Self-Hosted ButterCMS Alternatives

ButterCMS is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ButterCMS and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to ButterCMS are Ghost, Jekyll, Grav and Strapi.

ButterCMS alternatives are mainly CMS Tools but may also be Blog Publishing Tools or Static Site Generators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of ButterCMS.

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WordPress
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Freemium • Open Source
Blog Publishing Tool
CMS Tool
Website Builder
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Self-Hosted
PHP
Cloudron
412 WordPress alternatives
WordPress is software designed for everyone, emphasizing accessibility, performance, security, and ease of use. We believe great software should work with minimum set up, so you can focus on sharing your story, product, or services freely.
- - WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to ButterCMS.
- - WordPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ButterCMS.
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WordPress Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsWordPress can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. IFTTT IntegrationYou can connect different services to automatically trigger actions within WordPress using IFTTT.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of WordPress.
Customizable
Self-deployment
Web-Based
Content Management
Hostable
Ecommerce Integration
Multi-Site Management
Headless CMS
Dockerized
Google Plus integration
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This is NOT even close. Completely different product. ButterCMS is HEADLESS CMS unlike WordPress
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Ghost
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Free Personal • Open Source
Blog Publishing Tool
CMS Tool
Static Site Generator
Online
Self-Hosted
Cloudron
Node.JS
259 Ghost alternatives
The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.
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Ghost Features
1. Support for MarkDownGhost supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Two-factor AuthenticationGhost supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
3. Ad-freeGhost doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Publishing
Intuitive Nodes
Jekyll
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Free • Open Source
Website Builder
Blog Publishing Tool
Static Site Generator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
123 Jekyll alternatives
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.
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Jekyll Features
1. Support for MarkDownJekyll supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. No TrackingJekyll will not track you or use your personal data.
3. Syntax HighlightingJekyll supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsJekyll can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. Command line interfaceJekyll either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Content Management
Ruby
Publishing
Grav
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Free • Open Source
Blog Publishing Tool
CMS Tool
Static Site Generator
Online
Self-Hosted
PHP
Markdown
Cloudron
190 Grav alternatives
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.
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Grav Features
1. Support for MarkDownGrav supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGrav can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Two-factor AuthenticationGrav supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
Flat File CMS
No database needed
Twig Templating
Content Management
Strapi
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Freemium • Open Source
CMS Tool
Self-Hosted
64 Strapi alternatives
Strapi enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite tools. Content teams use Strapi to autonomously manage all types of content and distribute it from one CMS to any channel be it...
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Strapi Features
1. Support for MarkDownStrapi supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsStrapi can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. WYSIWYG HTML EditorStrapi allows you to make and preview changes to an application or website in real time, without needing to know code.
4. LightweightStrapi consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Ad-freeStrapi doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. WYSIWYG SupportStrapi integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
REST API
GraphQL integration
Headless CMS
GraphQL API
Support for NodeJS
Plugin manager
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Gatsby
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Freemium • Open Source
Static Site Generator
Self-Hosted
React
Software as a Service (SaaS)
100 Gatsby alternatives
Gatsby provides development teams an open source frontend framework for creating dynamic, optimized websites and a cloud platform for delivering them on a blazing fast edge network.
- - Gatsby is the most popular SaaS alternative to ButterCMS.
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Gatsby Features
Serverless
Progressive Web App
React
Cockpit
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Free • Open Source
CMS Tool
Blog Publishing Tool
Self-Hosted
SQLite
49 Cockpit alternatives
Cockpit was born out of the need of building a simple dynamic site. Sure, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and all the other full-stack content management systems are possible solutions for that task ... but let's be honest, often they are just too bloated and too time consuming to...
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Cockpit Features
Headless CMS
Token-based auth
Wagtail CMS
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Free • Open Source
Blog Publishing Tool
CMS Tool
Self-Hosted
Python
Django
393 Wagtail CMS alternatives
Wagtail is a content management system built on Django. It's focused on user experience, and offers precise control for designers and developers.
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Wagtail CMS Features
Django
Pelican
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Free • Open Source
Blog Publishing Tool
Static Site Generator
Self-Hosted
79 Pelican alternatives
Static site generator, written in Python, that requires no database or server-side logic
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Pelican Features
1. Support for MarkDownPelican supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Pelican.
Self-deployment
Mobile friendly
ReStructuredText
User friendly
Publishing
AsciiDoc
Plugin API
Staticman
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Free • Open Source
Static Site Generator
Self-Hosted
90 Staticman alternatives
Static sites with superpowers.
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VuePress
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Free • Open Source
Static Site Generator
Self-Hosted
Vue.js
92 VuePress alternatives
Vue-powered Static Site Generator.
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Bridgetown
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Free • Open Source
Static Site Generator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
Ruby
RubyGems
99 Bridgetown alternatives
In a nutshell, Bridgetown is a static site generator. You give it text written in an author-friendly markup language like Markdown, and it uses layouts and templates to build a website and save the compiled HTML, CSS, and Javascript to an output folder.
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Bridgetown Features
1. Support for MarkDownBridgetown supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsBridgetown can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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