Publii AlternativesOnly apps categorised as CMS Tools

The best CMS alternative to Publii is Ghost. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Grav or Kalmia. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Publii and 12 are CMS Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting CMS Tool alternatives to Publii are BOWWE, GetSimple CMS, BuhoCMS and HTMLy.

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Publii alternatives page was last updated Nov 21, 2024
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  1. Ghost icon

    Ghost

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

    281 Ghost alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    Ghost screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Live Preview
    10.  WYSIWYG Support
    11.  Fediverse
    12.  Intuitive Nodes

    Ghost VS Publii

     

    • Ghost is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Publii.

    • Ghost is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Publii.

    • Ghost is Free Personal and Open SourcePublii is Free and Open Source
    • Ghost is Privacy focusedPublii is not according to our users
  2. Grav icon

    Grav

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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.

    193 Grav alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    The dashboard

    Grav Features

    1.  Flat File CMS
    2.  No database needed
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Twig Templating
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Content Management

    Grav VS Publii

     
    Comments about Grav as an Alternative to Publii
    Guest
    Negative •Nov 21, 2024
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    It's not at all the same thing

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    • Grav is Free and Open SourcePublii is also Free and Open Source
  4. BOWWE icon

    BOWWE

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    BOWWE builder - as Easy as Wix, as powerful as Webflow. Create Landing Pages, Micro Pages, Websites, CVs, and Portfolios with the quality of professional developers.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    BOWWE screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Support for multiple currencies
    9.  Recurring Billing
    10.  Support for scripting
    11.  Custom templates
    12.  Multiple languages

    BOWWE VS Publii

     
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    BOWWE

    BOWWE builder - as Easy as Wix, as powerful as Webflow. Create Landing Pages, Micro Pages, Websites, CVs, and Portfolios with the quality of professional developers.

    https://bowwe.com
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    Kalmia

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    Kalmia is a Go tool with a web interface for managing RsPress documentation. It supports multiple versions, multiple users, and includes a Markdown editor for easy edits.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
    Kalmia screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  File Versioning
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Golang
    8.  Integrated Search

    Kalmia VS Publii

     
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    GetSimple CMS

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    GetSimple is an XML based lite Content Management System. To go along with its best-in-class user interface, we have loaded it with features that every website needs, but with nothing it doesn't. GetSimple is truly the simplest way to manage a small-business website.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    GetSimple CMS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Flat File CMS
    4. Microsoft Active Directory icon  Active Directory integration

    GetSimple CMS VS Publii

     
    Comments about GetSimple CMS as an Alternative to Publii
    Guest
    Negative •Oct 21, 2020
    2

    Publli is a desktop application, GetSimple CMS server-based. The technical prerequisites have to be completely different. Please remove GetSimple as alternative for Publii.

    Guest
    Negative •Feb 13, 2020
    2

    Publii is a desktop editor, GetSimple is something very different

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    • GetSimple CMS is the most popular Linux alternative to Publii.

    • GetSimple CMS is Free and Open SourcePublii is also Free and Open Source
    • GetSimple CMS is LightweightPublii is not according to our users
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    BuhoCMS

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    BuhoCMS is a local Content Management System for static site generators (SSGs supported: Hugo, Jekyll, 11ty).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Jekyll
    BuhoCMS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Live Preview

    BuhoCMS VS Publii

     
  10. HTMLy icon

    HTMLy

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    HTMLy is an open source databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds.

    12 HTMLy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Softaculous
    HTMLy screenshot 1

    HTMLy Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Flat File CMS

    HTMLy VS Publii

     
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    Backdrop CMS

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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Backdrop CMS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Dynamic Views
    2.  Flexible content types
    3.  Layout Builder
    4.  Configuration Management
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Configuration export / import
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Auto Update
    9.  Content Management
    10.  Data export/import
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Modules

    Backdrop CMS VS Publii

     
  12. Spinal icon

    Spinal

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    A minimal and beautiful CMS for static site generators (like Jekyll, Astro and 11ty). Designed for SaaS content marketing teams.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    The content overview for the blog. Toggle more columns, group by frontmatter keys and see how locked some content (while they're editing it).

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    5.  Marketing Automation
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  Ad-free

    Spinal VS Publii

     

    • Spinal is the most popular commercial alternative to Publii.

    • Spinal is Paid and ProprietaryPublii is Free and Open Source
    • Spinal is Privacy focused and LightweightPublii is not according to our users
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    Flatpress

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Softaculous
    Flatpress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Flat File CMS

    Flatpress VS Publii

     
  14. razorCMS icon

    razorCMS

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    razorCMS is a File Based Content Management System. This means it helps you to build a website without the means of a database backend. All data in razorCMS is stored in flat files, and uses a "database" engine called razorDB.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    razorCMS screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from June 2014.

    razorCMS Features

    1.  Flat File CMS

    razorCMS VS Publii

     
  15. YouDoCMS icon

    YouDoCMS

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    A website builder, headless CMS and static site generator running as a dektop application for Windows and Mac. Manage your content just like WordPress and deploy static sites direct to S3, Cloudfront, Cloudflare, Firebase, Github Pages and Azure.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Create, update and content just like Joomla or WordPress

    YouDoCMS Features

    1.  Support for Bootstrap
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Headless CMS

    YouDoCMS VS Publii

     
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