225 tools · 129 open-source · 96 SaaS
The best CMS tools. Ranked by real activity.
The top-ranked open-source CMS tool on Enlisted is Hugo (90k GitHub stars), followed by Strapi and Ghost. Among SaaS products, other tools on Enlisted are most often compared with Webflow, Storyblok and Contentstack.
Enlisted lists 225 CMS tools: 129 open source and 96 SaaS. 120 of the open-source ones can be self-hosted on your own server or computer. The most common open-source licences here are MIT (60 tools), AGPL-3.0 (12) and GPL-2.0 (7). The open-source ones are most often listed as alternatives to Storyblok, Contentstack and Contentful.
Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits
The top 48 of 225 CMS tools
Hugo
CMS
The world’s fastest framework for building websites.
Apache-2.0★ 90k
Strapi
CMS
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully
OSSvs Contentstack★ 73k
Ghost
CMS
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
MITvs Substack★ 55k
Payload
CMS
Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superp
MITvs Contentstack★ 45k
Halo
CMS
Halo 是一款强大易用的开源建站工具，从个人博客、知识库，到企业官网、在线商城，Halo 都能助您轻松实现，一站式满足您的多样化建站需求。
GPL-3.0vs Jimdo★ 40k
Directus
CMS
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin pane
OSSvs Contentstack★ 38k
WordPress
CMS
WordPress, Git-ified. This repository is just a mirror of the WordPress subversion reposit
OSSvs Wix★ 21k
Wagtail
CMS
A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience
BSD-3-Clausevs Sitecore★ 21k
Decap CMS
CMS
A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators
MITvs Prismic★ 19k
Zola
CMS
A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getz
EUPL-1.2★ 17k
Grav
CMS
Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP,
MITvs WordPress.com★ 16k
TinaCMS
CMS
TinaCMS is the leading open-source headless CMS that supports Markdown and Visual Editing.
Apache-2.0vs Storyblok★ 14k
EmDash
CMS
EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress
MITvs WordPress.com★ 13k
October CMS
CMS
Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.
OSS★ 11k
django CMS
CMS
The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django
OSSvs Adobe Experience Manager★ 11k
KeystoneJS
CMS
The superpowered headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React
MITvs Contentstack★ 10k
Builder.io
CMS
Visual Development for React, Vue, Svelte, Qwik, and more
MITvs Webflow★ 8.9k
Instatic
CMS
The open-source alternative to Webflow, Framer and WordPress. Agentic self-hosted visual C
MITvs Webflow★ 8.8k
Webstudio
CMS
Open source website builder and Webflow alternative. Webstudio is an advanced visual build
AGPL-3.0vs Webflow★ 9k
Orchard Core
CMS
Orchard Core is an open-source modular and multi-tenant application framework built with A
BSD-3-Clausevs Xperience by Kentico★ 8.2k
Webiny
CMS
Open-source, self-hosted CMS platform on AWS serverless (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3). TypeScript
OSSvs Contentstack★ 8kPublii
CMS
The most intuitive Static Site CMS designed for SEO-optimized and privacy-focused websites
GPL-3.0vs Mobirise★ 7.3k
Plasmic
CMS
Visual builder for React. Build apps, websites, and content. Integrate with your codebase.
MITvs Webflow★ 7.1k
Sanity
CMS
Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content
MITvs Contentstack★ 6.3k
Umbraco CMS
CMS
Umbraco is a free and open source .NET content management system helping you deliver delig
MITvs Sitecore★ 5.3k
WriteFreely
CMS
A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a c
AGPL-3.0vs Medium★ 5.3k
Joomla
CMS
Home of the Joomla! Content Management System
GPL-2.0vs WordPress.com★ 5.1k
MediaCMS
Media & Streaming
MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Dj
AGPL-3.0vs Vimeo★ 5.1k
Statamic
CMS
The core Laravel CMS Composer package
OSS★ 4.9k
ApostropheCMS
CMS
A full-featured, open-source content management framework built with Node.js that empowers
OSSvs Contentstack★ 4.6k
Drupal
CMS
Verbatim mirror of the git.drupal.org repository for Drupal core. Please see the https://g
OSSvs WordPress.com★ 4.3k
Microfeed
CMS
an agentic cms self-hosted on cloudflare, for podcasts, blogs, photos, videos, documents,
AGPL-3.0vs Buzzsprout★ 4.1k
Pages CMS
CMS
The simplest CMS you'll ever need. Manage content and media right in your GitHub repositor
MITvs Prismic★ 4.1k
Lektor
CMS
The lektor static file content management system
BSD-3-Clause★ 3.9k
Pimcore
E-commerce
Core Framework for the Open Core Data & Experience Management Platform (PIM, MDM, CDP, DAM
OSSvs Sitecore★ 3.9k
Craft CMS
CMS
Build bespoke content experiences with Craft.
OSSvs Contentstack★ 3.6k
Microweber
CMS
Drag and Drop Website Builder and CMS with E-commerce
MITvs Webflow★ 3.4k
Waline
CMS
💬 A Simple, Safe Comment System
GPL-2.0vs Disqus★ 3.1k
Silex
CMS
Silex is an online tool for visually creating static sites with dynamic data. With the fre
AGPL-3.0vs Webflow★ 3k
Sveltia CMS
CMS
Leading Git-based headless CMS. Successor to Netlify/Decap CMS. Modern UX, first-class i18
MITvs Storyblok★ 2.9k
Front Matter CMS
CMS
Front Matter is a CMS running straight in Visual Studio Code. Can be used with static site
MIT★ 2.5k
Squidex
CMS
Headless CMS and Content Managment Hub
MITvs Contentstack★ 2.5k
Keystatic
CMS
First class CMS experience, TypeScript API, Markdown & YAML/JSON based, no DB
MITvs Prismic★ 2.4k
Frappe Builder
CMS
Craft beautiful websites effortlessly with an intuitive visual builder and publish them in
MITvs Webflow★ 2.4k
Primo
CMS
Agent-native visual CMS. Build sites with Claude/Codex/whatever, manage them visually.
MITvs Webflow★ 2.4k
Oqtane
CMS
Oqtane is an open-source developer productivity platform for building modern .NET applicat
MITvs Sitefinity★ 2.3k
Spina CMS
CMS
Spina CMS
OSS★ 2.3k
PublicCMS
CMS
More than 2.7 million lines of code modification continuously iterated for 9 years to mode
OSS★ 2.1k
CMS tools: questions
- What is the best open-source CMS tool?
- Hugo is the top-ranked open-source CMS tool on Enlisted, with 90k GitHub stars. It is followed by Strapi, Ghost and Payload.
- What are the best free CMS tools?
- The top-ranked open-source CMS tools with a standard licence are Hugo (Apache-2.0), Ghost (MIT) and Payload (MIT), so their code is free to use. 45 of the 96 SaaS products here have a free plan, including Webflow, Storyblok and Contentstack.
- Which CMS tools can be self-hosted?
- 120 of the 129 open-source CMS tools on Enlisted can be self-hosted on your own server or computer; the top-ranked are Strapi, Ghost and Payload.
- How are these CMS tools ranked?
- Open-source tools are ordered by a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed; 84 of the 129 had new commits or a release in the last 30 days. SaaS products have no public repository, so they get a fixed baseline score. GitHub data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.