Contao AlternativesCMS Tools and other similar apps like Contao

Contao is described as 'Do you need concentrated performance for more than one website? Do you want to include in the Contao existing IT infrastructure? Here, Contao shows what it can do:' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Contao, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Contao alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Contao are Drupal, Joomla, Directus and ProcessWire.

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  1. WordPress icon
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    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    154 WordPress alternatives

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    • Online
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    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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  2. Drupal icon
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    Open source CMS with modular architecture, structured content support, and thousands of modules for extensibility. Offers custom themes, robust security, integration capabilities, starter distributions, active community support, and is free under the GPL license with no vendor lock-in.

    214 Drupal alternatives

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    • PHP
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  3. Joomla icon
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    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

    215 Joomla alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  4. Directus icon
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    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    226 Directus alternatives

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    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
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    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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  5. ProcessWire icon
     166 likes

    ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation. With all custom fields, an easy-to-use jQuery-inspired API, and a powerful page selector engine, ProcessWire will rise to any task.

    110 ProcessWire alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • PHP
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  6. DEV Community icon
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    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

    293 DEV Community alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  7. Textpattern icon
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    Textpattern is an elegant content management system that is free, open source software with privacy and separation of content/design at its foundation.

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    • PHP
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  8. MODX icon
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    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.

    116 MODX alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Vvveb icon
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    Powerful and easy to use CMS with page builder to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores.

    223 Vvveb alternatives

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    • Online
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  10. Kirby icon
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    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.

    91 Kirby alternatives

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    • PHP
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  11. Apostrophe CMS icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
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  12. Concrete CMS icon
     88 likes

    Many content management systems are focused on developer or site owner needs, but Concrete CMS truly delivers the best to both worlds. An in-context editing toolbar makes it easy to make changes as you navigate the live website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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