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The best open source CMS alternative to Contentful is WordPress. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Contentful and 17 are open source CMS Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source CMS Tool alternatives to Contentful are Strapi, Cockpit, Tina CMS and Raytha.

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  1. WordPress icon
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    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.

    94 WordPress alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Self-deployment
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Content Management
    5.  Hostable
    6.  Ecommerce Integration
    7.  Multi-Site Management
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Headless CMS
    10.  Dockerized
    11. Google Plus icon  Google Plus integration
    12. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
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    WordPress VS Contentful

    Is WordPress a good alternative to Contentful?
     
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    Ola Johansson

    It's maybe not famous for being a headless CMS but it definitely can be a headless CMS. So i think its a valid alternative.

    Top positive comment •Apr 11, 2021
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    mackenziecarr

    It's not a headless CMS that has headless as a defining or specialized feature.

    Top negative comment •Feb 1, 2024
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    Guest

    not for large websites with thousands of pages. Wordpress is good for small websites or blogs

    Negative comment •Nov 6, 2020
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    • This alternative is disputed. WordPress is a legitimate Contentful alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Contentful.

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

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceContentful is Paid and Proprietary
    • WordPress is CustomizableContentful is not according to our users
  2. Strapi icon
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    Strapi

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    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...

    78 Strapi alternatives
    Content types builder

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Home page
    Content manager
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    Media Library

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Headless CMS
    2.  REST API
    3. GraphQL icon  GraphQL integration
    4.  GraphQL API
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    11.  Plugin manager
    12.  Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
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    Strapi VS Contentful

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    Ola Johansson

    Have only looked at it a bit but looks like a good open source alternative.

    Positive comment •Apr 11, 2021
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    • Almost everyone thinks Strapi is a great Contentful alternative.

    • Strapi is Freemium and Open SourceContentful is Paid and Proprietary
    • Strapi is LightweightContentful is not according to our users
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    Cockpit

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    Cockpit 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...

    54 Cockpit alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • SQLite

    Cockpit Features

    1.  Headless CMS
    2.  Token-based auth
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    Cockpit VS Contentful

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    Guest

    Cockpit is also a headless api-driven CMS.

    Positive comment •Sep 28, 2017
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    • Almost everyone thinks Cockpit is a great Contentful alternative.

    • Cockpit is Free and Open SourceContentful is Paid and Proprietary
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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.

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    Tina CMS

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    A fully open-source headless CMS that supports Git and Visual Editing.

    58 Tina CMS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Tina CMS Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Visual Editing
    4. Git icon  Git integration
    5.  Headless CMS
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    Tina CMS VS Contentful

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  7. Raytha icon
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    Raytha

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    Raytha is a powerful CMS for .NET developers with an easy-to-use interface and fast performance. It offers custom content types, a template engine, and various access controls.

    7 Raytha alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    4.  Ad-free
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    Raytha VS Contentful

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    • Raytha is the most popular SaaS alternative to Contentful.

    • Raytha is Free and Open SourceContentful is Paid and Proprietary
    • Raytha is Privacy focused and LightweightContentful is not according to our users
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    Sanity.io

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    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.

    53 Sanity.io alternatives
    Documents

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Sanity.io Features

    1.  React
    2.  Headless CMS
    3.  Asset Pipeline
    4.  Content Management
    Image input
    Custom hotspots and crops
    +2
    Deeply typed and markup agnostic rich text editor
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  10. SilverStripe icon
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    SilverStripe

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    SilverStripe is a free and open source Content Management System and Framework for creating, maintaining websites and web applications.

    108 SilverStripe alternatives
    CMS assets view in SilverStripe 4

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Campaigns view in SilverStripe 4
    Support timeline
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    SilverStripe Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  File Versioning
    3.  Object-oriented Language
    4.  Community-based
    5.  GraphQL API
    6.  REST API
    7.  Ecommerce Integration
    8. Salesforce icon  Salesforce integration
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    SilverStripe VS Contentful

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  11. Atomic Server icon
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    Atomic Server

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    Atomic-server is a graph database server for storing and sharing Atomic Data. Demo on atomicdata.dev

    3 Atomic Server alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Atomic Server Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Headless CMS
    3.  NoSQL database
    4.  Graph database
    5.  Rust
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    Atomic Server VS Contentful

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    Squidex

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Squidex Features

    1.  Headless CMS
    2.  Content Management
    3.  Jamstack
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    Gentics Mesh

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    Gentics Mesh is an open source API-first CMS, complete with multi-language support, versioning and roles & permissions. Built for scalability, it enables you to store & retrieve JSON documents and binaries via REST or GraphQL.

    18 Gentics Mesh alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Gentics Mesh Features

    1.  GraphQL
    2.  Headless CMS
    3.  Content Management
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    Gentics Mesh VS Contentful

    Is Gentics Mesh a good alternative to Contentful?
     
    Comments about Gentics Mesh as an Alternative to Contentful
     
    Guest

    Much more feature rich, especially regarding versioning of contents

    Positive comment •Jan 30, 2017
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    • Most users think Gentics Mesh is a great Contentful alternative.

    • Gentics Mesh is Free and Open SourceContentful is Paid and Proprietary
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