Best Content Management Systems in 2026
Updated
165 content management systems ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
165ranked
7free plans on this page
$5.83/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Content Management Systems, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 1 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Enonic XP API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.9Free
- 27 TYPO3 CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 28 Zesty.io API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.8$475/mo
- 29 Decap CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.8€19/mo
- 30 Tumblr API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.8$5.83/mo
- 31 Plone API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 32 Contao API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 33 Ghost API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$18/mo
- 34 Craft CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 35 Vvveb CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 36 Squiz Matrix API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 37 Terminalfour API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 38 Sulu API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 39 October CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.6$26/mo
- 40 CloudCannon API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5$10/mo
- 41 Silverstripe CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5
- 42 Superdesk Planning Component API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5€350/mo
- 43 Imperia CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4
- 44 CrafterCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4
- 45 OpenCms API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4
- 46 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4
- 47 Wagtail API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4
- 48 Statamic API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4
- 49 Pulse CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.4$24.75/mo
- 50 Grav API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform type | Editorial workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Enonic XP | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | TYPO3 CMS | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 28 | Zesty.io | 6.8 | Free plan | $475/mo | Yes | $475/mo | — | — |
| 29 | Decap CMS | 6.8 | Free plan | €19/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 30 | Tumblr | 6.8 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | $6.99/mo | — | — |
| 31 | Plone | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 32 | Contao | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 33 | Ghost | 6.7 | No | $18/mo | No | $18/mo | Open source blog and newsletter platform | Yes |
| 34 | Craft CMS | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 35 | Vvveb CMS | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 36 | Squiz Matrix | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 37 | Terminalfour | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 38 | Sulu | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 39 | October CMS | 6.6 | Free plan | $26/mo | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 40 | CloudCannon | 6.5 | No | $10/mo | No | $10/mo | hybrid | Yes |
| 41 | Silverstripe CMS | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 42 | Superdesk Planning Component | 6.5 | No | €350/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 43 | Imperia CMS | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 44 | CrafterCMS | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 45 | OpenCms | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 46 | Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 47 | Wagtail | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 48 | Statamic | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 49 | Pulse CMS | 6.4 | Free plan | $24.75/mo | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 50 | Grav | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
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