#1
Halo is an open-source CMS and site builder with themes, plugins, an editor, backups, REST APIs, and optional AI extensions for content and knowledge sites.
39.6k stars10.3k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
20 self-hosted Adobe Experience Manager alternatives
Enterprise content management and digital experience platform for creating, managing, and delivering websites, mobile apps, and forms. Provides CMS (traditional and headless) capabilities, digital asset management, personalization, and content delivery APIs.
Alternatives to Adobe Experience Manager
#2
Wagtail is an open-source CMS built on Django and Python, offering an editor-friendly admin UI, flexible content modeling with StreamField, and optional headless APIs.
20.5k stars4.6k forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained
#3
Open-source flat-file CMS for PHP that uses Markdown, Twig templates and YAML configs with a package manager for fast, flexible sites.
15.7k stars1.4k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
KeystoneJS is an open-source headless CMS and application framework for Node.js that uses TypeScript, Prisma, GraphQL and React to provide customizable schemas, an Admin UI and generated APIs.
10k stars1.3k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Umbraco CMS is an open-source ASP.NET Core content management system with an editor-friendly backoffice, extensible architecture, and scalable deployment options.
5.2k stars2.9k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#6
Joomla! is an open-source PHP CMS for building and managing websites with templates, extensions, multilingual support, and granular user permissions.
5.1k stars3.9k forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
Open-source full-stack CMS built with Node.js and MongoDB, featuring in-context visual editing and headless APIs for building modern websites and content apps.
4.6k stars646 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#8
Pimcore is an open core data and experience management platform combining PIM/MDM, DAM, CMS/DXP, CDP and digital commerce with extensible APIs and modeling tools.
3.8k stars1.5k forkslast commit Actively maintained
Microweber is a drag-and-drop CMS and website builder for creating pages, blogs, and online stores with live editing, modules, and template-based design.
3.4k stars936 forksMITlast commit Slowing down
#10
Squidex is an open-source headless CMS and content hub with REST and GraphQL APIs, workflows, versioning, and integrations for delivering content to any app or site.
2.5k stars521 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#11
Winter CMS is a Laravel-based, self-hosted open-source CMS with a user-friendly backend and extensible plugin/theme architecture for websites and web apps.
1.5k stars245 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
MODX Revolution is an open source PHP CMS and content management framework for building highly customized websites and digital experiences with full control over markup and templates.
1.4k stars524 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#13
Enterprise-grade PHP CMS with multisite, multilingual and headless capabilities, extensible via Composer and an extensive extension ecosystem.
1.2k stars704 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#14
Backdrop CMS is a lightweight, easy-to-use PHP content management system for building and managing professional websites with extensible add-ons and a Drupal 7 upgrade path.
1k stars401 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
Textpattern CMS is a lightweight, extensible PHP CMS for building blogs and websites with a tag-based templating system, plugins, and a streamlined admin interface.
881 stars110 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#16
Open-source CMS for teams with in-context editing, granular permissions, and built-in collaboration.
851 stars483 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#17
Open-source digital newsroom platform for news creation, curation, workflow, and multi-channel distribution, built around an API-centric headless CMS.
747 stars238 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#18
Omeka S is a modular PHP CMS for cultural heritage institutions to publish exhibits, manage digital collections, and share metadata across sites.
509 stars173 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#19
Contao is an open-source PHP CMS for building professional, accessible, SEO-friendly and performant websites and web applications; extensible via Symfony bundles and Composer.
436 stars172 forksLGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#20
CouchCMS is a PHP-based lightweight CMS that converts static HTML/CSS templates into editable sites with cloned pages, forms, comments and RSS.
376 stars86 forkslast commit Actively maintained
What replacing Adobe Experience Manager actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 19 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-3.0, BSD-3-Clause, MIT, GPL-2.0, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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