Why bring in a Drupal company instead of hiring a Drupal contractor directly?

80% of our team actively contributes to Drupal core, modules, and the Drupal AI Initiative. An individual contractor carries their own experience. A QED42 engineer carries the practice, process, and trust built across 18+ years of Drupal delivery. You onboard one person and inherit everything behind them.

What happens to our processes, tools, and release cadence when your engineer joins?

Nothing changes unless you want it to. We onboard to how your team already works including repositories, review cycles, release cadence, and priorities. Improvements come through collaboration and code review, not by imposing new processes.

How much does it cost to start a Drupal AI engagement or small pilot?

Engagements are time and materials only, with rate cards shared within 24 hours. Drupal AI proof-of-concept work typically runs 4 to 6 weeks in the $7K to $10K range, while ongoing work compares favorably to contractor churn costs.

What is the replacement guarantee if the fit isn't right?

Every engagement starts with a two-week no-cost trial. If the fit is not right, you can walk away with no commitment. Replacements are handled within five business days with full context transfer.

Who owns the code, documentation, and AI-generated output?

You own everything from day one. All code, documentation, and outputs remain in your repositories throughout the engagement with no transfer step required.

Who keeps control of architecture and release decisions?

Your team retains full control of architecture, priorities, and release decisions. Our engineers contribute within your structure while improving code quality and patterns over time.

Senior Drupal Engineers for Enterprise Delivery Teams

Start Engagement

Drupal Certified Diamond Partner, Drupal AI Innovation Stream Lead ,
Top Drupal Development company on Clutch, Top AI Consulting company on Clutch

18+ years of Drupal delivery

80% team contributes to open source

Work

All work

Manufacturing

A global manufacturer consolidated 12 brand websites into one platform built on Drupal, covering front-end development, upgrades, QA, and performance on a live multi-brand system.

Enterprise platform

Full control over a growing brand portfolio for a global manufacturing enterprise

Non-Profit

Ashoka extended its reach across 90+ geographies with localised content for every region, through Drupal migration, content architecture, and an embedded team that manages it all.

Enabling Ashoka's presence across 90+ geographies with a resilient content architecture

Legal Tech

Nine years of Drupal development, platform evolution, and an AI-powered search that helped 62% more users find legal help.

AI-powered legal search helps 62% more users find legal help

In our partner's words

"The AI SmartSearch project enhanced accessibility and effectiveness by enabling users to ask legal questions in natural language and receive contextually relevant responses."

Michael Rush

Director of Product Development

ILAO

"After years of collaboration, they feel like our in-house team. Every detail is approached with heart and rigor."

Jayalakshmi Jayanth

Institutional Strategist

Ashoka

"They reduced technical debt and made scaling across global markets effortless. Strategy was translated into real systems."

Prakhar Sharma

Principal Product Manager

DRL

How the engagement works

Role alignment first

The first conversation focuses on your work: priorities, complexity, seniority, and whether you need Drupal expertise alone or a blended Drupal and AI team. Profiles come after the role is clearly defined.

The first sprint

We begin with a walkthrough of the current architecture. Repository access, sprint onboarding, and review alignment happen in the first week. Pull requests are merged by the end of the first sprint.

Terms terms

Team details and rate bands are shared within 24 hours of scope alignment. If a replacement is needed, it is handled within five business days with full context handover.

The engineering practice

Every engineer works within our AI-assisted delivery pipelines, helping shorten release cycles by 20 to 30%. Each engagement is backed by a broader delivery practice, so teams do not work in isolation.

Capabilities

Drupal Edge

80% of our team actively contributes to Drupal core, modules, and the Drupal AI Initiative. We are ranked in the top 10 on Drupal.org globally and #1 in India. We are a Drupal Certified Diamond Partner and lead the Drupal AI Innovation Stream. Every hybrid team we place inherits that depth from day one.

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Acquia experience at enterprise scale

We have been an Acquia strategic partner for 12+ years and have delivered more than 100 projects together. These include a 70+ brand-site platform on Acquia Site Studio for a global FMCG brand. Decoupled DXP for a multinational pharmaceutical company that powers over 2,000 brand sites .

Flexible team scaling

We place vetted engineers within one week, with no hiring process, payroll overhead, or idle bench. Engagements run on a time and materials model and begin with a two-week no-cost trial. If the fit is not right, we arrange a replacement within five business days at no additional cost. You can scale the team up or down as delivery needs change.

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One delivery model

Some teams need Drupal engineers alone. Other need headless/decoupled Drupal specialists. Others need Drupal AI engineers on semantic search, editorial automation, retrieval systems, or governed AI features inside Drupal. The delivery model stays the same. The capability mix flexes to the work.