Self-hosted content management systems (cms)
40 apps · 7 Docker-ready. All open-source; click through for license, source, and a docker-compose starter.
| Name | License | Stack | Docker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfresco Community Edition The open source Enterprise Content Management software that handles any type of content, allowing users to easily share and collaborate on content. | LGPL-3.0 | Java | — |
| Apostrophe CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools. | MIT | Nodejs | — |
| Automad Flat-file content management system and template engine. | MIT | PHP/Docker | Docker |
| Backdrop CMS Comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits. | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |
| Bludit ⚠ Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages. | MIT | PHP | — |
| Bolt CMS Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible. | MIT | PHP | — |
| CMS Made Simple Faster and easier management of website contents, scalable for small businesses to large corporations. | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |
| Cockpit Simple content platform to manage any structured content. | MIT | PHP | — |
| Concrete 5 CMS Open source content management system. | MIT | PHP | — |
| Contao Powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications. | LGPL-3.0 | PHP | — |
| CouchCMS CMS for designers. | CPAL-1.0 | PHP | — |
| Drupal Advanced open source content management platform. | 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…. | 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 | — |
| Joomla! Advanced Content Management System (CMS). | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |
| KeystoneJS CMS and web application platform. | MIT | Nodejs | — |
| Localess ⚠ Powerful translation management and content management system. Manage and translate your website or app content into multiple languages, using AI to translate faster. | MIT | Docker | Docker |
| MODX Advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'. | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |
| Neos Neos or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, open source CMS. | GPL-3.0 | PHP | — |
| Noosfero 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. | AGPL-3.0 | Ruby | — |
| 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. | GPL-3.0 | PHP | — |
| Payload CMS Developer-first headless CMS and application framework. | MIT | Nodejs | — |
| Pimcore Multi-channel experience and engagement management platform. | GPL-3.0 | PHP/Docker | Docker |
| Plone Powerful open-source CMS system. | ZPL-2.0 | Python/Docker | Docker |
| Publify Simple but full featured web publishing software. | MIT | Ruby | — |
| REDAXO Simple, flexible and useful content management system (documentation in German). | MIT | PHP/Docker | Docker |
| SilverStripe Easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying. | BSD-3-Clause | PHP | — |
| SPIP Publication system for the Internet aimed at collaborative work, multilingual environments, and simplicity of use for web authors. | GPL-3.0 | PHP | — |
| Squidex Headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing. | MIT | .NET | — |
| Strapi The most advanced open-source Content Management Framework (headless-CMS) to build powerful API with no effort. | MIT | Nodejs | — |
| Superdesk ⚠ End-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution, and publishing platform. | AGPL-3.0 | Docker/Python/PHP | Docker |
| Textpattern Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS. | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |
| Typemill Author-friendly flat-file-cms with a visual markdown editor based on vue.js. | MIT | PHP | — |
| TYPO3 Powerful and advanced CMS with a large community. | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |
| Umbraco The friendly CMS. Free and open source with an amazing community. | MIT | .NET | — |
| Vvveb CMS Powerful and easy to use CMS to build websites, blogs or e-commerce stores. | AGPL-3.0 | PHP/Docker | Docker |
| Wagtail Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience. | BSD-3-Clause | Python | — |
| WinterCMS Speedy and secure content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. | MIT | PHP | — |
| WonderCMS WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008. | MIT | PHP | — |
| WordPress World's most-used blogging and CMS engine. | GPL-2.0 | PHP | — |