Best ClassicPress Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 tools from content management systems ranked against ClassicPress on the same published basis.

1
Drupal Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free9.1
ClassicPress vs Drupal
2
Prismic Free plan apiWeb $10/mo8.7
ClassicPress vs Prismic
3
HubSpot Content Hub Free plan apiWeb $7/mo8.6
ClassicPress vs HubSpot Content Hub
4
Plone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.6
ClassicPress vs Plone
5
Webflow CMS Free plan apiWeb $15/mo8.5
ClassicPress vs Webflow CMS
6
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.5
ClassicPress vs Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
7
django CMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2/mo8.4
ClassicPress vs django CMS
8
Joomla Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.3
ClassicPress vs Joomla
9
Pimcore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.2
ClassicPress vs Pimcore
10
dotCMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.2
ClassicPress vs dotCMS
11
Umbraco CMS Free plan Web €45/mo8.1
ClassicPress vs Umbraco CMS
12
MODX Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $36/mo8.1
ClassicPress vs MODX
13
OpenCms Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €416.67/mo8.1
ClassicPress vs OpenCms
14
ExpressionEngine Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $3.25/mo8.1
ClassicPress vs ExpressionEngine
15
Progress Sitefinity Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 8.0
ClassicPress vs Progress Sitefinity
16
Tumblr Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $5.83/mo8.0
ClassicPress vs Tumblr
17
Pulse CMS Free plan Macself-hostedWeb $24.75/mo8.0
ClassicPress vs Pulse CMS
18
Xperience by Kentico AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 7.9
ClassicPress vs Xperience by Kentico
19
Ghost Free trial Web $18/mo7.9
ClassicPress vs Ghost
20
Modern Campus CMS AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 7.9
ClassicPress vs Modern Campus CMS

ClassicPress alternatives compared

#	Tool	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Drupal	9.1	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	Prismic	8.7	Free plan	$10/mo	API, Web
3	HubSpot Content Hub	8.6	Free plan	$7/mo	API, Web
4	Plone	8.6	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5	Webflow CMS	8.5	Free plan	$15/mo	API, Web
6	Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware	8.5	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	django CMS	8.4	Free plan	$2/mo	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8	Joomla	8.3	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9	Pimcore	8.2	Free plan		API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10	dotCMS	8.2	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11	Umbraco CMS	8.1	Free plan	€45/mo	Web
12	MODX	8.1	Free plan	$36/mo	API, self-hosted, Web
13	OpenCms	8.1	Free plan	€416.67/mo	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14	ExpressionEngine	8.1	Free plan	$3.25/mo	API, self-hosted, Web
15	Progress Sitefinity	8.0			API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16	Tumblr	8.0	Free plan	$5.83/mo	Android, iOS, Web
17	Pulse CMS	8.0	Free plan	$24.75/mo	Mac, self-hosted, Web
18	Xperience by Kentico	7.9			Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
19	Ghost	7.9	No	$18/mo	Web
20	Modern Campus CMS	7.9			Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web

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Questions about ClassicPress alternatives

What is the best alternative to ClassicPress?

Drupal, number 1 in content management systems with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Prismic, HubSpot Content Hub, Plone and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ClassicPress?

Drupal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.