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

Dotclear

Open-source PHP blogging and web-publishing platform

A lightweight open-source PHP blog engine with multilingual support, themes/plugins, media manager, and multi-database compatibility (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite).

Alternative to:

WordPress.com+9

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

All-in-one wiki, CMS, and collaboration platform with built-in app builder

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is an all-in-one wiki, CMS, and groupware platform with extensive built-in features, including Trackers for low-code database-driven web apps.

Alternative to:

Atlassian Confluence+19

WiKiss

Lightweight PHP wiki focused on simplicity and quick deployment

Minimal, easy-to-deploy PHP wiki with version history, diffs, search, plugins, and theming—designed to be installed and configured in minutes.

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Wikipedia+12

CMS Made Simple

Open source content management system for building and managing websites

CMS Made Simple is an open source CMS focused on easy website management, flexible design with Smarty templates, extensibility via modules, and a developer-friendly API.

Alternative to:

WordPress.com+17