Best Content Management Systems in 2026
Updated
165 content management systems ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
165ranked
4free plans on this page
$5/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Content Management Systems 25 channels on this page · 120 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromPlatform typeEditorial workflowsCustom user rolesMultilingual contentSEO toolsMedia library Spec sheet Score
26 Craft CMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
27 Zesty.io Free planYesPaid from$475/moPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.6
28 TYPO3 CMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
29 Contao Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
30 Magnolia DXP Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
31 Jadu Central Free planNoPaid fromnot statedPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
32 LocomotiveCMS Free planYesPaid from$19/moPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia librarynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.5
33 Microweber Free planNoPaid from$10/moPlatform typeOpen-source website builder and CMSEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
34 Vvveb CMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
35 October CMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
36 Siteleaf Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
37 RWS Tridion Sites Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 0/8spec lines stated 7.3
38 Sulu Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
39 CloudCannon Free planNoPaid from$10/moPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.3
40 Optimizely CMS Free planNoPaid fromnot statedPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
41 Squiz Matrix Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia librarynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.2
42 Silverstripe CMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsnot statedMedia libraryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
43 Publii Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typenot statedEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
44 Statamic Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
45 DNN Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
46 Terminalfour Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
47 Adobe Experience Manager Assets Free planNoPaid fromnot statedPlatform typecloud-native DAMEditorial workflowsnot statedCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentnot statedSEO toolsnot statedMedia librarynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
48 Wagtail Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
49 Grav Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typeself hostedEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesYesMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
50 Concrete CMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedPlatform typehybridEditorial workflowsYesCustom user rolesnot statedMultilingual contentYesSEO toolsYesMedia libraryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform type | Editorial workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Craft CMS | 7.6 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 27 | Zesty.io | 7.6 | Free plan | $475/mo | Yes | $475/mo | — | — |
| 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 | Jadu Central | 7.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 32 | LocomotiveCMS | 7.5 | No | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | hybrid | — |
| 33 | Microweber | 7.5 | No | $5/mo | No | $10/mo | Open-source website builder and CMS | — |
| 34 | Vvveb CMS | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 35 | October CMS | 7.4 | Free plan | $26/mo | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 36 | Siteleaf | 7.4 | Free plan | $7/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 37 | RWS Tridion Sites | 7.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Sulu | 7.3 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 39 | CloudCannon | 7.3 | No | $10/mo | No | $10/mo | hybrid | Yes |
| 40 | Optimizely CMS | 7.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 41 | Squiz Matrix | 7.2 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 42 | Silverstripe CMS | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 43 | Publii | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 44 | Statamic | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 45 | DNN | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 46 | Terminalfour | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 47 | Adobe Experience Manager Assets | 7.1 | No | — | No | — | cloud-native DAM | — |
| 48 | Wagtail | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 49 | Grav | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 50 | Concrete CMS | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
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