Ghost Alternatives

Apps similar to Ghost include WordPress, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Drupal, Blogger, Bear Blog and Publii. CMS Tools like Ghost are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, self-hosting, Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. Shio CMS icon
     2 likes

    Shio is open source CMS, that allows to model content and create Site using javascript with native cache and search.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  2. croogo icon
     4 likes

    Croogo is a free, open source, content management system for PHP, released under The MIT License. It is powered by CakePHP MVC framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Keystatic icon
     1 like

    First-class CMS experience, TypeScript API, Markdown & YAML/JSON based, no DB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. CouchCMS icon
     10 likes

    With no knowledge of PHP required at all you can make any static web-page editable by your clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • PHP
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  5. Editor X icon
     4 likes

    Editor X is an advanced creation platform for designers and web professionals. The platform combines cutting edge responsive design with smooth drag and drop.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Flatpress icon
     7 likes

    FlatPress is an open-source standard-compliant multi-lingual extensible blogging engine which does not require a DataBase Management System to work. You don’t need MySQL because FlatPress stores all of its content on text files.

    109 Flatpress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Softaculous
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  7. Mixcore CMS icon
     5 likes

    💮 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Sitecore icon
     5 likes

    Sitecore A/S has produced the Sitecore content management system since 1999. They have a well established portfolio of Solution Partners worldwide and an extensive network of certified Sitecore developers.

    94 Sitecore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Antville icon
     4 likes

    Antville is an open source project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software. It can easily host up to several thousands of sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Outstatic icon
     1 like

    Outstatic is a static site CMS that lives inside your Next.js install. No need for databases, external services or complicated setups. It allows you to create, edit and save content that is automatically commited to your repository and deployed to your live website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Hyvor Blogs icon
     3 likes

    An open-source, bloat-free blogging platform designed for total simplicity. Hyvor Blogs includes everything natively, including comments, newsletters, zero-config SEO, and automated link analysis. You can publish on a custom domain, run as a sub-directory, or go fully headless.

    80 Hyvor Blogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  12. Apache Roller icon
     3 likes

    Apache Roller is a full-featured, multi-user and group-blog server suitable for blog sites large and small.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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