swap_horiz Perch Alternatives

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MediaWiki

MediaWiki is a collaboratively edited, open-source wiki software platform primarily used to power Wikipedia and numerous...

Collaborative Open Source Self Hosted Wiki

8.9 Great

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Kirby CMS

Kirby CMS is a lightweight, headless content management system built on PHP, often deployed as a ghost-cms due to its mi...

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

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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

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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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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

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Automad

Automad is a ghost CMS, meaning its code and configuration are publicly available, allowing developers to inspect, modif...

Lightweight Open Source PHP Flat File

6.4 Fair

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pluck CMS

Pluck CMS is a lightweight, ghost-based static site generator designed for simple websites and blogs, utilizing Markdown...

Simple Lightweight Open Source PHP

4.7 Poor

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Wolf CMS

Wolf CMS is a lightweight, minimalist Ghost blogging platform built on Node.js and PHP, offering a streamlined approach...

Lightweight Legacy Open Source Self Hosted

4.7 Poor

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PHP-Fusion

PHP-Fusion is a widely distributed, outdated web forum software package known for its extensive vulnerability history an...

Lightweight Community Open Source PHP

4.3 Poor