100+ WordPress Alternatives CMS (Content Management Systems)

As you all knows, WordPress is one of the most popular PHP based open-source CMS (Content Management System) with over million of installations used by more than 40% of top 10 million websites as of March 2021.

WordPress was first released on May 27, 2003 by an American developer and English developer. You can use WordPress either as an Internet Hosting Service (WordPress.com) or as a Software Package (WordPress.org).

WordPress, the premier free open-source blogging utility, has gone through several upgrades in its life. Today it’s one of the most popular blogging tools on the Internet; it’s easy to use, powerful, and very versatile.

About CMS -

A Web CMS is a Content Management System software used for managing content for the internet.

The software handles web content (text, video, links, and so on.) for distribution on an internet web server. Usually the software provides various online tools and libraries where users with little or no knowledge of programming languages can create and manage web content.

Management of the software is generally done through an internet browser, but some systems may be modified in various other ways.

A Web Content Management System (CMS) varies from website Builders like Godaddy Website Builder or Wix or Macromedia Dreamweaver because a CMS allows non-technical users to create changes to an current website with little or no educating.

Website building tools like FrontPage and Dreamweaver require more technological knowledge and training typically. A CMS is an user friendly device that gives authorized users the capability to manage a website.

WordPress CMS Features:

— SEO-friendly URLs

— Integrated and online help, including discussion boards and forums

— Group-based permission systems (multi-user role based)

— Full template support and easy to customize templates (100s of free templates)

— Easy wizard-based install (easy to configure)

— Secured Admin panel with multiple language support

— Content hierarchy with unlimited depth and size

— Minimal server requirements

— Integrated file managers

— Integrated audit logs (failed/success login monitoring)

However, WordPress CMS is not for everyone as it also comes with some disadvantages. There are WordPress alternatives that you can use to build your website.

Well, there can be plenty of reasons for not to choose WordPress as a perfect CMS:

— WordPress isn’t an all-in-one solution, especially once you start adding plugins to get your desired functionality.

— Not fully optimized

— PHP based CMS, which isn’t always the perfect web technology for all tasks and purposes.

There are various other platforms that can be more suitable if you want a website for a particular reason.

Here is the list of all popular CMS we found to be particularly useful WordPress alternatives:

S.No.

CMS Name

Action

1

Agorum core

Official Website

2

Aiki Framework

Official Website

3

Akeneo

Official Website

4

Alfresco Software

Official Website

5

Ametys CMS

Official Website

6

Apache Lenya

Official Website

7

Apache Roller

Official Website

8

AutoTheme

Official Website

9

B2evolution

Official Website

10

Backdrop CMS

Official Website

11

BEdita

Official Website

12

BetterCMS

Official Website

13

BigBlueButton

Official Website

14

Blosxom

Official Website

15

BlueBream

Official Website

16

Bolt (CMS)

Official Website

17

Bricolage (software)

Official Website

18

Campsite (software)

Official Website

19

Chamilo

Official Website

20

Citadel/UX

Official Website

21

CMS Made Simple

Official Website

22

CMSimple

Official Website

23

Coderity

Official Website

24

Composr CMS

Official Website

25

Concrete5

Official Website

26

Contao

Official Website

27

Crafter CMS

Official Website

28

Cyn.in

Official Website

29

Daisy (software)

Official Website

30

Django CMS

Official Website

31

Dotclear

Official Website

32

DotCMS

Official Website

33

DNN (software)

Official Website

34

Drupal

Official Website

35

EasyBlog

Official Website

36

Edu-sharing

Official Website

37

Enonic XP

Official Website

38

Exponent CMS

Official Website

39

EyeOS

Official Website

40

EZ Publish

Official Website

41

EZ Platform

Official Website

42

Feng Office Community Edition

Official Website

43

Foswiki

Official Website

44

Geeklog

Official Website

45

GetSimple CMS

Official Website

46

Ghost (blogging platform)

Official Website

47

GlobaLeaks

Official Website

48

Grav (CMS)

Official Website

49

Group-Office

Official Website

50

Habari

Official Website

51

Hippo CMS

Official Website

52

HUBzero

Official Website

53

ILIAS

Official Website

54

ImpressCMS

Official Website

55

ImpressPages

Official Website

56

Jamroom

Official Website

57

Joomla

Official Website

58

Kajona

Official Website

59

Laminas

Official Website

60

Liferay

Official Website

61

LifeType

Official Website

62

Lyceum (software)

Official Website

63

Magento

Official Website

64

Magnolia (CMS)

Official Website

65

Mahara (software)

Official Website

66

Mambo (software)

Official Website

67

MediaGoblin

Official Website

68

MediaWiki

Official Website

69

Mezzanine (CMS)

Official Website

70

Midgard (software)

Official Website

71

MODX

Official Website

72

MojoPortal

Official Website

73

Moodle

Official Website

74

Naaya

Official Website

75

Neos Flow

Official Website

76

Netlify CMS

Official Website

77

Nucleus CMS

Official Website

78

Nuxeo

Official Website

79

Omeka

Official Website

80

Open edX

Official Website

81

Open Semantic Framework

Official Website

82

OpenCms

Official Website

83

OpenKM

Official Website

84

OpenWGA

Official Website

85

Orchard Project

Official Website

86

OrfeoGPL

Official Website

87

Papaya CMS

Official Website

88

Phire CMS

Official Website

89

Phoca Download

Official Website

90

PHP-Fusion

Official Website

91

PHP-Nuke

Official Website

92

Pimcore

Official Website

93

PivotX

Official Website

94

Plone (software)

Official Website

95

Plumi

Official Website

96

PmWiki

Official Website

97

ProcessWire

Official Website

98

Publify

Official Website

99

PukiWiki

Official Website

100

Qcodo

Official Website

101

Radiant (software)

Official Website

102

Reddit

Official Website

103

Refinery CMS

Official Website

104

Sakai (software)

Official Website

105

SchoolTool

Official Website

106

SecureDrop

Official Website

107

Silverstripe CMS

Official Website

108

Slash (software)

Official Website

109

Jakarta Slide

Official Website

110

SPINE (software)

Official Website

111

SPIP

Official Website

112

Textpattern

Official Website

113

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

Official Website

114

TWiki

Official Website

115

TYPO3

Official Website

116

Umbraco

Official Website

117

VRaptor

Official Website

118

Wagtail (CMS)

Official Website

119

Web2py

Official Website

120

WebGUI

Official Website

121

Wiki.js

Official Website

122

WordPress

Official Website

123

XBlock

Official Website

124

XOOPS

Official Website

125

XWiki

Official Website

126

Zope

Official Website

127

Zope 2

Official Website

128

Zwiki