Serendipity Alternatives

Apps similar to Serendipity include WordPress, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Directus, DEV Community, Apostrophe CMS and OverBlog. You're spoiled for choice with CMS Tools like Serendipity: we list more than 25 alternatives for self-hosting, the web, Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. BlogMaker icon
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    Blogmaker is a hosted blogging platform with built-in SEO, newsletters, analytics, APIs, and AI-assisted publishing through MCP.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. liveSite icon
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    The enterprise website solution without the enterprise price tag. liveSite is a back-end website engine that can drive any front-end website design. It includes CMS, Blogging, eCommerce, Online Forms, Calendaring, and automated Email Campaign features all businesses and...

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Rocketspark icon
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    Create a beautiful website with no design or IT skills using the Rocketspark website builder. Enjoyably easy DIY web editing and ecommerce. Great for Designers and Graphic designers, manage your clients with the Rocketspark Studio.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Pebble is a Java-based server blogging software such as MovableType and WordPress. It does not require a database, but rather stores the blog entries in plain files.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. CSZ CMS icon
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    CSZ CMS is an open source web application that allows to manage all content and settings on the websites. CSZ CMS was built on the basis of Codeigniter and design the structure of Bootstrap, this should make your website fully responsive with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Ionize icon
     4 likes

    Ionize is a free professional multilingual and user-friendly PHP Content Management System (CMS) based on CodeIgniter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  7. ArtgenCMS icon
     2 likes

    Open source No Code headless CMS, which provides an easy way to manage not just your data but your application's logic as well.

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. ORCHID icon
     4 likes

    ORCHID is a tool that allows you to quickly write simple but powerful websites and applications. Provided as a package for Laravel, you can easily integrate it as a third-party component using Composer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Laravel
    • PHP
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  9. Sitecake icon
     5 likes

    A simple drag-and-drop CMS for static HTML and PHP websites. No database required. Just upload to your hosting and start editing. Perfect for small business websites, portfolios, and landing pages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • NGINX
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  10. Mixcore CMS icon
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    💮 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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  11. Free Website Builder Script is an open source website builder script allowing the administrator to create, run and manage multiple websites through one single multisite CMS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. Apache Roller icon
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    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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