Pencilblue AlternativesCMS Tools and other similar apps like Pencilblue

Pencilblue is described as 'More than just a development framework, PencilBlue is a fully featured, content management platform, designed with enterprise grade websites in mind' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pencilblue for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Pencilblue alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pencilblue are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and DEV Community.

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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.

    106 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Ghost icon
     251 likes

    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    271 Ghost alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Drupal icon
     492 likes

    Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.

    207 Drupal alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  4. Joomla icon
     350 likes

    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.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  5. DEV Community icon
     30 likes

    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
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
     
  7. OverBlog icon
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    OverBlog is a blogging platform, active and evolving. Create a blog, without any technical knowledge, and find everything you post ! Create your blog has never been easier.

    313 OverBlog alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. Lavalite icon
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    LavaLite is an open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and Laravel web application framework. It currently supports MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB and PostgreSQL for the database backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  9. Anymod icon
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    Easily add CMS features to any website, on any platform.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. BlogMaker icon
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    BlogMaker is a modern, no-code blogging platform built for creators, marketers, and businesses who want to grow their online presence. With a focus on speed, SEO, and simplicity, BlogMaker lets you launch and manage unlimited blogs under one subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. BardCanvas icon
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    BardCanvas is an Open Source CMS that fits perfectly for blogs/forums/social networks. It is fast (through several cache levels), heavily optimized (it wont collapse the server in high traffic conditions) and constantly improved.

    250 BardCanvas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. liveSite icon
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    The enterprise website solution without the enterprise price tag. liveSite is a back-end website engine that can drive any front-end website design. It includes CMS, Blogging, eCommerce, Online Forms, Calendaring, and automated Email Campaign features all businesses and...

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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