Self-hosted Content Management Systems (CMS)

Content Management Systems provide a comprehensive framework for managing digital content, empowering users to create, organize, and deploy diverse web-based experiences through intuitive interfaces, modular architecture, and extensive customization options.

• Strapi

  ⭐️ 60.9k

  The most advanced open-source Content Management Framework (headless-CMS) to build powerful API with no effort.

• Payload CMS

  ⭐️ 20.1k

  Developer-first headless CMS and application framework.

• WordPress

  ⭐️ 18.9k

  World's most-used blogging and CMS engine.

• Wagtail

  ⭐️ 17.4k

  Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience.

• october

  ⭐️ 11.0k

  Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.

• KeystoneJS

  ⭐️ 8.9k

  CMS and Web Application Platform.

• Joomla!

  ⭐️ 4.7k

  Advanced Content Management System (CMS).

• Umbraco

  ⭐️ 4.3k

  The friendly CMS. Free and open source with an amazing community.

• Apostrophe

  ⭐️ 4.3k

  CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools.

• Pimcore

  ⭐️ 3.2k

  Multi-Channel Experience and Engagement Management Platform.

• CraftCMS

  ⭐️ 3.2k

  Content-first CMS that aims to make life enjoyable for developers and content managers alike.

• Squidex

  ⭐️ 2.2k

  Headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing.

• Publify

  ⭐️ 1.8k

  Simple but full featured web publishing software.

• MODX

  ⭐️ 1.3k

  MODX is an advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'.

• WinterCMS

  ⭐️ 1.3k

  Speedy and secure content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework.

• Bludit

  ⭐️ 1.2k

  Simple application to build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages.

• Kirby

  ⭐️ 1.2k

  File-based CMS. Easy to setup. Easy to use. Flexible as hell.

• TYPO3

  ⭐️ 1.0k

  Powerful and advanced CMS with a large community.

• Backdrop CMS

  ⭐️ 958

  Comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits.

• eLabFTW

  ⭐️ 912

  Online lab notebook for research labs. Store experiments, use a database to find reagents or protocols, use trusted timestamping to legally timestamp an experiment, export as pdf or zip archive, share with collaborators….

• Textpattern

  ⭐️ 766

  Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS.

• Concrete 5 CMS

  ⭐️ 764

  Open source content management system.

• WonderCMS

  ⭐️ 639

  WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008.

• Bolt CMS

  ⭐️ 531

  Open source Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible.

• Omeka

  ⭐️ 466

  Create complex narratives and share rich collections, adhering to Dublin Core standards with Omeka on your server, designed for scholars, museums, libraries, archives, and enthusiasts.