Blogger AlternativesOnly apps categorised as CMS Tools

The best CMS alternative to Blogger is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Blogger and loads of them are CMS Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting CMS Tool alternatives to Blogger are Ghost, Grav, WriteFreely and Directus.

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Blogger alternatives are mainly CMS Tools, but if you're looking for Website Builders or Blog Publishing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free + Blog Publishing, Free and Free + US. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Blogger.
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  1. WordPress icon
     1668 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.

    115 WordPress alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Ghost icon
     254 likes

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

    275 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Grav icon
     136 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.

    187 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Directus icon
     33 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.

    219 Directus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  5. Apostrophe CMS icon
     11 likes

    Apostrophe is a powerful website builder platform built on an enterprise open source CMS, offering in-context live editing, visual design tools, and multisite enablement in a full stack JS environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
     
  6. Blot icon
     13 likes

    Blot is a blogging platform with no interface. It creates a special folder in your Dropbox and publishes files you put inside. The point of all this?—?the reason Blot exists?—?is so you can use your favorite tools to create whatever you publish.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. spurtCMS icon
     6 likes

    Open-source CMS leveraging Golang for high performance; features decoupled modules for integration, inspired by major platforms, offering versatility for industries from ecommerce to events, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and bespoke solutions with community support.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  8. WPDistrib icon
     1 like

    WPDistrib is a free, open-source WordPress pack preconfigured for speed, security, and SEO. Supporting English and French, it includes essential plugins and templates for effortless website creation.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  9. Chyrp Lite icon
     7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  10. BOWWE icon
     6 likes

    No-code and low-code web platform offering drag and drop builder, automatic high-quality code, mobile responsiveness, adaptable branding sections, and integrated templates for fast creation of sites, landing pages, portfolios, and scalable projects by anyone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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