CMS are a practical way to setup a website with many features. CMS often come with third party plugins, themes and functionality that is easy to add and customize to your needs. See also Blogging Platforms and Static Site Generators
- APIQ CMS - Simple and powerful Ruby on Rails CMS for developers. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
Ruby
- Apostrophe - Node.js CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
Nodejs
- Backdrop CMS - The comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- Baun - Modern, lightweight, extensible CMS for PHP. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- BigTree CMS - Straightforward, well documented, and capable written with PHP and MySQL. (Source Code)
LGPL-2.1
PHP
- Bolt CMS - Open source Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- CMS Made Simple - Open source content management system, faster and easier management of website contents, scalable for small businesses to large corporations. (Source Code)
GPL-1.0
PHP
- Cockpit - Simple Content Platform to manage any structured content. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- Concrete 5 CMS - Open source content management system. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- CouchCMS - Simple Open-Source CMS for designers. (Source Code)
CPAL-1.0
PHP
- Directus - Directus is a powerful and intuitive headless CMS for managing SQL databases with custom architectures. Built around a robust and extensible API, this decoupled content management framework is perfect for websites, apps, or multi-client projects. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0
PHP
- Drupal - Advanced open source content management platform. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- eLabFTW - Online lab notebook for research labs. Store experiments, use a database to find reagents or protocols, use trusted timestamping to legally timestamp an experiment, export as pdf or zip archive, share with collaborators…. (Demo, Source Code)
AGPL-3.0
PHP
- Expressa - Content Management System for powering database driven websites using JSON schemas. Provides permission management and automatic REST APIs.
MIT
Nodejs
- GetSimple CMS - The Simplest Content Management System. Ever. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0
PHP
- ImpressPages CMS - Easy code meets easy admin. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-3.0/MIT
PHP
- Joomla! - Advanced Content Management System (CMS). (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- KeystoneJS - CMS and Web Application Platform. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
Nodejs
- MODX - MODX is an advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- Neos - Neos or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, open source CMS. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0
PHP
- Noosfero - Noosfero is a web platform for social and solidarity economy networks with blog, e-Portfolios, CMS, RSS, thematic discussion, events agenda and collective intelligence for solidarity economy in the same system. (Source Code)
AGPL-3.0
Ruby
- october - Free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- Omeka - Create complex narratives and share rich collections, adhering to Dublin Core standards with Omeka on your server, designed for scholars, museums, libraries, archives, and enthusiasts. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-3.0
PHP
- Pagekit - New modern CMS to create and share. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- Pico - Stupidly simple, blazing fast, flat file CMS. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- Pimcore - Multi-Channel Experience and Engagement Management Platform. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0-or-later
PHP
- Plone - Powerful open-source CMS system. (Source Code)
ZPL-2.0
Python
- ProcessWire - ProcessWire is an open source content management system (CMS) and web application framework aimed at the needs of designers, developers and their clients. (Source Code)
MPL-2.0
PHP
- PropertyWebBuilder - The ultimate Ruby on Rails engine for creating real estate websites. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
Ruby
- Publify - Simple but full featured web publishing software.
MIT
Ruby
- REDAXO - Simple, flexible and useful content management system (documentation only available in German). (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- Redaxscript - Ultra lightweight CMS for MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-3.0
PHP
- Roadiz - Modern CMS based on a node system which can handle many types of services. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- SilverStripe - Easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying. (Demo, Source Code)
BSD-3-Clause
PHP
- Sphido - Fast, lightweight, flat file CMS for PHP. (Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- SPIP - Publication system for the Internet aimed at collaborative work, multilingual environments, and simplicity of use for web authors. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- Squidex - Headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
.NET
- Strapi - The most advanced open-source Content Management Framework (headless-CMS) to build powerful API with no effort. (Source Code)
MIT
Nodejs
- Subrion - Subrion is a free open source content management system that allows you to build websites for any purpose. Yes, from blog to corporate mega portal. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-3.0
PHP
- Textpattern - Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- TYPO3 - Powerful and advanced CMS with a large community. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
- Umbraco - The friendly CMS. Free and open source with an amazing community. (Source Code)
MIT
.NET
- Wagtail - Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience. (Source Code)
BSD-3-Clause
Python
- WonderCMS - WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008. (Demo, Source Code)
MIT
PHP
- WordPress - The worlds most-used blogging and CMS engine. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0
PHP
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