Backdrop CMS Alternatives

Backdrop CMS is described as 'Simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Backdrop CMS for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Backdrop CMS alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Backdrop CMS are Ghost, Drupal, Blogger and Jekyll.

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  1. Silex - The PHP micro-framework based on Symfony2 Components

    Silex is a PHP microframework for PHP 5.3. It is built on the shoulders of Symfony2 and Pimple and also inspired by sinatra.

    A microframework provides the guts for building simple single-file apps. Silex aims to be:

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Small and carefully designed PHP 5.2+ HMVC framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Pedestal icon
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    Pedestal is a web application framework written in Clojure that aims to bring both the language and its principles to client and server-side development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. CSZ CMS icon
     5 likes

    CSZ CMS is an open source web application that allows to manage all content and settings on the websites. CSZ CMS was built on the basis of Codeigniter and design the structure of Bootstrap, this should make your website fully responsive with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Typesetter icon
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    Typesetter is an open source CMS written in PHP focused on ease of use with True WYSIWYG editing and flat-file storage. Typesetter CMS, A Free and Easy CMS for everyone.

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Rocketspark icon
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    Create a beautiful website with no design or IT skills using the Rocketspark website builder. Enjoyably easy DIY web editing and ecommerce. Great for Designers and Graphic designers, manage your clients with the Rocketspark Studio.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Postleaf icon
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    Postleaf is an open source blogging platform with WYSIWYG inline editing, handlebar templates, and a beautiful user interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Handlebars
    • PHP
     
  8. Antville icon
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    Antville is an open source project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software. It can easily host up to several thousands of sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Winter CMS icon
     4 likes

    Winter CMS is a free, open-source content management system based on the Laravel PHP framework. An open source fork of October CMS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Phalcon icon
     4 likes

    Phalcon is a high-performance PHP web framework based on the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern. Originally released in 2012, it is an open-source framework licensed under the terms of the BSD License (from wikipedia).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. razorCMS icon
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    razorCMS is a File Based Content Management System. This means it helps you to build a website without the means of a database backend. All data in razorCMS is stored in flat files, and uses a "database" engine called razorDB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Ionize icon
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    Ionize is a free professional multilingual and user-friendly PHP Content Management System (CMS) based on CodeIgniter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
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