SPIP is described as 'Publishing system for the Internet in which great importance is attached to collaborative working, to multilingual environments, and to simplicity of use for web authors. It is free software, distributed under the GNU/GPL licence' and is a CMS tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to SPIP for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best SPIP alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SPIP are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and Friendica.