Build powerful & dynamic websites without a database. An infinitely flexible, flat-file Content Management System.




Stacey is described as 'Lightweight content management system. No database setup or installation files, simply drop the application on a server and it runs. Your content is managed by creating folders and editing text files. No login screens, no admin interface' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Stacey for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Stacey alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Stacey are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and Grav.
Build powerful & dynamic websites without a database. An infinitely flexible, flat-file Content Management System.




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.

Yellow is for people who make websites. It's a flat-file content management system. Everything is made of files and folders. You can create web pages, blogs, wikis. There's support for Dropbox, Markdown and static content generation.





Umbraco is a fully-featured open source content management system with the flexibility to run anything from small campaign or brochure sites right through to complex applications for Fortune 500's and some of the largest media sites in the world.


Symphony is an XSLT-powered open source content management system
It's a web-based content management system (CMS) that enables users to create and manage websites and web applications of all shapes and sizes—from the simplest of blogs to bustling news sites and feature-pack.



blogstrap.py is a simple, no frills blog content management system powered by Twitter's Bootstrap and web.py. It features most things you would come to expect from a simple blogging platform. You can browse posts by category or subcategory, see recent posts, and mark...



Index + Exhibit. A web application used to build and maintain an archetypal, invisible website format that combines text, image, movie and sound. A great CMS for portfolio management and artwork presentation.
BardCanvas is an Open Source CMS that fits perfectly for blogs/forums/social networks. It is fast (through several cache levels), heavily optimized (it wont collapse the server in high traffic conditions) and constantly improved.

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...
With no knowledge of PHP required at all you can make any static web-page editable by your clients.