ExpressionEngine Alternatives

ExpressionEngine is described as 'CMS is the most secure, flexible, extensible, and user friendly Open Source CMS on the planet' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to ExpressionEngine, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best ExpressionEngine alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to ExpressionEngine are Ghost, Tumblr, Drupal and Joomla.

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  1. 11in1 icon
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    It is an open-source content management system (CMS) that is powered by PHP and MySQL. It does not only help you manage your personal blog but also maintain your postings at social networks. By establishing consistency among the data transmitted from and to the blog, this CMS...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
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  2. croogo icon
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    Croogo is a free, open source, content management system for PHP, released under The MIT License. It is powered by CakePHP MVC framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. ORCHID icon
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    ORCHID is a tool that allows you to quickly write simple but powerful websites and applications. Provided as a package for Laravel, you can easily integrate it as a third-party component using Composer.

    278 ORCHID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Laravel
    • PHP
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  4. Nucleus CMS icon
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    maintenance of one or more webligs multiple authors runs on your own server drafts & future posts extensible through plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. BlazeBlogger icon
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    BlazeBlogger is a simple to use but capable CMS for the command line. Being written in Perl as a cross-platform application, and producing static content without the need of database servers or server-side scripting, it is literally a CMS without boundaries suitable for a wide...

    118 BlazeBlogger alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  6. Sitecake icon
     5 likes

    A simple drag-and-drop CMS for static HTML and PHP websites. No database required. Just upload to your hosting and start editing. Perfect for small business websites, portfolios, and landing pages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • NGINX
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  7. Readz icon
     7 likes

    Readz is a powerful and flexible browser-based CMS for building and managing responsive websites. Forget plugins and extensions. Readz comes fully equipped with all of the design, marketing, high-speed architecture, and integration tools needed to create fully optimized pages in...

    148 Readz alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Mixcore CMS icon
     5 likes

    💮 Mixcore CMS is an open-source modular, multi-tenant application framework built on top of ASP.NET Core (Dotnet Core). It is a completed open source ASP.NET Core (Dotnet Core) CMS solution. https://mixcore.org.

    318 Mixcore CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Sketch CMS icon
     3 likes

    Sketch is a PHP 5 CMS system built from the servers perspective. It aims for server speed and performance first. It has full support for customization and supports all the latest standards.

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    GALLERIES Each gallery supports light box fea.

    63 Sketch CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. Elefant CMS icon
     4 likes

    Refreshingly simple PHP content management system and web framework. Elefant is easy-to-use and straight-forward for all levels of users. Elefant is also secure, extremely fast, well-documented, and well-tested, making it an ideal platform for web developers to build on for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Mura icon
     2 likes

    Mura CMS is an open source CMS that is both powerful and easy to use. Mura CMS is perfect for marketing departments, CSS developers, and ColdFusion programmers alike.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
    Posted on BlueRiver's Homepage - Amtrak website converted to Mura
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  12. Free Website Builder Script is an open source website builder script allowing the administrator to create, run and manage multiple websites through one single multisite CMS.

    160 Free Website Builder Script alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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