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
1free plans on this page
$5/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.
- 126 PHPBoost API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 127 XOOPS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 128 Lektor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 129 Papoo CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.3Free
- 130 Visualizer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 131 ImpressCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 132 webEdition API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 133 CMSimple_XH API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 134 Automad API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 135 WissKI API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 136 CouchCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 137 Publiz API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$5/mo
- 138 BEdita API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 139 FUEL CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 140 Bludit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 141 PHP-Fusion API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 142 Feedzy RSS Feeds API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$16.58/mo
- 143 Contently API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 144 Typecho API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 145 phpwcms API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 146 Mixcore CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 147 Roxen CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 148 Brick API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 149 HTMLy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 150 ZwiiCMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform type | Editorial workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | PHPBoost | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 127 | XOOPS | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 128 | Lektor | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 129 | Papoo CMS | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | — | — | self_hosted | — |
| 130 | Visualizer | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 131 | ImpressCMS | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 132 | webEdition | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 133 | CMSimple_XH | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 134 | Automad | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 135 | WissKI | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 136 | CouchCMS | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 137 | Publiz | 5.1 | No | $5/mo | No | $5/mo | hosted | Yes |
| 138 | BEdita | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 139 | FUEL CMS | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 140 | Bludit | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 141 | PHP-Fusion | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 142 | Feedzy RSS Feeds | 5.1 | No | $16.58/mo | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 143 | Contently | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 144 | Typecho | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 145 | phpwcms | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 146 | Mixcore CMS | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 147 | Roxen CMS | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 148 | Brick | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | $5/mo | hosted | No |
| 149 | HTMLy | 4.9 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 150 | ZwiiCMS | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
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