A collection of 105 open and closed source Content Management Systems (CMS) for your perusal. Check out the blog post on the creation of Awesome CMS.
Last generated on August 11th, 2017. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on generation and contribution.
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GitHub Repo |
| 🌐 | Official Website |
| 😎 | Awesome List |
| ⓘ | Last Commit Date |
| Name | Description |
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Umbraco
★1,709
| 2017/08/10
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The simple, flexible and friendly ASP.NET CMS used by more than 360,000 websites. |
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Orchard
★1,439
| 2017/08/10
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Orchard is a free, open source, community-focused Content Management System built on the ASP.NET MVC platform. |
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Piranha CMS
★379
| 2017/02/08
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Piranha is the fun, fast and lightweight .NET framework for developing cms-based web applications with an extra bite. It's built on ASP.NET MVC and Web Pages and is fully compatible with both Visual Studio and WebMatrix. |
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DotNetNuke (DNN)
★376
| 2017/08/09
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DNN Platform is our free, open source web CMS and the foundation of every professional DNN solution. Over 750,000 organizations worldwide have built websites powered by the DNN Platform. |
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Composite C1
★137
| 2017/08/10
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A web CMS that focus on UX and adaptability. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Alfresco
★178
| 2016/09/07
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Alfresco is a leading repository for enterprise content management (ECM), providing document management, collaboration, records management, knowledge management, and web content services. |
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Gentics Mesh
★10
| 2017/08/10
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Gentics Mesh is an open source API-first CMS, complete with multi‑language support, versioning and roles & permissions. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Ghost
★23,507
| 2017/08/10
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Ghost is an open source publishing platform which is beautifully designed, easy to use, and free for everyone. |
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KeystoneJS
★10,653
| 2017/06/14
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The open source framework for developing database-driven websites, applications and APIs in Node.js. Built on Express and MongoDB. |
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Relax
★7,404
| 2017/08/05
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New generation CMS on top of React, Redux and GraphQL. |
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Reaction
★5,238
| 2017/07/24
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Reaction is a modern reactive, real-time event driven ecommerce platform. |
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Prose
★3,766
| 2017/07/13
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Prose is a content editor for GitHub designed for managing websites. |
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Netlify CMS
★2,828
| 2017/08/09
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A CMS for Static Site Generators. |
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Directus
★2,182
| 2017/08/09
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Directus is a headless CMS written in backbone.js that provides a feature-rich environment for rapid development and management of custom database schemas. |
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CMS.js
★1,993
| 2017/03/26
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CMS.js is fully client-side, Javascript site generator in the spirit of Jekyll that uses plain ol' HTML, CSS and Javascript to generate your website. CMS.js is like a file-based CMS. It takes your content, renders Markdown and delivers a complete website in Single-Page App fashion...without the aid of server-side scripting. |
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Apostrophe
★1,593
| 2017/08/10
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Apostrophe is a content management system. This core module provides rich content editing as well as essential services to tie Apostrophe to your Express application. |
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PencilBlue
★1,581
| 2017/04/11
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Business class content management for Node.js (plugins, server cluster management, data-driven pages). |
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Jekyll Admin
★1,271
| 2017/07/14
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A Jekyll plugin that provides users with a traditional CMS-style graphical interface to author content and administer Jekyll sites. |
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Respond CMS
★932
| 2017/08/03
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Angular 2 + Lumen PHP + Static HTML sites. Respond 6 is a responsive CMS that features Bootstrap 3, a complete REST API, templates, plugins, and more. |
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Cody
★617
| 2016/12/29
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Javascript Content Management System running on Node.js. |
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Webhook
★591
| 2015/09/04
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Webhook lets you build a custom CMS with matching HTML templates in about a minute. Webhook is built with Node JS, Grunt, Firebase and Swig. |
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We.js Framework
★178
| 2017/07/22
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Extensible Node.js MVC framework. |
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Expressa
★168
| 2017/08/07
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Helps you create APIs with very little code. It's a middleware for making RESTFUL apis from JSON schema, with a Django-like Admin interface that lets you edit your data and modify your schemas.. It's easy to integrate into other applications and your schemas and permissions are just defined in JSON files. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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WordPress
★9,559
| 2017/08/09
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. |
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Grav
★7,325
| 2017/08/10
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Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS. |
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October
★6,183
| 2017/05/15
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October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform whose sole purpose is to make your development workflow simple again. |
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Magento
★4,624
| 2017/08/11
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Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP. |
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Pagekit
★4,352
| 2017/08/08
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Pagekit is a modular and lightweight CMS built with Symfony components and Vue.js. |
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Bolt
★3,388
| 2017/08/11
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Bolt is a simple CMS written in PHP. It is based on Silex and Symfony components, uses Twig and either SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL. |
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Anchor CMS
★2,976
| 2017/07/08
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A lightweight blog CMS for PHP. |
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Drupal
★2,698
| 2017/08/11
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Drupal is a free and open-source content-management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. |
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Pico
★2,637
| 2017/07/25
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Pico is a stupidly simple, blazing fast, flat file CMS. |
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PyroCMS
★2,601
| 2017/07/31
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PyroCMS is an MVC PHP Content Management System built to be easy to use, theme and develop with. It is used by individuals and organizations of all sizes around the world. |
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Joomla!
★2,448
| 2017/08/11
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Joomla is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) for publishing web content. It is built on a model–view–controller web application framework that can be used independently of the CMS. |
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Cockpit CMS
★2,316
| 2017/08/11
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Add content management functionality to any site. |
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Bootstrap CMS
★2,165
| 2016/06/28
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A PHP CMS powered by Laravel 5 and Sentry |
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Fork CMS
★982
| 2017/08/07
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Fork is an open source CMS using Symfony Components. |
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Lavalite
★956
| 2017/05/18
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CMS Built with Laravel 5.2 and Bootstrap 3. |
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MediaWiki
★917
| 2017/08/11
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MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. |
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MODX Web Content Management System and Platform
★845
| 2017/07/19
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MODX Revolution is the web content management platform for those that truly care about no-compromise design and exceptional user experience. It gives you complete control over your site and content, with the flexibility and scalability to adapt to your changing needs. |
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FUEL CMS
★824
| 2017/04/03
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A CodeIgniter Content Management System. |
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Croogo
★780
| 2017/08/01
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A CakePHP powered Content Management System. |
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Pimcore Platform
★768
| 2017/08/11
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Content & Product Management Framework (CMS/PIM/E-Commerce). |
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Craft CMS
★753
| 2017/08/10
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Craft CMS is a focused content management system for developers, designers, and web professionals that blends flexibility, power, and ease of use for clients. |
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Thelia
★679
| 2017/08/08
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Thelia is an open source tool for creating e-business websites and managing online content. This software is published under LGPL and uses a large number of components from the Symfony project. |
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Microweber
★587
| 2017/08/11
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Microweber is a new generation content management system that allows you to create a website using drag and drop. You can easily manipulate the content and the layout of your pages. No coding skills are required. |
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SilverStripe
★575
| 2017/08/09
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SilverStripe is the intuitive content management system and flexible framework loved by editors and developers alike. Equip your web teams to achieve outstanding results. |
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Sulu
★554
| 2017/07/31
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Sulu is a content management platform based on Symfony made for businesses. It’s a flexible CMS to create and manage enterprise multi-sites and a reliable development environment for high-performance apps |
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Contao
★529
| 2017/07/12
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Contao is a web-based Open Source CMS, which generates accessible websites. It supports multiple languages and can easily be learned and extended. |
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TYPO3
★469
| 2017/08/11
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With more than 500,000 installations TYPO3 CMS is the most widely used Enterprise Content Management System, providing the basis for websites, intranets and web & mobile applications worldwide. |
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AsgardCms
★365
| 2017/08/03
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A modular multilingual CMS built with Laravel 5. |
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Kirby
★303
| 2017/08/02
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Kirby is a file-based CMS. Easy to setup. Easy to use. Flexible as hell. |
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Roadiz
★290
| 2017/08/10
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Roadiz is a modern CMS based on a node system which can handle many types of services. |
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Textpattern CMS
★249
| 2017/08/11
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A flexible, elegant and easy-to-use content management system. Textpattern is both free and open source. |
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Processwire
★243
| 2017/05/05
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CMS and framework for building sites of all shapes and sizes. Developer and client friendly. Open Source |
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KunstmaanBundlesCMS
★238
| 2017/08/01
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An advanced yet user-friendly content management system, based on the full stack Symfony2 framework combined with a whole host of community bundles. It provides a full featured, multi-language CMS system with an innovative page and form assembling process, versioning, workflow, translation and media managers and much more. |
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Redaxscript
★209
| 2017/07/05
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Ultra lightweight CMS (Content Management System) for SQLite, MySQL and PostgreSQL. |
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Borgert CMS
★151
| 2017/07/24
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A simple CMS to start projects in Laravel 5.3 containing some modules. Blog, Pages, Products, Mailbox, Image Gallery and Users. |
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REDAXO
★146
| 2017/08/11
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Easy to handle for users, flexible for developers. Feels quite reasonable. (Hint: will open up for English users gradually!) |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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django CMS
★5,096
| 2017/07/25
ⓘ
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The easy-to-use and developer-friendly CMS. |
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Wagtail CMS
★4,584
| 2017/08/11
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Wagtail is a content management system built on Django. It's focused on user experience, and offers precise control for designers and developers. |
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Mezzanine
★3,163
| 2017/08/06
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CMS framework for Django. |
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Lektor
★2,472
| 2017/08/08
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The lektor static file content management system |
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Quokka CMS
★1,685
| 2017/03/15
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Quokka is a flexible content management platform powered by Python, Flask and MongoDB. |
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feinCMS
★703
| 2017/07/18
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A Django-based CMS with a focus on extensibility and concise code. |
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Kotti
★314
| 2017/08/02
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Kotti is a high-level, Pythonic web application framework based on Pyramid and SQLAlchemy. It includes an extensible Content Management System called the Kotti CMS. |
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Opps Project
★272
| 2016/06/01
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A Django-based CMS for the magazines, newspappers websites and portals with high-traffic. |
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Plone CMS
★87
| 2017/07/03
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Plone is a user friendly Content Management System running on top of Python, Zope and the CMF. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Refinery CMS
★3,473
| 2017/04/25
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An extendable Ruby on Rails CMS that supports Rails 4.2+. |
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LocomotiveCMS
★2,227
| 2017/07/04
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A platform to create, publish and edit sites. |
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ComfortableMexicanSofa
★2,148
| 2017/05/23
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ComfortableMexicanSofa is a powerful Rails 4 CMS Engine. |
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Publify
★1,696
| 2017/08/06
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A self hosted Web publishing platform on Rails. |
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Radiant CMS
★1,682
| 2016/04/04
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Radiant is a no-fluff, open source content management system designed for small teams. |
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Spina
★1,253
| 2017/08/02
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GitHub - denkGroot/Spina: Spina CMS. |
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Camaleon CMS
★969
| 2017/08/10
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Camaleon CMS is a dynamic and advanced content management system based on Ruby on Rails 4. |
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Nesta
★902
| 2016/08/11
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A lightweight CMS, implemented in Sinatra. |
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Storytime
★708
| 2017/06/30
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Storytime is a Rails 4+ CMS and blogging engine, with a core focus on content. It is built and maintained by @cultivatelabs. |
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Alchemy CMS
★485
| 2017/07/29
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Alchemy is a powerful, flexible and user centric Rails CMS. |
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APIQ
★274
| 2017/08/05
ⓘ
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Simple and powerful Ruby on Rails CMS for developers and agencies |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Atlassian Confluence
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Spend less time hunting things down and more time making things happen. Organize your work, create documents, and discuss everything in one place. |
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Blogger
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Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog for free. |
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Built.io Contentstack
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Headless CMS divides front-end from backend architecture to send content to multiple devices and platforms without creating content differently each time. |
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ButterCMS
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ButterCMS is an API-based CMS and blog engine that lets you add CMS power to new and existing websites using any programming language/framework. |
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Cloud CMS
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Shatter the limits imposed by your old, legacy CMS. Our headless, API-first Content Management System provides everything needed for scalable, multi-device publishing through SaaS and On-Premise delivery |
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Cloudcannon
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Build Jekyll or static websites, have your team and clients update inline. |
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Contentful
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Contentful is an API-first CMS focused on the simplicity of development. Manage structured content in websites and apps. |
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Cosmic JS
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Cosmic JS is a cloud-hosted content platform that offers a flexible and intuitive CMS API. Build websites and applications with more freedom and manage content easier. |
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Exagon Concept
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Create a professional website with Exagon Concept! Easily make an effective and scalable website. It's up to you! |
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ExpressionEngine
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general purpose content management system written in object-oriented PHP and using MySQL for data storage. |
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Jimdo
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Create a professional website, online store or blog in minutes with Jimdo's website builder. Choose one of our responsive templates, and get started! |
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Kentico
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Kentico is the only fully integrated ASP.NET CMS, E-commerce, and Online Marketing platform that allows you to create cutting-edge websites and optimize your digital customers’ experiences fully across multiple channels. Kentico saves you time and resources so you can accomplish more. |
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LiveWhale
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LiveWhale is a powerful, flexible, and incredibly easy to use CMS designed primarily for use at colleges and universities. Licensees have full source code access. Made by White Whale Web Services. |
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Medium
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Welcome to Medium, a place to read, write, and interact with the stories that matter most to you. Every day thousands of new voices share… |
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Osmek
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Osmek is a new kind of CMS, built in the cloud so your content is available where and how you need it. It's a beautiful interface for creating content, and a powerful set of APIs for retrieving it. |
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Perch
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Perch is a really little content management system for when you or your clients need to edit content without the hassle of setting up a big CMS. Perch is self-hosted and brandable, written in PHP and uses a database. |
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prismic.io
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A hosted, API based and developer friendly CMS backend. We take care of upgrades, scalability and security. |
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Sitecore XP
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A powerful, feature-rich, enterprise-class .NET web content management system. |
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Siteleaf
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Supports Jekyll, user collaboration, publishing to AWS S3, GitHub Pages, FTP, and more. |
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SquareSpace
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Squarespace is a SaaS-based content management system-integrated website builder, blogging platform and hosting service. |
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Statamic
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Statamic is a flat file CMS built for developers and clients alike. It's a platform designed to make you the hero. Built with Laravel and Vue.js. |
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Storyblok
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Storyblok is the API-based CMS for components - Plugin a frontend editor where you need to manage complex layouts or edit content easily. |
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The Grid
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AI websites that design themselves. |
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Weebly
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Weebly makes it surprisingly easy to create a high-quality website, blog or online store. Over 30 million people use Weebly to bring their unique ideas to life. |
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Wix
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Create a free website with Wix.com. Customize with Wix' free website builder, no coding skills needed. Choose a design, begin customizing and be online today! |
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Zesty.io
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SaaS marketing technology for mid-market and enterprise to create and manage websites. Empower your marketing team with the agility to rapidly design, develop, and deploy content and digital brand experiences. |
