Contentful AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Website Builders

The best open source Website Builder alternative to Contentful is WordPress. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Contentful and three of them are open source Website Builders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Website Builder alternatives to Contentful are liveSite and Mixcore CMS.

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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.

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Contentful alternatives page was last updated Feb 1, 2024
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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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    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
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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...

    296 liveSite alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    liveSite Features

    1.  Email automation
    2.  Reusable content blocks
    3.  Ecommerce Integration
    4.  Inline editing
    5.  Integrated Form filler
    6.  Dynamic content
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    Mixcore CMS

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    💮 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.

    331 Mixcore CMS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Mixcore CMS Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Content Management
    3.  Publishing
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