Grav Alternatives

Grav is described as 'Easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance' and is a very popular CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Grav for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Grav alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Grav are Ghost, Drupal, Jekyll and Hugo.

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  1. Pulse CMS icon
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    Pulse CMS is the easiest way to build and deploy a responsive, content managed website. Since it's a flat file CMS there is no complicated database setup, just copy it to your server and go.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Berta CMS icon
     17 likes

    Berta is a simple website creation app. Build a portfolio or a website for your small business. Add a simple shop and sell your goods online. Download it or host your Berta website on our servers and don't worry about updates or backups.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Octopress icon
     19 likes

    Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. To start blogging with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll
     
  4. 99ko CMS icon
     3 likes

    99ko is a simple CMS, light and fast. It is multilingual (French & English by default) and it supports themes and plugins. 99ko uses no database, it stores your data in JSON format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Mataroa Blog icon
     7 likes

    Blogging platform for minimalists.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Flextype icon
     3 likes

    The freedom of a headless CMS with the full functionality of a traditional CMS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Jas CMS icon
     2 likes

    Jas CMS is a free, small website engine written in Java, licensed under GNU GPL 3. It produces static content without the need of any databases or server-side scripting languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. DocPad icon
     5 likes

    DocPad is a dynamic static-site generator. That is a content management system that takes content from several sources, like files on your computer, and renders them into incredibly fast static output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Nift icon
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    It's lightning fast, developed from the ground up in C++, and released for free under the MIT license, use it for any of your personal or commercial projects – just be sure to preserve copyright and license notices!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. MiddleMan icon
     2 likes

    Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. Check out middlemanapp.com for detailed tutorials, including a getting started guide. You can also follow @middlemanapp for updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Ruby
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  11. Markdown Ninja is the easiest way to publish Markdown-based websites and newsletters. The days of hacking a static site generator, a broken theme, a complex CI/CD pipeline and a cloud platform with unlimited billing to publish a website are long gone!

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  12. Chyrp Lite icon
     7 likes

    Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
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