About Oqtane
Oqtane is an open-source content management system and application framework for building web, mobile, and desktop applications on modern .NET. Its motto is to build applications instead of infrastructure, so teams can concentrate on their own business problems. It is written in C# and released under the MIT license.
The framework is described as rocket fuel for Blazor: it supplies scalable services and a composable UI that can be hosted as static Blazor, Blazor Server, Blazor WebAssembly, or Blazor Hybrid through .NET MAUI. The topics highlight modular architecture and multi-tenancy, which make it suitable for SaaS products and sites with many tenants.
Oqtane acts both as a ready CMS and as a foundation for custom applications, with modules and themes that extend it. It suits .NET developers and agencies who want to deliver content-driven sites or business applications with a consistent Blazor-based stack.
Key features
- CMS and application framework in one
- Blazor Server, WebAssembly, and Hybrid hosting
- Modular architecture with extensions
- Multi-tenant and SaaS-ready design
- Web, desktop, and mobile via .NET MAUI
- Composable UI and scalable services
Good fit for
- →Building multi-tenant SaaS on .NET
- →Content-managed websites for Blazor teams
- Built with
- C#
- Tags
- dotnet
- blazor
- cms
- csharp
- multi-tenant
- framework
- maui
- modular
Oqtane: questions and answers
- What is Oqtane used for?
- Oqtane is an open-source CMS and application framework for modern .NET, with Blazor hosting models, modular design, and multi-tenant SaaS support. It is a good fit for building multi-tenant SaaS on .NET and content-managed websites for Blazor teams.
- Is Oqtane open source?
- Yes. Oqtane is open source under the MIT licence. Its source code is on GitHub at oqtane/oqtane.framework and is written mainly in C#.
- Is Oqtane free?
- Yes. Oqtane is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host Oqtane?
- Yes. Oqtane can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Oqtane an alternative to?
- Oqtane is an open-source alternative to Sitefinity and Xperience by Kentico. Other open-source alternatives to Sitefinity include DNN and TYPO3.
- Is Oqtane actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to Oqtane was on 25 September 2026, and the latest release is v10.2.6, published on 14 September 2026. The project has 2.3k stars on GitHub.
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