MODX Alternatives for Linux

MODX is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MODX and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MODX are ProcessWire, django CMS, Symphony CMS and Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware.

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  1. WordPress icon
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    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    128 WordPress alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Cloudron
     
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  2. ProcessWire icon
     165 likes

    ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation. With all custom fields, an easy-to-use jQuery-inspired API, and a powerful page selector engine, ProcessWire will rise to any task.

    110 ProcessWire alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • PHP
     
  3. django CMS icon
     62 likes

    django CMS is an Enterprise CMS built with Django and one of the most active open-source projects in the Django ecosystem. Since 2007 it powers tens of thousands of websites across the world, and benefits from a friendly developer community.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. Symphony CMS icon
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    Symphony is an XSLT-powered open source content management system

    It's a web-based content management system (CMS) that enables users to create and manage websites and web applications of all shapes and sizes—from the simplest of blogs to bustling news sites and feature-pack.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP + Smarty, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Bootstrap.

    126 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • PHP
     
  6. Chyrp Lite icon
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    Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.

    119 Chyrp Lite alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • PHP
     
  7. Xoops icon
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    XOOPS CMS is an extensible, OO (Object Oriented), easy to use dynamic web content management system (CMS) written in PHP. XOOPS is the ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
     
  8. ParticleCMS icon
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    The last PHP website framework you will ever need! Focused on usability, SEO score, and work time reduction. Actively developed since 2008 and used on thousands of online apps, lotteries, contests, company and private websites.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. GetSimple CMS icon
     18 likes

    GetSimple is an XML based lite Content Management System. To go along with its best-in-class user interface, we have loaded it with features that every website needs, but with nothing it doesn't. GetSimple is truly the simplest way to manage a small-business website.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Rubedo icon
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    Rubedo is a powerful CMS & Ecommerce application that allows you not only to manage content but also to build communication and marketing strategy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Movable Type Pro is designed for bloggers, design and development firms, and small and medium-sized businesses, and has all of the features of Movable Type plus social networking features, custom fields for extending your content management system, and new Professional Templates...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
     
  12. ORCHID icon
     4 likes

    ORCHID is a tool that allows you to quickly write simple but powerful websites and applications. Provided as a package for Laravel, you can easily integrate it as a third-party component using Composer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Laravel
    • PHP
     
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