Best Self-hosted Content & Publishing tools in 2026

214 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

Blogging & Publishing(31)Digital Asset Management (DAM)(39)Documentation Portals & Static Publishing(33)Headless CMS(29)Learning Platforms (LMS)(14)Traditional CMS(45)Wikis & Knowledge Bases(65)

214 services found

Plone

Enterprise-grade Python content management system

Plone is an enterprise CMS built on Python and Zope, offering structured content, workflows, permissions, and optional headless APIs for secure websites and intranets.

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Adobe Experience Manager+19

RosarioSIS

Web-based student information system for school management

Free, open source student information system for managing students, grades, scheduling, attendance, billing, and school administration in one web app.

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PowerSchool+12

Neos

Content application platform with an inline editing CMS

Neos is a PHP-based content application platform (CMS) focused on structured content, inline editing, and a powerful content repository for building websites and content-...

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Adobe Experience Manager+11

SeedDMS

PHP-based document management system for storing and organizing files

SeedDMS is an open source PHP document management system for organizing documents with versioning, permissions, workflows, search, and integrations like LDAP and WebDAV.

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Microsoft SharePoint+3