CMS Made Simple Alternatives

CMS Made Simple is described as '- the open source content management system for the rest of us. CMS Made Simple helps experienced web developers and designers to create sites of power and beauty in a fraction of the normal time, avoiding hours of coding and allowing your clients to update their' and is a CMS tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CMS Made Simple for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Linux, Windows and Mac apps. The best CMS Made Simple alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CMS Made Simple are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and Grav.

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  1. HamsterCMS icon

    HamsterCMS

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    Hamster CMS is the world's smallest and very simple multi-template flatfile PHP content management system

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    admin panel
     
  2. Fork CMS icon

    Fork CMS

     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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    The pages module, used to organize your website's structure.
     
  4. Chyrp icon

    Chyrp

     16 likes

    Chyrp is a blogging engine designed to be very lightweight while retaining functionality. It is powered by PHP and has very powerful theme and extension engines, so you can personalize it however you want.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Chyrps Website, using Chyrp as a backend
     
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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.

    https://wordpress.org
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  6. Backdrop CMS icon

    Backdrop CMS

     11 likes

    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    185 Backdrop CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Backdrop CMS screenshot 1
     
  8. Statamic icon

    Statamic

     10 likes

    Build powerful & dynamic websites without a database. An infinitely flexible, flat-file Content Management System.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Statamic screenshot 1
     
  9. ExpressionEngine icon

    ExpressionEngine

     25 likes

    ExpressionEngine CMS is the most secure, flexible, extensible, and user friendly Open Source CMS on the planet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    ExpressionEngine screenshot 1
     
  10. Craft CMS icon

    Craft CMS

     16 likes

    Content management system built on Yii PHP Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Craft CMS screenshot 1
     
  11. Lavalite icon

    Lavalite

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home page
     
  12. Batflat icon

    Batflat

     3 likes

    Bootstrap ready CMS for free. Just download and create kick-ass website in a few minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • SQLite
    • Bootstrap
    Batflat screenshot 1
     
  13. Sulu CMS icon

    Sulu CMS

     1 like

    The ideal combination of PHP developer experience and agency platform. Deliver complex sites and great user experiences for the content teams who work on your site every day.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Full Content Life Cycle Create, edit, and publish content all within an intuitive, simple-to-use admin backend.
     
  14. Umbraco icon

    Umbraco

     12 likes

    Umbraco is a fully-featured open source content management system with the flexibility to run anything from small campaign or brochure sites right through to complex applications for Fortune 500's and some of the largest media sites in the world.

    184 Umbraco alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • .NET Framework
     
  15. Anymod icon

    Anymod

     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Dashboard
     
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