Content Management Systems (CMS)
Sorted by GitHub stars, which measures attention rather than fitness. Read the release date and the commit count next to it before picking one.
| Tool | Stars |
|---|---|
Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface. MIT · released 2026-09-02 | 73,086 |
Developer-first headless CMS and application framework. MIT · released 2026-08-11 | 44,617 |
World's most-used blogging and CMS engine. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | 21,393 |
Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience. BSD-3-Clause · released 2026-08-25 | 20,486 |
CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. ⊘ Proprietary · released 2026-08-30 | 11,145 |
CMS and web application platform. MIT · released 2026-08-31 | 9,970 |
The friendly CMS. Free and open source with an amazing community. MIT · released 2026-09-03 | 5,243 |
Advanced Content Management System (CMS). GPL-2.0 · released 2026-09-01 | 5,133 |
Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-25 | 5,098 |
CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools. MIT · released unknown | 4,614 |
Multi-channel experience and engagement management platform. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-01 | 3,844 |
Content-first CMS that aims to make life enjoyable for developers and content managers alike. ⊘ Proprietary · released 2026-09-02 | 3,605 |
Headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing. MIT · released 2026-04-16 | 2,509 |
Lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing (documentation in Chinese). AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-28 | 2,053 |
Simple but full featured web publishing software. MIT · released 2024-06-28 | 1,853 |
File-based CMS. Easy to setup. Easy to use. Flexible as hell. ⊘ Proprietary · released 2026-07-28 | 1,528 |
Speedy and secure content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. MIT · released 2026-08-19 | 1,514 |
Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages. MIT · released 2026-05-11 | 1,465 |
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 · released 2026-09-04 | 1,414 |
Advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | 1,406 |
Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds. GPL-2.0 · released 2025-11-03 | 1,361 |
Powerful and advanced CMS with a large community. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | 1,208 |
Powerful and easy to use CMS to build websites, blogs or e-commerce stores. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-06-11 | 1,181 |
Comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-09-04 | 1,043 |
Flat-file content management system and template engine. MIT · released 2026-09-05 | 933 |
Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-02-14 | 880 |
Open source content management system. MIT · released 2026-09-01 | 851 |
End-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution, and publishing platform. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-07-14 | 750 |
Simple content platform to manage any structured content. MIT · released 2026-08-26 | 745 |
WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008. MIT · released 2025-12-31 | 737 |
Author-friendly flat-file-cms with a visual markdown editor based on vue.js. MIT · released 2026-08-24 | 616 |
Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible. MIT · released 2026-08-13 | 590 |
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 · released 2026-06-18 | 552 |
Content Management System for powering database driven websites using JSON schemas. Provides permission management and automatic REST APIs. MIT · released 2026-09-05 | 452 |
Powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications. LGPL-3.0 · released unknown | 438 |
CMS for designers. CPAL-1.0 · released 2023-10-15 | 379 |
Simple, flexible and useful content management system (documentation in German). MIT · released 2026-08-03 | 354 |
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 · released unknown | 228 |
Turn SQL databases into secure APIs through an intuitive admin interface. Data platform and headless CMS (fork of Directus). GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-20 | 148 |
Powerful translation management and content management system. Manage and translate your website or app content into multiple languages, using AI to translate faster. MIT · released 2026-06-11 | 73 |
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 · released unknown | 65 |
Content management system built on Symfony, where pages are Markdown and themes are Twig, with optional Git-based flat-file storage. MIT · released 2026-09-05 | 24 |
Faster and easier management of website contents, scalable for small businesses to large corporations. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Advanced open source content management platform. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Neos or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, open source CMS. GPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
CMS system that is used to create, edit, and manage digital content, like websites, intranets, and custom solutions. ZPL-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Publication system for the Internet aimed at collaborative work, multilingual environments, and simplicity of use for web authors. GPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying. BSD-3-Clause · released unknown | n/a |
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