Self-hosted Content Management Systems (CMS) software
Content Management Systems offer a practical way to setup a website with many features, using third party plugins, themes and functionality that are easy to add and customize.
48 projects, sorted by GitHub stars (as recorded in the dataset). Star counts and dates come from the dataset snapshot, not live.
| Name | Description | License | Stars | Updated | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strapi | Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface. | MIT | 73,355 | 2026-10-20 | Nodejs | Source |
| Payload CMS | Developer-first headless CMS and application framework. | MIT | 45,383 | 2026-10-20 | Nodejs | Source |
| WordPress | World's most-used blogging and CMS engine. | GPL-2.0 | 21,487 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| Wagtail | Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience. | BSD-3-Clause | 20,579 | 2026-10-20 | Python | Source |
| october | CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. | ⊘ Proprietary (non-free) | 11,146 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| KeystoneJS | CMS and web application platform. | MIT | 9,981 | 2026-10-20 | Nodejs | Source |
| Umbraco | The friendly CMS. Free and open source with an amazing community. | MIT | 5,272 | 2026-10-19 | .NET | Source |
| MediaCMS | Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API. | AGPL-3.0 | 5,159 | 2026-10-20 | Python, Docker | Source |
| Joomla! | Advanced Content Management System (CMS). | GPL-2.0 | 5,151 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| Apostrophe | CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools. | MIT | 4,652 | 2026-10-20 | Nodejs | Source |
| Pimcore | Multi-channel experience and engagement management platform. | GPL-3.0 | 3,879 | 2026-10-20 | PHP, Docker | Source |
| CraftCMS | Content-first CMS that aims to make life enjoyable for developers and content managers alike. | ⊘ Proprietary (non-free) | 3,619 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| Squidex | Headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing. | MIT | 2,510 | 2026-10-13 | .NET | Source |
| Ech0 | Lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing (documentation in Chinese). | AGPL-3.0 | 2,075 | 2026-10-20 | Docker, K8S | Source |
| Publify | Simple but full featured web publishing software. | MIT | 1,855 | 2026-10-19 | Ruby | Source |
| Kirby | File-based CMS. Easy to setup. Easy to use. Flexible as hell. | ⊘ Proprietary (non-free) | 1,537 | 2026-10-06 | PHP | Source |
| WinterCMS | Speedy and secure content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. | MIT | 1,522 | 2026-10-16 | PHP | Source |
| Bludit | Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages. | MIT | 1,469 | 2026-10-17 | PHP | Source |
| eLabFTW | 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…. | AGPL-3.0 | 1,458 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| MODX | Advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'. | GPL-2.0 | 1,413 | 2026-08-31 | PHP | Source |
| HTMLy | Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds. | GPL-2.0 | 1,365 | 2026-01-25 | PHP | Source |
| TYPO3 | Powerful and advanced CMS with a large community. | GPL-2.0 | 1,215 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| Vvveb CMS | Powerful and easy to use CMS to build websites, blogs or e-commerce stores. | AGPL-3.0 | 1,208 | 2026-10-18 | PHP, Docker | Source |
| Backdrop CMS | Comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits. | GPL-2.0 | 1,051 | 2026-10-15 | PHP | Source |
| Automad | Flat-file content management system and template engine. | MIT | 942 | 2026-10-18 | PHP, Docker | Source |
| Textpattern | Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS. | GPL-2.0 | 885 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| Concrete 5 CMS | Open source content management system. | MIT | 852 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| Superdesk | End-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution, and publishing platform. | AGPL-3.0 | 756 | 2026-10-20 | Docker, Python, PHP | Source |
| Cockpit | Simple content platform to manage any structured content. | MIT | 752 | 2026-10-13 | PHP | Source |
| WonderCMS | WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008. | MIT | 741 | 2026-08-25 | PHP | Source |
| Typemill | Author-friendly flat-file-cms with a visual markdown editor based on vue.js. | MIT | 619 | 2026-09-18 | PHP | Source |
| Bolt CMS | Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible. | MIT | 592 | 2026-10-09 | PHP | Source |
| Omeka | 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. | GPL-3.0 | 555 | 2026-10-16 | PHP | Source |
| Expressa | Content Management System for powering database driven websites using JSON schemas. Provides permission management and automatic REST APIs. | MIT | 452 | 2026-09-22 | Nodejs | Source |
| Contao | Powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications. | LGPL-3.0 | 448 | 2026-10-19 | PHP | Source |
| CouchCMS | CMS for designers. | CPAL-1.0 | 379 | 2026-04-26 | PHP | Source |
| REDAXO | Simple, flexible and useful content management system (documentation in German). | MIT | 354 | 2026-10-19 | PHP, Docker | Source |
| Alfresco Community Edition | The open source Enterprise Content Management software that handles any type of content, allowing users to easily share and collaborate on content. | LGPL-3.0 | 240 | 2026-10-20 | Java | Source |
| d9 | Turn SQL databases into secure APIs through an intuitive admin interface. Data platform and headless CMS (fork of Directus). | GPL-3.0 | 175 | 2026-10-20 | Nodejs | Source |
| Localess | Powerful translation management and content management system. Manage and translate your website or app content into multiple languages, using AI to translate faster. | MIT | 74 | 2026-10-14 | Docker | Source |
| Noosfero | Platform for social and solidarity economy networks with blog, e-Portfolios, CMS, RSS, thematic discussion, events agenda and collective intelligence for solidarity economy in the same system. | AGPL-3.0 | 65 | 2026-06-21 | Ruby | Source |
| Pushword | Content management system built on Symfony, where pages are Markdown and themes are Twig, with optional Git-based flat-file storage. | MIT | 30 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| CMS Made Simple | Faster and easier management of website contents, scalable for small businesses to large corporations. | GPL-2.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |
| Drupal | Advanced open source content management platform. | GPL-2.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |
| Neos | Neos or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, open source CMS. | GPL-3.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |
| Plone | CMS system that is used to create, edit, and manage digital content, like websites, intranets, and custom solutions. | ZPL-2.0 | — | — | Python, Docker | Source |
| SilverStripe | Easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying. | BSD-3-Clause | — | — | PHP | Source |
| SPIP | Publication system for the Internet aimed at collaborative work, multilingual environments, and simplicity of use for web authors. | GPL-3.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |