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Open Source Content Management System (CMS) Projects

Systems for creating and managing website content, enabling non-developers to publish and update pages easily.

CometCMS

CometCMS

Headless, simple CMS with a PHP backend and a convenient Vue admin frontend.

Alternative to:
ContentfulContentful
Concrete CMS

Concrete CMS

Self-hosted PHP CMS with in-context page editing, drag-and-drop blocks, granular permissions and a marketplace of themes and add-ons. MIT licensed.

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SquarespaceSquarespace
Craft.js

Craft.js

React framework for building extensible drag-and-drop page editors. Headless, framework-based approach with full plugin support.

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Builder.ioBuilder.io
Directus

Directus

Source-available headless CMS and backend that turns any SQL database into REST and GraphQL APIs with a no-code admin Studio.

Alternative to:
WordPressWordPress
EmDash

EmDash

A full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro and Cloudflare, reimagining WordPress with serverless, type-safe foundations.

Alternative to:
WordPressWordPress
AI-assisted
Frappe Builder

Frappe Builder

Open-source visual website builder with a Figma-like canvas, built-in Frappe CMS, one-click publishing and an AI page agent.

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WebflowWebflow
AI-assisted
Golocron

Golocron

Golocron is a plug-and-play blogging and wiki system designed for Go backends. Markdown support, live preview, and a clean UI for quick content sites.

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WordPressWordPress
Hugy

Hugy

A desktop GUI application for the Hugo static site generator, designed for content editors without command-line knowledge.

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Forestry
MediaCMS

MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS built with Django and React for self-hosted video sharing.

Alternative to:
YouTubeYouTube
Payload

Payload

Open-source, TypeScript-first headless CMS and app framework that runs natively in Next.js with a code-defined backend and admin UI.

Alternative to:
ContentfulContentful
Puck

Puck

Open-source visual editor for React. Drag-and-drop page builder with a component-based architecture and MIT license.

Alternative to:
Builder.ioBuilder.io
Strapi

Strapi

Open-source headless CMS on Node.js and TypeScript: visual content-type builder, auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, RBAC, i18n and plugins.

Alternative to:
WordPressWordPress
TinaCMS

TinaCMS

A fully open-source headless CMS with Git support, Markdown editing, and live visual preview for React-based sites.

Alternative to:
ContentfulContentful
WollyCMS

WollyCMS

Self-hosted, open-source headless CMS built specifically for Astro.js with a block-based page builder.

Alternative to:
ContentfulContentful