Locomotive AlternativesCMS Tools and other similar apps like Locomotive

Locomotive is described as 'LOCOMOTIVE is an open source CMS for Rails. It's super flexible and integrates with Heroku and Amazon S3' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Locomotive, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Locomotive alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Locomotive are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and Grav.

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  1. WordPress icon

    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.

    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 Locomotive.

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

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceLocomotive is Free and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableLocomotive is not according to our users
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    Ghost

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    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    270 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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    Drupal

     492 likes
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    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.

    206 Drupal alternatives

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    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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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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    Joomla

     350 likes
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    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.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home Dashboard
     
  7. Grav icon

    Grav

     137 likes
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    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    183 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    The dashboard
     
  8. Directus icon

    Directus

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    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    217 Directus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    ProcessWire

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    ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation. With all custom fields, an easy-to-use jQuery-inspired API, and a powerful page selector engine, ProcessWire will rise to any task.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    DEV Community

     30 likes
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    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
     
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    Automad

     15 likes
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    Automad is a file-based flat CMS and template engine. It is designed to be fully portable without any dependencies on databases or fixed locations and doesn't require any complicated setup process. All data gets stored in a human readable form.

    84 Automad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Dashboard
     
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    Textpattern

     51 likes
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    Textpattern is an elegant content management system that is free, open source software with privacy and separation of content/design at its foundation.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    MODX

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    The MODX Digital Experience Platform gives you everything you need to build, host, and maintain amazing websites your way. Gain complete control over your creative vision without restriction or compromise.

    114 MODX alternatives

    Cost / License

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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
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    • MODX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Locomotive.

    • MODX is Freemium and Open SourceLocomotive is Free and Open Source
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    Microsoft SharePoint

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    Share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization.

    131 Microsoft SharePoint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    Admin
     

    • Microsoft SharePoint is the most popular commercial alternative to Locomotive.

    • Microsoft SharePoint is Paid and ProprietaryLocomotive is Free and Open Source
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