Software Alternatives & Reviews

Backdrop CMS

A free and Open Source CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Backdrop CMS

Grav Bludit WordPress Tumblr HTMLy BoidCMS WonderCMS GetSimple CMS Ghost

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Backdrop CMS are Grav, Bludit, and WordPress. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. 1
    The modern open source flat-file CMS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Website Builder #Blogging 47 social mentions

  2. 2
    Bludit is a web application to build your own website or blog in seconds, it's completely free and open source. Markdown support.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Website Builder #Blogging

  3. WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 764 social mentions

  4. 4
    A feature rich and free blog hosting platform offering professional and fully customizable templates, bookmarklets, photos, mobile apps, and social network integration.

    #Social Networks #Blogging Platform #CMS 32 social mentions

  5. 5
    HTMLy is an open source databaseless blogging platform. A Flat-File Blog and Flat-File CMS written in PHP prioritizes simplicity and speed.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Website Builder #Blogging

  6. Flat file CMS for building simple websites and blogs.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #CMS #Website Builder #Self-Hosted Blogging / CMS

  7. 7
    A stupidly simple and blazing fast, flat file CMS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 9 social mentions

  8. WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS. Completely free, open source, privacy oriented for over 12 years.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Website Builder #Blogging

  9. GetSimple is an XML based lite Content Management System.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Blogging #Website Builder

  10. 10
    Ghost is a fully open source, adaptable platform for building and running a modern online publication. We power blogs, magazines and journalists from Zappos to Sky News.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $36.0 / Monthly (100k views/month, 2 users)

    #Blogging #CMS #Blogging Platform 173 social mentions

  11. 11
    Welcome to Medium, a place to read, write, and interact with the stories that matter most to you.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Blogging #Blogging Platform #CMS 2196 social mentions

  12. 12
    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 180 social mentions

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