Backdrop CMS AlternativesBlog Publishing & CMS Tools like Backdrop CMS

Apps similar to Backdrop CMS include WordPress, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Ghost, Drupal, Blogger and Publii. You're spoiled for choice with CMS Tools like Backdrop CMS: we list more than 100 alternatives for self-hosting, Windows, Linux, the web and Mac.

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  1. WordPress icon
     1700 likes

    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.

    163 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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  2. Ghost icon
     264 likes

    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    296 Ghost alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    • US flagUnited States
    Ghost screenshot 1
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  3. Drupal icon
     496 likes

    Open source CMS with modular architecture, structured content support, and thousands of modules for extensibility. Offers custom themes, robust security, integration capabilities, starter distributions, active community support, and is free under the GPL license with no vendor lock-in.

    219 Drupal alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • US flagUnited States
    Drupal screenshot 1
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  4. Blogger icon
     228 likes

    Publish blogs with free hosting on a customizable platform offering a choice of templates, flexible layouts, custom or blogspot.com domains, built-in analytics and AdSense monetization, unlimited storage for posts and images, and secure Google service integration.

    210 Blogger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • US flagUnited States
    Blogger screenshot 1
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  5. Publii icon
     54 likes

    Publii allows to you build, modify and manage an unlimited number of sites from the same app with instant switching; no databases or other credentials to remember.

    33 Publii alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Jekyll icon
     128 likes

    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    142 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Hugo icon
     95 likes

    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    120 Hugo alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Joomla icon
     354 likes

    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

    220 Joomla alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • US flagUnited States
    Home Dashboard
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  9. Django icon
     123 likes

    Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Grav icon
     139 likes

    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    202 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • US flagUnited States
    The dashboard
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  11. Laravel icon
     94 likes

    Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We’ve already laid the foundation — freeing you to create without sweating the small things.

    53 Laravel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  12. Directus icon
     34 likes

    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    228 Directus alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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