Open Source Squarespace AlternativesWebsite Builders & Blog Publishing Tools like Squarespace

The best open source alternative to Squarespace is WordPress. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Squarespace and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Squarespace are Ghost, Silex, ProcessWire and Directus.

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Squarespace alternatives page was last updated Feb 7, 2025
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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.

    96 WordPress alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    WordPress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Self-deployment
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Content Management
    5.  Hostable
    6.  Ecommerce Integration
    7.  Multi-Site Management
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Headless CMS
    10.  Dockerized
    11. Google Plus icon  Google Plus integration
    12. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration

    WordPress VS Squarespace

     
    Comments about WordPress as an Alternative to Squarespace
    Guest
    Negative •Jul 16, 2017
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    WordPress doesn't provide all the visual template editing and in-place content editing tools that Squarespace does

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    • Some users think WordPress is a great Squarespace alternative, some don't.

    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Squarespace.

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

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceSquarespace is Paid and Proprietary
    • WordPress is CustomizableSquarespace is not according to our users
  2. 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
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    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 Squarespace

     
    Comments about Ghost as an Alternative to Squarespace
    benni347
    Negative •Feb 7, 2025
    0

    Ghost = Newsletter Squarespace = Entire Page, with different section including blogs, newsletter.´, etc

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    • Some users think Ghost is a great Squarespace alternative, some don't.

    • Ghost is Free Personal and Open SourceSquarespace is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ghost is Privacy focusedSquarespace is not according to our users
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    Silex

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    Born free and open-source in 2009, Silex challenges mainstream website builders. We are a growing community of passionate web designers and developers with a mission to liberate web creation using no-code.

    130 Silex alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Top Silex Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  HTML/CSS/JS rendering
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Export to HTML
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    9.  Live Preview
    10. GitLab icon  Gitlab integration
    11.  Container layout
    12. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration

    Silex VS Squarespace

     
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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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    ProcessWire

     163 likes
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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.

    111 ProcessWire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    ProcessWire screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Content Management
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Custom templates
    6.  Interactive documentation
    7.  Community-based
    8.  Headless CMS
    9.  Consistent UI
    10.  Front End live editing

    ProcessWire VS Squarespace

     
  7. 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.

    218 Directus alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
    Directus screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3. MySQL Community Edition icon  MySQL Support
    4.  REST API
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    7.  Portable
    8.  Import CSV Data
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Real time collaboration
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Ad-free

    Directus VS Squarespace

     
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    DEV Community

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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.

    306 DEV Community alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    DEV Community VS Squarespace

     
  10. VvvebJs icon

    VvvebJs

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    Drag and drop website builder javascript library.

    51 VvvebJs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    VvvebJs screenshot 1

    VvvebJs Features

    1.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    2.  Support for Bootstrap
    3.  Self-hosted
    4.  Page builder
    5.  Drag and Drop

    VvvebJs VS Squarespace

     
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    spurtCMS

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    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.

    52 spurtCMS alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    spurtCMS screenshot 1

    spurtCMS Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Content Templates
    3.  GraphQL API
    4.  Golang
    5.  Admin panel
    6.  Technical versatility
    7.  GraphQL

    spurtCMS VS Squarespace

     
  12. MODX icon

    MODX

     77 likes
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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.

    120 MODX alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
    MODX screenshot 1

    MODX Features

    1.  Publishing

    MODX VS Squarespace

     
  13. Vvveb icon

    Vvveb

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    Powerful and easy to use CMS with page builder to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores.

    201 Vvveb alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    Page builder light theme

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for Bootstrap
    3.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Decentralized
    10.  Content Management
    11.  Page builder
    12.  Backend

    Vvveb VS Squarespace

     
  14. Plone icon

    Plone

     65 likes
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    Plone is an open source content management system based on the Zope application server, written in python. Its known to be powerful, reliable, secure and easy to use. Plone excels when compared to other content-management systems in standards conformance, access control...

    115 Plone alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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    Plone Features

    1.  Content Management
    2.  Publishing

    Plone VS Squarespace

     
    Comments about Plone as an Alternative to Squarespace
    Guest
    Negative •May 22, 2020
    0

    It's not a WISYWIG editor like squarespace.

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    • Plone is Free and Open SourceSquarespace is Paid and Proprietary
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    Plasmic

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    Create stunning visual content and pages, seamlessly integrating no-code into your codebase. Unblock your teams and ship lightning fast.

    24 Plasmic alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Plasmic screenshot 1

    Plasmic Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Web-Based

    Plasmic VS Squarespace

     
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