Automad is a file-based flat CMS and template engine. It is designed to be fully portable without any dependencies on databases or fixed locations and doesn't require any complicated setup process. All data gets stored in a human readable form.




Chyrp is described as 'Blogging engine designed to be very lightweight while retaining functionality. It is powered by PHP and has very powerful theme and extension engines, so you can personalize it however you want' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Chyrp for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Chyrp alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chyrp are Ghost, Tumblr, Drupal and Joomla.
Automad is a file-based flat CMS and template engine. It is designed to be fully portable without any dependencies on databases or fixed locations and doesn't require any complicated setup process. All data gets stored in a human readable form.




Open-source CMS leveraging Golang for high performance; features decoupled modules for integration, inspired by major platforms, offering versatility for industries from ecommerce to events, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and bespoke solutions with community support.




The MODX Digital Experience Platform gives you everything you need to build, host, and maintain amazing websites your way. Gain complete control over your creative vision without restriction or compromise.

A comprehensive platform aiding photographers, designers, and artists to easily build portfolio websites, manage clients, sell products, and publish blogs without any coding. It offers a drag-and-drop interface, customizable themes, fast hosting, and affordable pricing, making online presence management effortless.



Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP + Smarty, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Bootstrap.

[Pillowfort is currently in closed beta with over 40,000 users. Everyone who donates $5 or more will get a registration key (or keys) to create an account on the site]

django CMS is an Enterprise CMS built with Django and one of the most active open-source projects in the Django ecosystem. Since 2007 it powers tens of thousands of websites across the world, and benefits from a friendly developer community.



Use a free (and ad-free) blogging platform to publish your ideas, share them with the Community and the world.

Installing Kirby means uploading some files to your server and that's it. Blog articles, galleries, simple pages or complex product sheets – with Kirby you are not limited to a fixed data structure. Kirby is file-based – No database involved.




Apostrophe is a powerful website builder platform built on an enterprise open source CMS, offering in-context live editing, visual design tools, and multisite enablement in a full stack JS environment.



Powerful and easy to use CMS with page builder to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores.




Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.





Chyrp Lite is a fork of Chyrp. The best alternative to the old Chyrp. Self hosted, simple and light.