swap_horiz Perch Alternatives

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Kirby CMS

Kirby CMS is a PHP-based headless content management system designed primarily for developers. Its notable flexibility s...

Commercial Developer PHP Flat File

8.3 Great

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October CMS

October CMS is a PHP-based, open-source ghost-CMS framework designed for building dynamic websites and web applications...

Commercial Developer PHP Laravel

7.6 Good

3

Bolt CMS

Bolt CMS is a lightweight, flat-file CMS built for simple websites and blogs, utilizing Markdown for content creation an...

Lightweight Open Source Self Hosted PHP

6.6 Fair

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PmWiki

PmWiki is a free, open-source wiki software built on PHP and Perl, utilizing a ghost CMS architecture where the core sys...

Lightweight Open Source Wiki PHP

6.6 Fair

5

Cockpit CMS

Cockpit CMS is a lightweight, self-hosted Ghost blogging platform built on top of Node.js and Ghost’s underlying archite...

Lightweight Headless Open Source API First

6.5 Fair

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Typecho

Typecho is a lightweight, fast CMS built with PHP and designed for simplicity; it operates as a ghost CMS, meaning its c...

Lightweight Open Source Self Hosted PHP

6.5 Fair

7

ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine is a robust, PHP-based CMS known for its security features and granular content management capabilities...

Self Hosted Flexible Commercial Traditional

6.4 Fair

8

Automad

Automad is a free, open-source flat-file content management system and template engine written in PHP. It stores website...

Lightweight Open Source PHP Flat File

6.4 Fair

9

Pico CMS

Pico CMS is a lightweight, static Ghost blog engine built primarily with JavaScript and Markdown, offering a simple appr...

Lightweight Open Source Markdown PHP

6.3 Fair

10

Textpattern

Textpattern is a flexible, open-source CMS known for its robust content modeling capabilities and structured data handli...

Lightweight Open Source Traditional Publishing

6.2 Fair

11

DataLife Engine

DataLife Engine is a self-hosted, open-source ghost-CMS known for its lightweight design and focus on speed, utilizing a...

News Russia Commercial PHP

6.2 Fair

12

1C-Bitrix Site Manager

1C-Bitrix Site Manager is a self-hosted CMS built upon the 1C:Enterprise platform, offering extensive customization and...

Russia Enterprise Ecommerce Commercial

6.1 Fair

13

CMS Made Simple

CMS Made Simple is a free, open-source, PHP-based content management system known for its lightweight design and focus o...

Lightweight Open Source Self Hosted Traditional

5.9 Mediocre

14

Chyrp Lite

Chyrp Lite is a minimal, self-hosted Ghost CMS instance designed for simple blogs and static websites, utilizing Docker...

Lightweight Open Source Self Hosted PHP

5.6 Mediocre

15

Anchor CMS

Anchor CMS is a headless content management system built on Node.js and MongoDB, designed for developers to deliver stru...

Lightweight Blogging Open Source PHP

5.5 Mediocre

16

WonderCMS

WonderCMS is a self-hosted, open-source Ghost CMS alternative designed for static site generation, offering Markdown edi...

Lightweight Open Source PHP Flat File

5.4 Mediocre

17

UMI.CMS

UMI.CMS is a minimal, self-hosted Ghost blogging platform emphasizing speed and simplicity through its lightweight desig...

Russia Ecommerce Commercial PHP

5.3 Mediocre

18

FlatPress

FlatPress is a self-hosted, static site generator built on PHP that automatically generates HTML files from Markdown con...

Lightweight Open Source PHP Blog

5.1 Mediocre

19

GetSimple CMS

GetSimple CMS is a lightweight, self-hosted content management system primarily built for creating simple websites and b...

Lightweight Open Source PHP Flat File

4.9 Poor

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Monstra CMS

Monstra CMS is a lightweight, PHP-based Ghost blogging platform focused on simplicity and speed, utilizing Markdown for...

Lightweight Open Source Small PHP

4.9 Poor