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
2free plans on this page
$1.99/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Content Management Systems, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 101 Solodev CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6$245/mo
- 102 contentXXL CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 103 Kotti CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 104 Elvaro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 105 Dotclear API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 106 Exponent CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 107 GetSimple CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 108 PluXml API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 109 Sitemagic CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6$1.99/mo
- 110 Typesetter CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 111 CMS Made Simple API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 112 Alchemy CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 113 REDAXO API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 114 CushyCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.5$28/mo
- 115 Mood CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 116 TakeShape API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$500/mo
- 117 Nuxeo Platform API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 118 Quanta CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 119 Zenphoto API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 120 Víncolo CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 121 BigTree CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 122 PortalCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 123 Flute CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 124 Flextype API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 125 Piranha CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform type | Editorial workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Solodev CMS | 5.6 | No | $245/mo | No | $245/mo | hosted | Yes |
| 102 | contentXXL CMS | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 103 | Kotti CMS | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 104 | Elvaro | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 105 | Dotclear | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 106 | Exponent CMS | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 107 | GetSimple CMS | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 108 | PluXml | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 109 | Sitemagic CMS | 5.6 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Yes | $1.99/mo | self_hosted | — |
| 110 | Typesetter CMS | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 111 | CMS Made Simple | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 112 | Alchemy CMS | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 113 | REDAXO | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 114 | CushyCMS | 5.5 | Free plan | $28/mo | Yes | — | hosted | — |
| 115 | Mood CMS | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 116 | TakeShape | 5.4 | No | $500/mo | No | $500/mo | hosted | Yes |
| 117 | Nuxeo Platform | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 118 | Quanta CMS | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 119 | Zenphoto | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 120 | Víncolo CMS | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 121 | BigTree CMS | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 122 | PortalCMS | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 123 | Flute CMS | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 124 | Flextype | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 125 | Piranha CMS | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | Yes |
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