Metalsmith AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools & Website Builders like Metalsmith

Metalsmith is described as 'An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Metalsmith for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Metalsmith alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Metalsmith are Ghost, Jekyll, Blogger and Grav.

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  1. WordPress icon
     1666 likes

    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.

    111 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Ghost icon
     254 likes

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

    274 Ghost alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Jekyll icon
     126 likes

    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    130 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Blogger icon
     224 likes

    Publish blogs with free hosting on a customizable platform offering a choice of templates, flexible layouts, custom or blogspot.com domains, built-in analytics and AdSense monetization, unlimited storage for posts and images, and secure Google service integration.

    196 Blogger alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Grav icon
     136 likes

    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.

    185 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  6. Directus icon
     33 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  7. DEV Community icon
     30 likes

    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.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  8. spurtCMS icon
     6 likes

    Open-source CMS leveraging Golang for high performance; features decoupled modules for integration, inspired by major platforms, offering versatility for industries from ecommerce to events, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and bespoke solutions with community support.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. Gatsby icon
     17 likes

    Gatsby provides development teams an open source frontend framework for creating dynamic, optimized websites and a cloud platform for delivering them on a blazing fast edge network.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Use a free (and ad-free) blogging platform to publish your ideas, share them with the Community and the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Apostrophe CMS icon
     11 likes

    Apostrophe is a powerful website builder platform built on an enterprise open source CMS, offering in-context live editing, visual design tools, and multisite enablement in a full stack JS environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
     
  12. Mozello icon
     6 likes

    User-friendly platform for creating mobile-friendly sites, blogs, and stores quickly. Features include SEO tools, multilingual support, and complete hosting management with no tech skills needed.

    195 Mozello alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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