Drupal 10/11 backend, Next.js frontend, one fixed package. Live in 4 to 8 weeks, from $4,500.
All tiers include 3 months of free support after launch.
Headless marketing or content site: Drupal 10/11 backend, Next.js frontend, your design, SEO and forms.
Custom content modelling, authenticated JSON:API data, heavier design, analytics and search.
App target, complex integrations, or migration from an existing Drupal site. Scoped after a call.
Next.js with incremental static regeneration serves pages fast without rebuilding the whole site on every edit.
Drupal exposes your content over a standard API. No brittle custom endpoints for the common cases.
Your team writes and publishes in the Drupal admin they already know. The frontend updates within seconds.
The same API can feed a mobile app or a partner integration later, without a second content model.
Simple OAuth protects anything that should not be public. Public content stays cacheable and quick.
We hand over the Drupal and Next.js repositories with a runbook. No lock-in to us.
Drupal 10 or 11, PHP 8.3+, MySQL 8 or MariaDB 10.6+, Composer. Node 20+ for the Next.js frontend. Drupal host plus a Vercel account for the frontend.
Want something specific? These add-ons can be bundled with any tier.
Reuse the same JSON:API to feed a React Native or Flutter app.
Move an existing Drupal 9/10 site to a headless backend without losing content.
Wire up draft preview so editors see content exactly as it will publish.
Usually, but not by magic. A Next.js frontend ships less to the browser than a heavy Twig theme, so it feels quicker on mobile. A lean, well-cached classic Drupal theme can be plenty fast too. Headless wins clearly when you also need the content in a second place, like an app.
Yes, and you should know that going in. In a decoupled build, layout lives in the frontend code, not in the Drupal drag-and-drop. If your team arranges pages by hand every week, classic Drupal is often the better fit. We will tell you which camp you are in.
Next.js, on the App Router. It gives us server rendering, static generation, and incremental static regeneration in one framework, which covers almost every content site. We can do Nuxt if your team already runs Vue, but Next.js is our default.
No. Drupal core’s JSON:API is enough for most sites, so you can host Drupal on Platform.sh, Pantheon, or a plain Hetzner server with Docker for around 20 dollars a month. The Next.js frontend runs on Vercel. Acquia is optional, not required.
A Starter marketing site is 4 to 5 weeks. A Standard build with custom content modelling and authenticated data is 6 to 8 weeks. Migrations and app targets are scoped after a call because the range is wider.
Then we say so before you spend anything. We decline roughly a third of headless requests and recommend classic Drupal instead. You are paying for the right build, not for the buzzword.
Most pages about headless Drupal explain the theory: Drupal in the back, a JavaScript frontend up front, JSON:API in between. Fine. This one does the opposite. It is a fixed package with a scope, a timeline, and a price, so you know what you are buying before you email anyone.
We build the backend on Drupal 10, or Drupal 11 if you are starting clean, and the frontend on Next.js. Drupal models and stores the content. Next.js renders it. Your editors keep the Drupal admin they already know. Visitors get a React site that loads in under a second on a normal connection.
Two real wins, and we will be straight about both. Speed is the first one. A Next.js frontend downloads a lean React bundle instead of a full Twig page carrying a dozen libraries, so it feels faster, especially on mobile. The second is reuse. The same JSON:API endpoints that feed the website today can feed a mobile app or a partner integration next year, without you building a second content model to do it.
Here is what it does not buy you: a cheaper build. Headless means two applications instead of one, and you pay for both. If you run a brochure site or a blog and have no plans for an app, plain Drupal with a good theme is the honest answer, and we will say so on the call.
We turn down maybe a third of the headless requests we get. If your team relies on Drupal’s Layout Builder to arrange pages by hand, a decoupled build takes that away. Layout moves to the frontend developer, not the editor. If live preview matters, showing a draft exactly as it will publish, that is extra engineering in a headless setup, not something you get for free. And if the budget is tight, splitting it across two codebases usually beats the alternative of one well-built Drupal theme less often than people think. We would rather lose the sale than sell you the wrong architecture.
The package delivers a working Drupal backend and a deployed Next.js frontend, wired together and live. Content types, fields, and taxonomies modelled for your content. JSON:API exposed and secured with Simple OAuth for anything that should not be public. A frontend with your pages, navigation, and a design we build from your brand or a Figma file you already have. Forms, search, and SEO metadata handled. Analytics connected. We hand over both repositories and a short runbook, so you are not locked to us.
Backend: Drupal 10 or 11, JSON:API from core (no contrib module needed for most sites), Simple OAuth for authenticated endpoints, and a small custom module when you have computed or aggregated fields. Frontend: Next.js on the App Router, with incremental static regeneration so a content edit goes live in seconds without a full rebuild, and Tailwind for styling. We host Drupal on Platform.sh or Pantheon when you want their editor preview workflow, or on a plain Hetzner server with Docker when you would rather keep the monthly bill near 20 dollars. The Next.js frontend runs on Vercel.
A marketing or content site on the Starter tier runs 4 to 5 weeks and starts at 4,500 dollars. A larger build with custom content modelling, authenticated data, and a heavier design lands on the Standard tier: 6 to 8 weeks, from 8,500 dollars. Anything with an app target, complex integrations, or migration from an existing Drupal site, we scope as custom after a call. Every build ships with a 90-day warranty and three months of support.
If you are still deciding whether Drupal is the right backend at all, our Drupal overview covers where it fits, and the Drupal development services page lists what else we build. Prefer a classic, non-headless Drupal site? That is on the Drupal solutions page, and we are happy to compare the two for your case.
Pick your tier, drop us a few details, we send the contract within 24 hours.
