drupal CMS.

Simplytest.me

An easy way to try Drupal Core is with Simplytest.me.

1. Enter "Drupal core" in the project field
2. Select a version
3. Click "Launch Sandbox"

Note: The Umami, Starshot, and Commerce "One Click Demos" don't work currently.

Log into the demo application with user "admin" and password "admin". You are free to experiment with Drupal and acquaint yourself with its many features.

Try Drupal locally

You can install Drupal on your computer, to evaluate it locally, in these ways:

Drupal CMS with DDEV

You can install Drupal CMS locally with DDEV.

Drupal Core with DDEV

Another option is to install Drupal Core locally with DDEV.

Drupal Quick Start

The Drupal Quick Start command is intended only for launching a local demo version of Drupal Core. It requires PHP to be installed.

When you’re ready to get started with building your own Drupal application, visit the Drupal User Guide.