Canvas AlternativesCMS & Blog Publishing Tools like Canvas

Canvas is described as 'Create your own blog with unparalleled speed and efficiency and share your stories with the world on a beautiful template that didn't take 67 plugins to create' and is a CMS tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Canvas for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Canvas alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Canvas are Drupal, DEV Community, Apostrophe CMS and OverBlog.

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  1. WordPress icon
     1666 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.

    108 WordPress alternatives

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

    Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.

    210 Drupal alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  3. DEV Community icon
     30 likes

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. 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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
     
  5. OverBlog icon
     7 likes

    OverBlog is a blogging platform, active and evolving. Create a blog, without any technical knowledge, and find everything you post ! Create your blog has never been easier.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Portal CMS icon
     8 likes

    Portal CMS is a free and open source content management system with a powerful integrated page builder built in .NET MVC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Fork CMS icon
     36 likes

    Fork CMS is dedicated to creating a user friendly environment to build, monitor and update your website. We take great pride in being the Content Management System of choice for beginners and professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  8. Lavalite icon
     6 likes

    LavaLite is an open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and Laravel web application framework. It currently supports MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB and PostgreSQL for the database backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  9. ExpressionEngine CMS is the most secure, flexible, extensible, and user friendly Open Source CMS on the planet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  10. Anymod icon
     6 likes

    Easily add CMS features to any website, on any platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. BlogMaker icon
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    BlogMaker is a modern, no-code blogging platform built for creators, marketers, and businesses who want to grow their online presence. With a focus on speed, SEO, and simplicity, BlogMaker lets you launch and manage unlimited blogs under one subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Symphony CMS icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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