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
4free plans on this page
$4.99/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Content Management Systems, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 2 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 51 Orchard Core API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 52 DNN API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 53 Neos CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 54 Concrete CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 55 ApostropheCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3Free
- 56 BLOX CMS API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 57 Publii API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 58 Sitevision API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 59 Quintype API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 60 Roadiz API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 61 CONTENS CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 62 Zenario API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 63 WebJET CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 64 LocomotiveCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2$19/mo
- 65 ProcessWire API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 66 HugoCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.2€139/mo
- 67 Bolt CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.1
- 68 Backdrop CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.1
- 69 ImpressPages API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.1$4.99/mo
- 70 nibbly API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.1€99/mo
- 71 Saurus CMS API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.1
- 72 Newspack API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0$750/mo
- 73 Cascade CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 74 Ingeniux CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 75 Thunder CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform type | Editorial workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Orchard Core | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 52 | DNN | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 53 | Neos CMS | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 54 | Concrete CMS | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 55 | ApostropheCMS | 6.3 | Free plan | — | Yes | $199/mo | hybrid | Yes |
| 56 | BLOX CMS | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | hosted | — |
| 57 | Publii | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 58 | Sitevision | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 59 | Quintype | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 60 | Roadiz | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 61 | CONTENS CMS | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 62 | Zenario | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 63 | WebJET CMS | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 64 | LocomotiveCMS | 6.2 | No | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | hybrid | — |
| 65 | ProcessWire | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 66 | HugoCMS | 6.2 | Free plan | €139/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 67 | Bolt CMS | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 68 | Backdrop CMS | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 69 | ImpressPages | 6.1 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Yes | — | hybrid | — |
| 70 | nibbly | 6.1 | Free plan | €99/mo | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 71 | Saurus CMS | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | Newspack | 6.0 | No | $750/mo | No | $750/mo | hybrid | Yes |
| 73 | Cascade CMS | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 74 | Ingeniux CMS | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 75 | Thunder CMS | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
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