Canvas Alternatives

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 10 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. BardCanvas icon
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    BardCanvas is an Open Source CMS that fits perfectly for blogs/forums/social networks. It is fast (through several cache levels), heavily optimized (it wont collapse the server in high traffic conditions) and constantly improved.

    247 BardCanvas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. 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.

    364 BlogMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. liveSite icon
     3 likes

    The enterprise website solution without the enterprise price tag. liveSite is a back-end website engine that can drive any front-end website design. It includes CMS, Blogging, eCommerce, Online Forms, Calendaring, and automated Email Campaign features all businesses and...

    281 liveSite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. 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

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  5. CSZ CMS icon
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    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.

    225 CSZ CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. ORCHID icon
     4 likes

    ORCHID is a tool that allows you to quickly write simple but powerful websites and applications. Provided as a package for Laravel, you can easily integrate it as a third-party component using Composer.

    278 ORCHID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Laravel
    • PHP
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  7. Sitecake icon
     5 likes

    A simple drag-and-drop CMS for static HTML and PHP websites. No database required. Just upload to your hosting and start editing. Perfect for small business websites, portfolios, and landing pages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • NGINX
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  8. Readz icon
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    Readz is a powerful and flexible browser-based CMS for building and managing responsive websites. Forget plugins and extensions. Readz comes fully equipped with all of the design, marketing, high-speed architecture, and integration tools needed to create fully optimized pages in...

    148 Readz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Mixcore CMS icon
     5 likes

    💮 Mixcore CMS is an open-source modular, multi-tenant application framework built on top of ASP.NET Core (Dotnet Core). It is a completed open source ASP.NET Core (Dotnet Core) CMS solution. https://mixcore.org.

    318 Mixcore CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Gila CMS icon
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    Gila CMS is an open source content management system. Made with PHP7 and MySQL. You can use it for your blog, web store and personalise it for your business needs.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  11. The FlatSiteBuilder is a very easy to use content management system and content creation tool running as a desktop application. You are able to build web content which you can host on github pages for free or any other web space provider.

    151 FlatSiteBuilder alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Create is a website builder that allows you to make your own website. Simple to use with beautiful templates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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