Open-Source CMS Tools.
Compare 59 cms tools by hosting model, license, stack, use case, and production readiness. The 11 detailed entries below have editorial research pages.
Editorial CMS Tool Profiles
Ghost
Publishing platform for blogs, memberships, and newsletters.
View tool profileWordPress
Classic CMS for websites, blogs, and content-heavy projects.
View tool profilePayload CMS
Developer-first headless CMS and app content layer.
View tool profileStrapi
API-first headless CMS for content-backed products.
View tool profileDirectus
Data and CMS platform that layers APIs over SQL databases.
View tool profileWagtail
Open-source Django CMS for content-heavy sites, editorial workflows, headless APIs, and custom publishing platforms.
View tool profileTextpattern CMS
Lightweight PHP content management system for flexible publishing, custom templates, and self-hosted websites.
View tool profileDrupal
Open-source content management platform for complex websites, community portals, editorial workflows, and extensible content systems.
View tool profileSilverstripe CMS
Open-source PHP CMS module and framework ecosystem for custom content-managed websites and structured editorial workflows.
View tool profilePlone
Mature Python CMS for secure intranets, public websites, headless content APIs, and organization-scale publishing.
View tool profileUmbraco CMS
Free and open-source .NET CMS for custom websites, content editing, backoffice workflows, and production digital experiences.
View tool profileThe broader searchable directory includes discovery-feed entries that are not promoted as standalone search pages until editorial review is complete.