CiiMS AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like CiiMS

CiiMS is described as 'Fast, simple, and easy to use, full feature blogging platform and content management system built in Yii' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to CiiMS for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best CiiMS alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CiiMS are Ghost, DEV Community, Apostrophe CMS and OverBlog.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

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    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.

    104 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to CiiMS.

    • WordPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CiiMS.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceCiiMS is Free and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableCiiMS is not according to our users
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    Ghost

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

    271 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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    DEV Community

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    WordPress

    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.

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    Apostrophe CMS

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    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
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    • Apostrophe CMS is the most popular SaaS alternative to CiiMS.

    • Apostrophe CMS is Free and Open SourceCiiMS is also Free and Open Source
    • Apostrophe CMS is CustomizableCiiMS is not according to our users
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    OverBlog

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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Portal CMS

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    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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Lavalite icon

    Lavalite

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    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.

    248 Lavalite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home page
     
  11. BlogMaker icon

    BlogMaker

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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.

    363 BlogMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • BlogMaker is the most popular commercial alternative to CiiMS.

    • BlogMaker is Paid and ProprietaryCiiMS is Free and Open Source
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    BardCanvas

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    liveSite

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  14. Bootstrap CMS icon

    Bootstrap CMS

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    Modern, open source, fast and secure content management system based on Bootstrap 3 using the latest technology. CMS has been build from Scratch and uses the latest bootstrap framework, jQuery and technology like HTML5, CSS3, PHP5 and MySQL5.

    262 Bootstrap CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    CSZ CMS

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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.

    230 CSZ CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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