Best Self-hosted Content Management Systems (CMS)

A curated collection of the best self-hosted content Management Systems (CMS) allow users to create, manage, and deliver digital content without needing extensive technical expertise. From headless infrastructure to visual builders, CMS platforms support the flexible and scalable development of websites and apps.

AppFlowy

An open-source alternative to Notion, offering powerful note-taking, task management, and database features in a customizable interface.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

OneNote

An open-source alternative to Notion, offering powerful note-taking, task management, and database features in a customizable interface.

Stars
63,548
Forks
4,311
Last commit
2 days ago

Strapi

A powerful headless CMS that enables developers to build, deploy, and manage content-rich applications with customizable APIs and a user-friendly admin panel.

Alternative to:

Contentful

Sanity

A powerful headless CMS that enables developers to build, deploy, and manage content-rich applications with customizable APIs and a user-friendly admin panel.

Stars
66,841
Forks
8,594
Last commit
1 day ago

Ghost

Powerful, flexible content management system with built-in SEO, memberships, and monetization features for professional publishing.

Alternative to:

WordPress

Sanity

Squarespace

Substack

Powerful, flexible content management system with built-in SEO, memberships, and monetization features for professional publishing.

Stars
49,375
Forks
10,805
Last commit
9 hours ago

Payload

A powerful, flexible, and developer-friendly content management system that prioritizes customization and scalability.

Alternative to:

WordPress

Contentful

Sanity

A powerful, flexible, and developer-friendly content management system that prioritizes customization and scalability.

Stars
35,139
Forks
2,482
Last commit
1 day ago

Medusa

Flexible, customizable e-commerce platform with headless architecture, built-in features, and extensive plugin ecosystem for scalable online stores.

Alternative to:

Sellfy

BigCommerce

Magento

Shopify

WooCommerce

Flexible, customizable e-commerce platform with headless architecture, built-in features, and extensive plugin ecosystem for scalable online stores.

Stars
29,245
Forks
3,346
Last commit
1 day ago

Outline

Secure, fast, and beautiful wiki platform that scales with your team, integrating seamlessly with your existing tools.

Alternative to:

Notion

Tana

Coda

Craft

Secure, fast, and beautiful wiki platform that scales with your team, integrating seamlessly with your existing tools.

Stars
32,297
Forks
2,616
Last commit
4 hours ago

Directus

A versatile headless CMS and API engine that simplifies data management, content creation, and application development.

Alternative to:

WordPress

Contentful

Sanity

A versatile headless CMS and API engine that simplifies data management, content creation, and application development.

Stars
30,763
Forks
4,225
Last commit
2 days ago

WordPress

A versatile, user-friendly platform for building and managing websites, from simple blogs to complex e-commerce stores.

Alternative to:

Contentful

Squarespace

Framer

Substack

A versatile, user-friendly platform for building and managing websites, from simple blogs to complex e-commerce stores.

Stars
20,184
Forks
12,793
Last commit
1 day ago

Saleor

Headless, API-first e-commerce solution with powerful features for customization, scalability, and seamless integration across channels.

Alternative to:

Sellfy

BigCommerce

Magento

Shopify

WooCommerce

Headless, API-first e-commerce solution with powerful features for customization, scalability, and seamless integration across channels.

Stars
21,627
Forks
5,705
Last commit
2 days ago

WooCommerce

Build and manage online stores with customizable features, extensions, and themes for businesses of all sizes.

Alternative to:

BigCommerce

Magento

Shopify

Build and manage online stores with customizable features, extensions, and themes for businesses of all sizes.

Stars
9,803
Forks
10,766
Last commit
17 hours ago

Spree Commerce

A customizable ecommerce platform supporting multi-store, multi-currency, and multi-language capabilities for businesses of all sizes.

Alternative to:

Sellfy

BigCommerce

Magento

Shopify

WooCommerce

A customizable ecommerce platform supporting multi-store, multi-currency, and multi-language capabilities for businesses of all sizes.

Stars
14,662
Forks
5,090
Last commit
1 day ago

TinaCMS

A headless CMS that simplifies content management with real-time editing, Git-based workflows, and developer-friendly customization.

Alternative to:

WordPress

Contentful

Sanity

A headless CMS that simplifies content management with real-time editing, Git-based workflows, and developer-friendly customization.

Stars
12,540
Forks
645
Last commit
2 days ago

Alokai

A comprehensive Frontend as a Service solution that helps developers create, deploy and manage enterprise ecommerce storefronts with ready integrations and cloud infrastructure.

Alternative to:

Sellfy

BigCommerce

Magento

Shopify

A comprehensive Frontend as a Service solution that helps developers create, deploy and manage enterprise ecommerce storefronts with ready integrations and cloud infrastructure.

Stars
10,793
Forks
2,095
Last commit
5 days ago

KeystoneJS

A powerful, customizable content management system and application framework built on Node.js, GraphQL, and React

Alternative to:

WordPress

Contentful

Sanity

A powerful, customizable content management system and application framework built on Node.js, GraphQL, and React

Stars
9,559
Forks
1,195
Last commit
1 day ago

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Best Self-hosted Content Management Systems (CMS)

AppFlowy

Strapi

Ghost

Payload

Medusa

Outline

Directus

WordPress

Saleor

WooCommerce

Spree Commerce

TinaCMS

Alokai

KeystoneJS

Command Menu

AppFlowy

Strapi

Ghost

Payload

Medusa

Outline

Directus

WordPress

Saleor

WooCommerce

Spree Commerce

TinaCMS

Alokai

KeystoneJS