Tumblr AlternativesOnly apps categorised as CMS Tools

The best CMS alternative to Tumblr is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Tumblr and many of them are CMS Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting CMS Tool alternatives to Tumblr are WriteFreely, Hashnode, Blot and Chyrp Lite.

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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.

    104 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Tumblr is for micro-blogging, and WordPress is for the more wordy articles. It's not very similar at all.

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    WordPress is for publishing articles, not microblogging.

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    Theres no endless scrolling feature. No app.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. WordPress is a legitimate Tumblr alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • WordPress is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Tumblr.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceTumblr is Free and Proprietary
    • WordPress is CustomizableTumblr is not according to our users
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    WriteFreely

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    WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Hashnode

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    Hashnode provides everything a programmer needs to run a successful blog. Grab a Custom domain, write in Markdown, and leverage Hashnode's developer audience. It offers the following features:

    22 Hashnode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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    • Hashnode is the most popular SaaS alternative to Tumblr.

    • Hashnode is Free and ProprietaryTumblr is also Free and Proprietary
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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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    Blot

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    Blot is a blogging platform with no interface. It creates a special folder in your Dropbox and publishes files you put inside. The point of all this?—?the reason Blot exists?—?is so you can use your favorite tools to create whatever you publish.

    85 Blot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Chyrp Lite

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    Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.

    119 Chyrp Lite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    postach.io

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    Postach.io helps you instantly create custom sites by converting your notes to blog posts and pages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Evernote
    • Dropbox
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    Typehut

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    Typehut is a super simple publishing platform for any kind of content: blogs, newsletters, changelogs, announcements, events, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Sigle

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    Sigle is a secured and open-source writing platform for web3 content creators, NFT projects, crypto analysts and more. Write your stories, create newsletters, analyse, discover other Web3 creators and brands... Sigle is the best Web3 alternative to Substack and Medium.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    ALLYOU

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    Create a simple photo gallery, a professional online portfolio or a unique website. With ALLYOU you can create an online portfolio in minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Lavalite

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    LavaLite is an open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and Laravel web application framework. It currently supports MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB and PostgreSQL for the database backend.

    248 Lavalite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home page
     
  14. valME.io icon

    valME.io

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    Customizable Content Management System where users financially reward each other for content via upvotes and tips. Offers custom domain support with SSL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  15. ORCHID icon

    ORCHID

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    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.

    280 ORCHID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Laravel
    • PHP
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