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Best LocomotiveCMS Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from content management systems ranked against LocomotiveCMS on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Drupal Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free9.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs Drupal
  2. 2
    HubSpot Content Hub Free plan apiWeb $7/mo9.1
    LocomotiveCMS vs HubSpot Content Hub
  3. 3
    Prismic Free plan apiWeb $10/mo9.1
    LocomotiveCMS vs Prismic
  4. 4
    Webflow CMS Free plan apiWeb $15/mo8.6
    LocomotiveCMS vs Webflow CMS
  5. 5
    Plone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.6
    LocomotiveCMS vs Plone
  6. 6
    Joomla Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.5
    LocomotiveCMS vs Joomla
  7. 7
    Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.4
    LocomotiveCMS vs Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
  8. 8
    Decap CMS Free plan self-hostedWeb €19/mo8.4
    LocomotiveCMS vs Decap CMS
  9. 9
    Umbraco CMS Free plan Web €45/mo8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs Umbraco CMS
  10. 10
    django CMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2/mo8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs django CMS
  11. 11
    MODX Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $36/mo8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs MODX
  12. 12
    Pimcore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs Pimcore
  13. 13
    dotCMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs dotCMS
  14. 14
    ExpressionEngine Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $3.25/mo8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs ExpressionEngine
  15. 15
    Kiln Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $4.99/mo8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs Kiln
  16. 16
    Pulse CMS Free plan Macself-hostedWeb $24.75/mo8.3
    LocomotiveCMS vs Pulse CMS
  17. 17
    OpenCms Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €416.67/mo8.2
    LocomotiveCMS vs OpenCms
  18. 18
    Progress Sitefinity Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 8.1
    LocomotiveCMS vs Progress Sitefinity
  19. 19
    Marketpath CMS Free plan Web $49/mo8.1
    LocomotiveCMS vs Marketpath CMS
  20. 20
    Ghost Free trial Web $18/mo8.0
    LocomotiveCMS vs Ghost

LocomotiveCMS alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Drupal9.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2HubSpot Content Hub9.1Free plan$7/moAPI, Web
3Prismic9.1Free plan$10/moAPI, Web
4Webflow CMS8.6Free plan$15/moAPI, Web
5Plone8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Joomla8.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Decap CMS8.4Free plan€19/moself-hosted, Web
9Umbraco CMS8.3Free plan€45/moWeb
10django CMS8.3Free plan$2/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11MODX8.3Free plan$36/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12Pimcore8.3Free planAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13dotCMS8.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14ExpressionEngine8.3Free plan$3.25/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Kiln8.3Free plan$4.99/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Pulse CMS8.3Free plan$24.75/moMac, self-hosted, Web
17OpenCms8.2Free plan€416.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Progress Sitefinity8.1API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Marketpath CMS8.1Free plan$49/moWeb
20Ghost8.0No$18/moWeb
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Questions about LocomotiveCMS alternatives

What is the best alternative to LocomotiveCMS?

Drupal, number 1 in content management systems with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: HubSpot Content Hub, Prismic, Webflow CMS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to LocomotiveCMS?

Drupal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.