Best Content Management Systems in 2026

Updated 7 October 2026

165 content management systems ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

165ranked

5free plans on this page

$5/molowest paid tier

7 Oct 2026last checked

Content Management Systems, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 6 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.

26 Vvveb CMSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.6easy start
27 October CMSPaid from $26/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.6easy start
28 TYPO3 CMS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.5easy start
29 Contao
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.5easy start
30 Magnolia DXPPaid from $3,500/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.5easy start
31 Craft CMS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.5easy start
32 CrafterCMS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.5easy start
33 Tiki Wiki CMS GroupwareFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.5easy start
34 MicroweberPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.4easy start
35 Squiz Matrix
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
36 Sulu
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
37 LocomotiveCMSPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
38 Pulse CMSPaid from $24.75/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
39 HugoCMSPaid from €139/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
40 RWS Tridion Sites
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
41 Optimizely CMS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
42 Terminalfour
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
43 CloudCannonPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
44 Jadu Central
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.2easy start
45 Silverstripe CMS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
46 Statamic
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
47 OpenCms
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.1easy start
48 Wagtail
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.1easy start
49 Publii
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
7.1easy start
50 Grav
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.1easy start

Compare all 25 in a table

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Free plan	Paid from	Platform type	Editorial workflows
26	Vvveb CMS	7.6	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	hybrid	Yes
27	October CMS	7.6	Free plan	$26/mo	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
28	TYPO3 CMS	7.5	No	—	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
29	Contao	7.5	No	—	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
30	Magnolia DXP	7.5	No	$3,500/mo	Yes	—	—	—
31	Craft CMS	7.5	No	—	Yes	—	hybrid	Yes
32	CrafterCMS	7.5	No	—	Yes	—	—	—
33	Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware	7.5	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
34	Microweber	7.4	No	$5/mo	No	$10/mo	Open-source website builder and CMS	—
35	Squiz Matrix	7.3	No	—	—	—	hybrid	Yes
36	Sulu	7.3	No	—	—	—	self_hosted	Yes
37	LocomotiveCMS	7.3	No	$19/mo	Yes	$19/mo	hybrid	—
38	Pulse CMS	7.3	Free plan	$24.75/mo	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
39	HugoCMS	7.3	Free plan	€139/mo	Yes	—	—	—
40	RWS Tridion Sites	7.2	No	—	—	—	—	—
41	Optimizely CMS	7.2	No	—	No	—	—	—
42	Terminalfour	7.2	No	—	—	—	hybrid	Yes
43	CloudCannon	7.2	No	$10/mo	No	$10/mo	hybrid	Yes
44	Jadu Central	7.2	No	—	No	—	—	—
45	Silverstripe CMS	7.2	No	—	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
46	Statamic	7.2	No	—	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
47	OpenCms	7.1	No	—	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes
48	Wagtail	7.1	No	—	Yes	—	hybrid	Yes
49	Publii	7.1	No	—	Yes	—	—	—
50	Grav	7.1	No	—	Yes	—	self_hosted	Yes

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