Browse top content management system platforms. Compare features, pricing, and reviews to power your website.
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KeystoneJS — Open-source headless CMS and application framework for Node.js that auto-generates a GraphQL API and admin UI from a defined schema.
TinaCMS — TinaCMS is an open-source, Git-backed headless CMS with live visual editing for React frameworks like Next.js, storing content as Markdown or MDX directly in a GitHub repository.
Cockpit CMS — Free, self-hosted, API-first headless CMS built for developers, offering flexible content modeling with no subscription and an MIT-licensed core.
Statamic — Statamic is a flat-file-first, hybrid CMS built on Laravel that lets developers manage content with Git-friendly files or a database, paired with a polished control panel for editors.
Craft CMS — Craft CMS is a flexible, source-available PHP content management system by Pixel & Tonic, built for custom-designed websites with a free Solo edition and paid licenses.
Grav — Free, open source flat-file PHP CMS with no database requirement, offering Git-friendly Markdown content, a modern admin panel and an extensive plugin ecosystem.
October CMS — October CMS is an open-source content management system and web platform built on the Laravel PHP framework, designed for developers who want a flexible, extensible CMS with a plugin and theme marketplace.
ProcessWire — ProcessWire is a free, open-source content management system and PHP framework created by developer Ryan Cramer, offering a flexible API-first architecture for building custom websites.
Concrete CMS — Concrete CMS is a free, open-source content management system with in-context page editing, version history, and granular permissions, plus optional managed hosting.
TYPO3 — TYPO3 is a free, open-source enterprise content management system originally created in 1997, widely used across Europe for large, multilingual corporate and government websites.
Umbraco — Umbraco is a free, open-source .NET content management system used to build and manage websites, with an optional managed Umbraco Cloud hosting service for teams.
Backdrop CMS — Backdrop CMS is a free, open-source PHP content management system forked from Drupal 7 in 2013, built for small organizations that want an affordable, easy-to-manage website.
Silverstripe CMS — Open-source PHP content management system and framework from New Zealand, offering flexible content modeling and headless delivery.
Publii — Publii is a free, open source desktop application for building and publishing static websites, offering a visual CMS-like editing experience without a database or server-side code.
Micro.blog — Micro.blog is an independent, ad-free microblogging and blog hosting platform built around short-form posts, full blogs, and podcasts, created by developer Manton Reece.
Blot — Blogging platform with no interface that turns a Dropbox or GitHub folder into a website, letting you publish by simply adding files.
Bear Blog — Bear Blog is a minimalist, privacy-first blogging platform with no trackers, ads, or JavaScript, built for fast, no-nonsense writing and publishing.
Substack — Substack is a publishing platform that lets writers and creators launch paid or free newsletters, podcasts, and video, handling payments, distribution, and analytics for a 10 percent cut of subscription revenue.
ButterCMS — ButterCMS is a headless content management system with an API-first architecture that lets marketers publish content while developers integrate it via API.
Contentful — Contentful is an API-first headless CMS that lets teams manage structured content once and deliver it to websites, apps, and other channels via APIs.
Storyblok — Storyblok is a headless content management system with a visual editor that lets marketers and developers manage structured content across any frontend or channel.
Prismic — Prismic is a French, API-first headless CMS with a visual page builder called Slice Machine that lets developers define reusable content components while marketers assemble and edit pages independently.
DatoCMS — DatoCMS is a headless content management system offering a GraphQL and REST API, structured content modeling, and built-in localization for modern websites and apps.
Strapi — Strapi is an open-source, self-hostable headless CMS that gives developers full control over content APIs, with an optional managed Strapi Cloud offering.
Sanity — Sanity is a headless content platform (structured content CMS) that pairs a customizable editing environment called Sanity Studio with a real-time content API, used by teams to model, edit, and deliver structured content to any frontend.
Directus — Directus is an open-source, self-hostable headless CMS and backend that connects to any SQL database and instantly generates REST and GraphQL APIs with a no-code admin Studio.
Payload CMS — Payload CMS is an open-source, TypeScript-native headless content management system and application framework that developers self-host or run on Payload Cloud, now owned by Figma.
Hygraph — GraphQL-native headless CMS and content federation platform that unifies structured content and third-party APIs into one API.
Antville — Antville is a free, open-source multi-user blogging and website hosting platform built on the Helma Object Publisher, running as a community host since 2001.
Ech0 — Ech0 is a free, open-source, self-hosted microblogging platform for publishing and sharing short personal posts, links, and media, with optional AI-powered digest and chat features.
FlatPress — FlatPress is a free, open-source flat-file blogging engine written in PHP that stores every post, comment, and setting as plain files instead of in a database, making it a lightweight option for self-hosted blogs.
HTMLy — HTMLy is a free, open-source, databaseless PHP blogging platform and flat-file CMS that requires no database to run.
Mataroa — Mataroa is a minimalist blogging platform that strips away themes, analytics and social features so writers can focus purely on publishing markdown posts.
PluXml — PluXml is a free, open-source, flat-file blogging and content management system that stores all data in XML files instead of a database, making sites lightweight, portable and simple to deploy.
Serendipity — Free, open-source PHP blogging and CMS software (known as s9y) offering a plugin-driven, self-hosted platform for personal and professional weblogs.
Alfresco Community Edition — Alfresco Community Edition is the free, open-source content services platform that shares its core codebase with Hyland's commercial Alfresco Platform.
Apostrophe — ApostropheCMS is an open source, Node.js-based content management system with in-context visual editing, offering a free Community Edition plus paid Pro, Assembly, and Enterprise tiers.
Automad — Automad is a free, open-source, flat-file CMS built in PHP that requires no database, using simple text files for content and its own templating toolkit.
Bludit — Free, open-source flat-file CMS that stores content as JSON files instead of a database, built for fast, simple blogs and small websites.
Bolt CMS — Bolt CMS is a free, open-source PHP content management system built on Symfony and Twig, usable as a traditional or headless CMS.
CMS Made Simple — Free, open-source PHP content management system using the Smarty template engine, built for developers and site owners who need a lightweight, flexible CMS.
Contao — Contao is a free, open-source PHP content management system for building accessible, secure websites, self-hosted and maintained by a community and the Contao Association.
CouchCMS — CouchCMS is a lightweight, open-source PHP CMS that turns any static HTML/CSS template into an editable, database-driven website using simple XHTML-style tags.
Drupal — Drupal is a free, open-source content management system used to build websites and web applications, known for its flexibility, security, and large ecosystem of modules and themes.
eLabFTW — eLabFTW is a free, open-source electronic lab notebook and inventory manager for research labs, self-hostable at no cost, with optional paid support and hosting from its maker, Deltablot.
Joomla! — Joomla! is a free, open-source content management system used to build websites, blogs and online applications.
Localess — Open-source headless CMS and translation management platform for centralizing multilingual content and assets.
MODX — MODX is an open-source PHP content management system and framework that gives developers full control over markup to build custom, semantic websites without a fixed theme structure.
Neos — Neos is an open source PHP content application platform, built on the Flow framework, known for live in-place content editing and flexible content modeling for enterprise websites.
Pimcore — Pimcore is an open-core, PHP/Symfony-based platform for product information management (PIM), master data management (MDM), digital asset management (DAM) and headless content management, used by enterprises to unify product and customer data.
Plone — Plone is a free, open-source, enterprise-grade content management system built on Python and the Zope application server, known for strong security, accessibility and headless/REST API support.
Publify — Publify is a free, open source Ruby on Rails blogging engine formerly known as Typo, offering self-hosted multi-user publishing with SEO tools, theming, and plugin support.
REDAXO — Free, open-source PHP content management system from Germany, giving developers full control over templates, modules, and multilingual website structures.
SPIP — SPIP is a free, open-source content management system created in France for building collaborative, multilingual websites without deep technical expertise.
Squidex — Squidex is an open-source headless CMS built on .NET that lets developers manage structured content through GraphQL and REST APIs, available as self-hosted software or a managed cloud service.
Superdesk — Superdesk is a free, open-source, headless newsroom content management system built by Sourcefabric that lets news organizations create, curate, and publish content across web, print, mobile, and social channels from one workflow.
Textpattern — Textpattern is a free, open-source content management system written in PHP, known for its lightweight tag-based templating language and clean, minimalist publishing workflow.
Typemill — Typemill is an open-source, self-hosted flat-file CMS built with Markdown for creating documentation sites, manuals, handbooks, and eBooks without a database.
Vvveb CMS — Vvveb is a free, open-source PHP content management system with a drag-and-drop page builder for building websites, blogs, and e-commerce stores.
Wagtail — Wagtail is a free, open-source content management system built on Django, originally developed by the digital agency Torchbox, known for its flexible StreamField content blocks and developer-friendly design.
WinterCMS — Free, open-source content management system built on Laravel, forked from October CMS in 2021 to remain community-driven and free for good.
WonderCMS — WonderCMS is a free, open-source flat-file content management system built as just five files, requiring no database or complex configuration to run a simple website.