Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) Tools
A curated collection of the best free and open source
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Strapi
A self-hosted headless CMS that turns visually defined content models into REST and GraphQL APIs for any frontend or device.
Open Source Alternative to:
Contentful
Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs out of the box
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Ghost
A headless Node.js CMS for professional, independent publishing, installed through its own CLI and run on your server or hosted.
Open Source Alternative to:
Kajabi
Publishing platform for blogs, newsletters, and paid memberships
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Directus
A backend that wraps any SQL database with instant REST and GraphQL APIs plus a visual studio for non-technical teammates.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Open-source data platform for effortless content management
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WordPress
Semantic personal publishing platform that installs on ordinary PHP and MySQL hosting and extends through a documented plugin API.
Open Source Alternative to:
Webflow
Create, customize, and manage your website with ease
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21,394
TinaCMS
A Git-backed headless CMS with a GraphQL API and optional live preview, for developers whose content lives in Markdown.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Visual editing for your Git-based content
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13,780
KeystoneJS
Headless CMS and Node.js app framework that turns a schema you describe into a GraphQL API and admin UI.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Flexible, scalable Node.js CMS and app framework
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Builder
Visual editing for existing sites and apps, turning Figma files and your own components into code teams can publish.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Visual development platform for modern web experiences
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Webiny
A self-hosted content platform for AWS serverless, aimed at development teams that need multi-tenancy and code-level extension rather than configuration.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Open-source serverless CMS for modern web projects
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Statamic
Flat-first CMS for Laravel applications, storing content in files that live in Git rather than rows in a database.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Craft flexible, powerful websites with ease
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4,885
Drupal
Content management platform for sites of any size, from a personal weblog to a large community-driven site, extended by thousands of free modules.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Build powerful websites with the open-source CMS
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4,281
Twill CMS
Laravel package for developers who need a custom CMS admin quickly without giving up control of their data models or their front end.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Craft flexible, beautiful digital experiences with ease
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3,975
Craft CMS
Self-hosted PHP content management system for building custom sites with a clean content model, Twig templates and a generated GraphQL API.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Flexible CMS for custom digital experiences
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3,605
ProcessWire
A PHP content management system and framework built on custom fields and an API developers use to model sites of any size.
Open Source Alternative to:
Craft CMS
Flexible CMS for developers, powerful for clients
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1,148
Vvveb CMS
Websites, blogs, and ecommerce stores built in PHP with a drag and drop page builder, for teams on modest shared hosting.
Open Source Alternative to:
Shopify
Open source CMS with powerful drag-and-drop builder
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1,181
Typemill
A flat-file CMS for markdown websites and eBooks, suited to manuals, documentation, knowledge bases, wikis and handbooks.
Open Source Alternative to:
Confluence
Open-source CMS for text-driven websites
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616
Marble CMS
A headless CMS for blogs, changelogs and product updates, for developers who want an editor and an API and nothing more.
Open Source Alternative to:Contentful
Simple content management for modern sites
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