Cockpit AlternativesCMS & Blog Publishing Tools like Cockpit

Cockpit is described as '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' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cockpit for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Cockpit alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cockpit are Drupal, Joomla, Strapi and Sanity.io.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1664 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.

    104 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    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 Cockpit.

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

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceCockpit is Free and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableCockpit is not according to our users
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    Drupal

     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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    Joomla

     350 likes

    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home Dashboard
     
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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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    Strapi

     39 likes

    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...

    80 Strapi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Content types builder
     
  7. Sanity.io icon

    Sanity.io

     11 likes

    Sanity is a hosted backend for structured content with a real-time API, globally distributed CDN, and a powerful, but simple query language. A headless CMS with an open source React-based editor, that can be configured with basic JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Documents
     
  8. DEV Community icon

    DEV Community

     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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  10. Contentful icon

    Contentful

     15 likes

    A content management system that enables cross-platform, multi-device online publishing. Businesses employ Contentful to publish editorial content for web apps, mobile apps, and, ultimately, any connected devices.

    59 Contentful alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Contentful is the most popular commercial alternative to Cockpit.

    • Contentful is Paid and ProprietaryCockpit is Free and Open Source
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    spurtCMS

     6 likes

    Open-source CMS leveraging Golang for high performance; features decoupled modules for integration, inspired by major platforms, offering versatility for industries from ecommerce to events, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and bespoke solutions with community support.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    Alinea CMS

     4 likes

    Open source headless CMS with minimal setup. Alinea CMS is a feature rich Git based CMS with a focus on user and developer experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Squidex

     2 likes

    Squidex is an open source headless CMS and content management hub. In contrast to a traditional CMS Squidex provides a rich API with OData filter and Swagger definitions. It is up to you to build your UI on top of it. It can be website, a native app or just another server.

    32 Squidex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Apostrophe CMS

     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

    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 Cockpit.

    • Apostrophe CMS is Free and Open SourceCockpit is also Free and Open Source
    • Apostrophe CMS is CustomizableCockpit is not according to our users
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