swap_horiz Symphony CMS Alternatives

1

MediaWiki

MediaWiki is an open source wiki software platform built using PHP. It’s notable for its collaborative editing capabilit...

Collaborative Open Source Self Hosted Wiki

8.9 Great

2

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

3

ProcessWire

ProcessWire is an open source ghost CMS built on PHP. It’s notable for its flexible API and minimalist core design, empo...

Open Source Flexible API Developer

8.1 Great

4

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

5

Grav CMS

Grav is a popular, lightweight, flat-file CMS built on PHP. Its key advantage is that it does not require a traditional...

Simple Secure Open Source Self Hosted

7.2 Good

6

Silverstripe CMS

Silverstripe CMS is an open-source, PHP-based content management system designed for developers who require granular con...

Enterprise Open Source Self Hosted Traditional

7.1 Good

7

MODX

MODX is a highly flexible, open-source content management system known for its robust templating language and fine-grain...

Open Source Flexible Developer Traditional

7.1 Good

8

ApostropheCMS

ApostropheCMS is a headless CMS built on Node.js and MongoDB, designed for developers to create dynamic websites and web...

Open Source Self Hosted Developer Node

6.8 Fair

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Contao

Contao is a PHP-based CMS known for its rapid development and extensive feature set, yet it’s largely undocumented and u...

Accessibility Open Source Self Hosted Traditional

6.4 Fair

13

Concrete CMS

Concrete CMS is a lightweight, PHP-based content management system designed for static site generation, offering a flexi...

Open Source Self Hosted Traditional PHP

6.3 Fair

14

ClassicPress

ClassicPress is a self-contained WordPress ghost CMS built on PHP and MySQL, offering a familiar interface and content e...

Open Source Self Hosted Traditional PHP

6.3 Fair

15

SPIP

SPIP is a free and open-source content management system primarily designed for journalists and writers, utilizing a uni...

French Open Source Self Hosted Publishing

6.1 Fair

16

Fork CMS

Fork CMS is a lightweight, zero-config Ghost static site generator built for creating simple blogs and documentation web...

User Friendly Open Source Self Hosted PHP

6.0 Fair

17

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

18

Serendipity (s9y)

Serendipity is a free, open-source ghost CMS built entirely from modified JavaScript code, allowing for highly customize...

Legacy Open Source Self Hosted PHP

5.7 Mediocre

19

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

20

b2evolution

b2evolution is a self-hosted, open-source content management system primarily designed for bloggers and writers, operati...

Open Source Self Hosted PHP Blog

5.5 Mediocre