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Hosted website builder with templates, a blog, an online store and hosting. A closed product from Squarespace.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Partial | 55k | MIT | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v6.68.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Grav | Partial | 16k | MIT | Open source | Yes | PHP | 2.2.4 | 2026-10-05 |
| Webstudio | Partial | 9k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | 0.305.0 | 2026-10-05 |
| Publii | Partial | 7.3k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | HTML | v.0.47.9-build-17481 | 2026-10-06 |
| Joomla | Partial | 5.1k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | PHP | 6.1.4 | 2026-10-06 |
| Microweber | Partial | 3.4k | MIT | Open source | Yes | HTML | v2.0.20 | 2026-10-06 |
| Silex | Partial | 3k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v3.9.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Concrete CMS | Partial | 852 | MIT | Open source | Yes | PHP | 9.5.4 | 2026-10-06 |
8 alternatives
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
A blog or publication with members and newsletters, not a drag-and-drop site builder or an online store.
Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP, Markdown, Twig, and Symfony
A flat-file CMS with an admin plugin and themes, no database and no hosted editor.
Open source website builder and Webflow alternative. Webstudio is an advanced visual builder that connects to any headless CMS, supports all CSS properties, and can be hosted anywhere, including with us.
Visual site building aimed at people who know CSS, without commerce or scheduling.
The most intuitive Static Site CMS designed for SEO-optimized and privacy-focused websites.
A desktop app that builds static sites and blogs from themes and uploads them to your own hosting, without commerce.
Home of the Joomla! Content Management System
A self-hosted CMS with themes and extensions, without a hosted drag-and-drop editor or hosting.
Drag and Drop Website Builder and CMS with E-commerce
Drag-and-drop page editing and a built-in shop, on a Laravel server you run.
Silex is an online tool for visually creating static sites with dynamic data. With the free/libre spirit of internet, together.
A visual editor for static sites, without hosting or commerce.
Official repository for Concrete CMS development
In-context page editing with blocks and themes, on a PHP server you run.