#1
Open-source headless CMS for building customizable content APIs with an admin UI, supporting REST/GraphQL and multiple databases.
73k stars9.8k forkslast commit Actively maintained
11 self-hosted dotCMS Cloud (Enterprise) alternatives
Cloud-hosted enterprise edition of dotCMS: a hybrid headless CMS for multi-site management, content modeling, editorial workflows, personalization, and omnichannel delivery. Provides APIs, integrations, and built-in digital asset management for websites and applications.
Alternatives to dotCMS Cloud (Enterprise)
#2
Payload is an open-source, TypeScript-first headless CMS for Next.js with an extensible admin UI, auth, drafts, access control, and APIs for building fullstack apps.
44.4k stars4.1k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#3
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
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
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
#6
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
#7
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
#8
Cockpit is an API-first, self-hostable headless CMS for managing structured content, assets, and localization with REST and GraphQL APIs.
745 stars84 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#9
Localess is a translation management tool and headless CMS built with Angular and Firebase, offering AI-assisted translations, schema-driven content, real-time editing, CDN caching, and API integration.
73 stars19 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#10
Plone is an enterprise CMS built on Python and Zope, offering structured content, workflows, permissions, and optional headless APIs for secure websites and intranets.
Activity unknown
#11
Open-source PHP content management system and MVC framework with admin UI, ORM, REST/GraphQL APIs, asset management and an extensible module ecosystem.
Activity unknown
What replacing dotCMS Cloud (Enterprise) 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. 9 of 11 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, BSD-3-Clause, GPL-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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