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Content management systems, headless CMS, static site generators, and blogging platforms

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124 Tools

Strapi

72K

The leading open-source headless CMS — design content models, generate REST and GraphQL APIs instantly, and manage content for any frontend framework.

Ghost

52K

Professional publishing platform with built-in newsletters, memberships, and paid subscriptions. Used by Platformer, 404Media, The Browser, and thousands more.

Payload CMS

41K

Payload is a Next.js-native headless CMS and application framework that gives developers full TypeScript control over content management with zero vendor lock-in.

Reactive Resume

36K

A free and open-source resume builder that simplifies the process of creating, updating, and sharing your resume.

Directus

35K

Built for developers who need more than a CMS. Manage complex content, handle digital assets, and control permissions through an intuitive Studio.

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WordPress

21K

The world's most widely used content management system powering blogs, business sites, and e-commerce stores.

Wagtail

20K

Django-based CMS focused on flexibility and user experience with a streamlined content editing interface.

Grav

15K

Grav is a Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS

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Gollum

14K

Gollum is a self-hosted content management tool that provides simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API and local frontend.

Tina

13K

Tina is a self-hosted content management tool with support for nextjs, CMS, markdown.

Zettlr

13K

Zettlr lets you run from idea to publication in one app entirely on your own server.

KeystoneJS

9.9K

KeystoneJS is a self-hosted content management replacement for Contentful, Sanity, and more.

Builder

8.7K

Released under MIT, Builder provides drag-and-drop interface for creating and optimizing digital experiences on self-hosted infrastructure.

Webstudio

8.4K

Released under AGPL-3.0, Webstudio provides visual builder for headless CMS on self-hosted infrastructure.

Webiny

8K

Self-hosted content management tool that provides powerful, scalable platform for building custom websites and apps.

Plasmic

6.7K

Plasmic gives you create, customize, and deploy web interfaces without coding. integrate on your own infrastructure.

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Umbraco

5.1K

Umbraco gives you friendly CMS. and with an amazing community on your own infrastructure.

WriteFreely

5.1K

For content management, WriteFreely offers a self-hosted way to build a writing space on the web.

WriteFreely

5.1K

WriteFreely handles writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community as a self-hosted solution.

Joomla!

5.1K

Joomla! is a self-hosted content management tool that provides advanced Content Management System.

Statamic

4.8K

Statamic is a self-hosted blogging platforms tool that provides flat-file CMS that combines simplicity and flexibility.

Apostrophe

4.5K

Apostrophe is a self-hosted content management tool that provides full-featured, Node.js-based content management framework.

Drupal

4.3K

Drupal is a PHP-based application that provides flexible and extensible content management system for creating dynamic websites and digital.

Twill CMS

4K

Twill CMS is a self-hosted content management tool with support for CMS, laravel, headless CMS.

Personal Management System

3.9K

Personal Management System is a PHP-based application that organizes the essentials of everyday life.

Pimcore

3.7K

Pimcore lets you run platform for PIM, MDM, CDP, DAM, DXP, and Digital Commerce entirely on your own server.

Craft CMS

3.6K

Craft CMS is a PHP-based application that builds custom websites.

LinkStack

3.5K

LinkStack is a PHP-based application that provides link all your social media platforms accessible on one page.

Microweber

3.4K

Microweber gives you drag-and-drop website builder and CMS on your own infrastructure.

theme.park

3K

Released under MIT, theme.park provides custom themes for your favorite apps on self-hosted infrastructure.

LittleLink

2.9K

For static site generators, LittleLink is a self-hosted solution that provides DIY alternative to Linktree.

Flood

2.7K

Flood handles modern web UI for various torrent clients as a self-hosted solution.

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Squidex

2.5K

Squidex gives you headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing on your own infrastructure.

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Documize

2.4K

Documize is a JavaScript-based application that provides modern Docs + Wiki software.

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Gitit

2.3K

Released under GPL-2.0, Gitit provides wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository on self-hosted infrastructure.

BroadcastChannel

2K

BroadcastChannel lets you convert a Telegram channel into a microblog entirely on your own server.

Ech0

1.9K

For content management, Ech0 is a self-hosted solution that provides lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing.

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Publify

1.9K

Publify gives you simple but full featured web publishing software on your own infrastructure.

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Bludit

1.4K

Bludit is a PHP-based application that builds a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts.

MODX

1.4K

For content management, MODX is a self-hosted solution that provides advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called...

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HTMLy

1.3K

For content management, HTMLy is a self-hosted solution that provides databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS.

Sulu

1.3K

Released under MIT, Sulu provides ideal combination of PHP developer experience and agency platform on self-hosted infrastructure.

ZaneOps

1.3K

For deployment & paas, ZaneOps is a self-hosted solution that provides platform for deploying static sites, web apps, databases, and CRON jobs.

YAMLResume

1.3K

YAMLResume is a TypeScript-based application that provides resume creation, generation, and version control.

TYPO3

1.2K

TYPO3 handles powerful and advanced CMS with a large community as a self-hosted solution.

CourseLit

1.1K

CourseLit is a self-hosted blogging platforms tool with support for CMS, blog, CMS framework.

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Known

1.1K

Known lets you run collaborative social publishing platform entirely on your own server.

ProcessWire

1.1K

Self-hosted content management tool that provides versatile, content management system.

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Backdrop CMS

1K

For content management, Backdrop CMS is a self-hosted solution that provides comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits.

Vvveb CMS

992

Vvveb CMS gives you vvveb is a feature-rich CMS for building websites on your own infrastructure.

Automad

879

Automad handles flat-file content management system and template engine as a self-hosted solution.

Textpattern

859

Textpattern gives you flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS on your own infrastructure.

Concrete

827

Released under MIT, Concrete provides CMS empowers content creators on self-hosted infrastructure.

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Concrete 5 CMS

827

Concrete 5 CMS handles content management system as a self-hosted solution.

Haven

761

For content management, Haven is a self-hosted solution that provides private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader.

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Superdesk

726

Superdesk is a Python-based application that provides end-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution, and publishing platform.

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Cockpit

677

Self-hosted content management tool that provides simple content platform to manage any structured content.

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Bolt CMS

585

Bolt CMS handles content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible as a self-hosted solution.

Omeka

529

Released under GPL-3.0, Omeka creates complex narratives and share rich collections on self-hosted infrastructure.

Sigle

483

Self-hosted content management tool that provides web3 writing platform.

Sigle

483

Sigle gives you secure, platform for Web3 writers to create, publish, and monetize content on the Bitcoin blockchain on your own infrastructure.

Chyrp Lite

481

Chyrp Lite handles extra-awesome, extra-lightweight blog engine as a self-hosted solution.

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Expressa

449

Expressa lets you run content Management System for powering database driven websites using JSON schemas. Provides entirely on your own server.

Contao

415

Contao is a self-hosted content management tool that provides powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications.

Mycorrhiza Wiki

373

Released under AGPL-3.0, Mycorrhiza Wiki provides filesystem and git-based wiki engine written in Go using Mycomarkup as its primary markup language on...

CouchCMS

370

CouchCMS is a self-hosted content management tool that provides CMS for designers.

Marble CMS

354

Marble CMS gives you headless CMS designed for blogs on your own infrastructure.

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REDAXO

345

For content management, REDAXO is a self-hosted solution that provides simple, flexible and useful content management system.

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Mataroa

340

Mataroa gives you naked blogging platform for minimalists on your own infrastructure.

Zenblog

245

Zenblog gives you minimalist, markdown-based blogging platform designed for developers, featuring syntax highlighting on your own infrastructure.

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PluXml

233

Self-hosted content management tool that provides XML-based blog/CMS platform.

BigTree CMS

222

Self-hosted content management tool that provides straightforward, well documented, and capable CMS.

Serendipity

222

Serendipity is a PHP-based application that provides (s9y) is a highly extensible and customizable PHP blog engine using Smarty templating.

Comma

218

Comma is a self-hosted blogging platforms replacement for Carrd, Medium, and more.

Nucelo

218

Nucelo is a self-hosted blogging platforms tool that creates a personal website to share thoughts.

AmuseWiki

210

AmuseWiki lets you run based on the Emacs Muse markup entirely on your own server.

FlatPress

209

For content management, FlatPress is a self-hosted solution that provides lightweight, easy-to-set-up flat-file blogging engine.

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Alfresco Community Edition

207

For content management, Alfresco Community Edition is a self-hosted solution that provides enterprise Content Management software.

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Markopolis

181

Released under MIT, Markopolis provides web app and API server for Markdown files on self-hosted infrastructure.

Pagecord

165

Pagecord is a self-hosted content management tool with support for rails, blogging.

Live Blog

115

Self-hosted blogging platforms tool that provides live blogging platform for professionals.

Comentario

100

Comentario handles fast, flexible comment server for web pages as a self-hosted solution.

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Antville

90

Antville gives you , project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software on your own infrastructure.

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Oddmuse

89

Oddmuse lets you run simple wiki engine written in Perl. No database required entirely on your own server.

Localess

69

Self-hosted headless CMS tool that provides powerful translation management and content management system. Manage and translate your website.

StencilBox

67

StencilBox lets you build YAML into simple and speedy static sites entirely on your own server.

Fountain

62

Fountain is a self-hosted content management tool with support for blogging, web3, dapp.

WackoWiki

55

Released under BSD-3-Clause, WackoWiki provides light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine on self-hosted infrastructure.

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W

47

W lets you run lightweight, mutli-user, flat-file-database Wiki engine. Create pages quickly and edit them in your entirely on your own server.

CMS Made Simple

For content management, CMS Made Simple is a self-hosted solution that provides faster and easier management of website contents.

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Dotclear

Dotclear is a PHP-based application that provides take control over your blog.

Feather Wiki

Self-hosted content management tool that provides lightne fast and infinitely extensible tool for creating personal non-linear notebooks.

Mediawiki

Mediawiki is a PHP-based application that provides wiki software package.

Neos

Neos gives you or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, CMS on your own infrastructure.

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Noosfero

Noosfero handles platform for social and solidarity economy networks as a self-hosted solution.

Plone

Self-hosted content management tool that provides powerful CMS system.

PmWiki

PmWiki gives you wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites on your own infrastructure.

SPIP

SPIP is a PHP-based application that provides publication system for the Internet aimed at collaborative work.

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SilverStripe

Self-hosted content management tool that provides easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying.

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Tiki

Tiki gives you wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features on your own infrastructure.

Why Self-Host Your Content Platform?

Content management systems are the foundation of your public-facing presence, yet platforms like Contentful, Squarespace, and Framer put your content, editorial workflows, and audience data in the hands of a third party. SaaS CMS pricing also tends to scale with traffic or content volume — costs that compound as your site grows. Self-hosting eliminates those constraints while giving you full control over performance, customization, and data portability.

The self-hosted CMS landscape is one of the most mature in open source software. WordPress remains the most widely deployed CMS in the world, but modern alternatives offer considerably cleaner developer experiences. Ghost is purpose-built for publishing and includes memberships and newsletters out of the box. Strapi and Directus function as headless CMS platforms — they provide a structured content API that any frontend framework can consume, making them well-suited for modern Jamstack architectures. For wiki-style content, MediaWiki and DokuWiki are proven solutions used by large organizations worldwide.

Static site generators occupy an important niche in this category. Hugo, Jekyll, and Docusaurus produce flat HTML files with no database dependency — dramatically reducing the attack surface and hosting requirements. For teams that want a visual editing experience without SaaS lock-in, open source headless CMS platforms like Payload CMS and Keystonejs provide a flexible content API with self-hosted storage. With over 120 content management tools catalogued, the open source ecosystem covers everything from single-author blogs to multi-tenant enterprise publishing platforms.