WordPress AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Website Builders

The best Website Builder alternative to WordPress is Joomla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WordPress and loads of them are Website Builders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Website Builder alternatives to WordPress are Ghost, Squarespace, Hugo and Webflow.

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  1. Joomla icon
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    Joomla is another free and open source popular CMS. It's a powerful, versatile, and flexible platform with a large community of users and developers. It is known to be more accessible than Drupal, but more complex than WordPress. Like the other two, it can be extended with themes and extensions. Joomla still requires some technical skills and is primarily intended for developers.

    209 Joomla alternatives

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  2. Ghost icon
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    Launched in 2013, Ghost is a modern blogging platform that you can self-host or pay for a hosted version (a bit like WordPress). But unlike the three CMS mentioned above, it's not based on PHP but on NodeJS, which can be a good thing for JavaScript developers. Ghost has a very sleek interface and offers useful tools like subscriptions, memberships, analytics, and integrations to easily grow your audience. You can also download beautiful themes from their marketplace to speed up the process of launching your website.

    280 Ghost alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
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  3. Squarespace icon
     84 likes

    Squarespace is a versatile CMS, suitable for bloggers, e-commerce, companies wanting to present their activity, musicians, photographers… The platform has few themes, but they are all of high quality. The administration interface is clear and well-thought-out - which has not always been the case. Several statistical data are also provided: page views, RSS feed subscriptions, most popular pages… Squarespace is proprietary and doesn't offer any option to self-host it, so you'll have to pay between $12 and $54 per month to get started.

    361 Squarespace alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  4. Hugo icon
     93 likes

    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    109 Hugo alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Webflow icon
     89 likes

    Build custom websites using Webflow's platform with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Design, animate, collaborate, and host responsive sites, generating clean code. Users enjoy CMS integration for content, SEO control, and globalized experiences. Transform unstyled elements into reusable components.

    260 Webflow alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Frappe Builder icon
     14 likes

    Frappe Builder is an open-source low-code website builder built on the Frappe Framework, designed for simplicity, speed, and flexibility. Craft beautiful websites effortlessly with an intuitive visual builder.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  7. Framer icon
     29 likes

    Combines code-driven and visual editing workflows for interactive UI design, high-fidelity prototyping, real-time team collaboration, reusable components, inline commenting, mobile previews on Android/iOS, and smooth developer handoff for efficient workflow.

    101 Framer alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. Textpattern icon
     51 likes

    Textpattern is an elegant content management system that is free, open source software with privacy and separation of content/design at its foundation.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
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  9. Builder.io icon
     4 likes

    Empower your entire digital team to quickly code, create, iterate, and optimize differentiated digital experiences using an API-first platform that has AI in all the right spots.

    81 Builder.io alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Pixpa icon
     20 likes

    A comprehensive platform aiding photographers, designers, and artists to easily build portfolio websites, manage clients, sell products, and publish blogs without any coding. It offers a drag-and-drop interface, customizable themes, fast hosting, and affordable pricing, making online presence management effortless.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Jimdo icon
     25 likes

    Design fully responsive websites and online shops with drag-and-drop customization, secure hosting, free and paid tiers, ecommerce capabilities, social integration, templates, contact tools, real-time editing previews, mobile optimization, and no coding required.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. WPDistrib icon
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    WPDistrib is a free, open-source WordPress pack preconfigured for speed, security, and SEO. Supporting English and French, it includes essential plugins and templates for effortless website creation.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
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