8.1#11 of 165$3.25/mofirst paid tier
Overview
ExpressionEngine is ranked #11 of 165 in content management systems on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.25/mo.
ExpressionEngine plans and pricing
All plansPro $249 once Includes one year of updates. Additional updates start at $49/year. Unlimited Features · Unlimited Control Panel Users expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
Pro Renewal Subscription $49/yr Continued updates each year · Automatic renewal · Discounted Price expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
Additional MSM Site $49 once Includes one year of updates. Additional updates start at $39/year. Unlimited Features · Unlimited Control Panel Users expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
MSM Pro Renewal Subscription $39/yr Continued updates each year · Automatic renewal · Discounted Price expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
Compared on content management systems
- Free plan
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- Paid from
- $249/moexpressionengine.com
- Platform type
- self_hostedexpressionengine.com
- Editorial workflows
- Yesexpressionengine.com
- Custom user roles
- Yesexpressionengine.com
- Multilingual content
- Yesexpressionengine.com
- SEO tools
- Yesexpressionengine.com
- Media library
- Yesexpressionengine.com
- Custom content types
- Yesexpressionengine.com
Facts
- Free plan
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Platform type
- self_hostedexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- SEO tools
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Media library
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Custom content types
- Yesexpressionengine.com · 22 Sept 2026
- Open Source CMS
- ExpressionEngine is an open source CMS for website content.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Content Management
- It stores, manages, and publishes website content.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Free Tier Limit
- The free Core plan is limited to control panel access for 1 user.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Pro User Limit
- The Pro plan includes unlimited control panel users.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Included Updates
- The Pro license includes one year of updates.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Update Cost
- Additional Pro updates start at $49 per year.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Subscription Billing
- Renewal subscriptions continue updates yearly and renew automatically.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Expiry Behavior
- An expired subscription shows a control-panel warning but does not take the site down.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Renewal Grace Period
- Customers have 1 year after license end to renew before repurchasing a full site license.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Nonprofit License
- Nonprofit or charitable projects may request a free license.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Front End Editing
- Administrators can bring the control panel to the front end of any site.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Developer Add-Ons
- A developer community creates add-ons that extend system capabilities.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Community Channels
- The community connects through Slack, forums, and GitHub.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Support Satisfaction
- Customers reported a 100% satisfaction rating in the last 60 days.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Support Rating Floor
- The stated support rating has never been below 98%.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Learning Resources
- Documentation, forums, and ExpressionEngine University provide learning resources.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Company Owner
- Packet Tide owns and develops ExpressionEngine.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Multi-Site Pricing
- Each additional MSM site requires an additional MSM Pro License after the initial site license.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- License Currency
- Prices are listed in USD.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Product type
- Packet Tide describes ExpressionEngine as a free, open source content management system.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Content model
- Content is stored in flexible channels with fields that can be served anywhere on a site.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Front-end editing
- Editors can update content directly on the front end without using the control panel.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Templating
- Templates can contain HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and ExpressionEngine tags.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Field types
- ExpressionEngine provides more than 20 field types.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Multi-site
- A single installation can manage multiple sites and share design, content, and members between them.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Extensibility
- A community add-on ecosystem extends ExpressionEngine's capabilities.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Security history
- ExpressionEngine says it has never had a serious security issue in its 15-year history.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- ExpressionEngine includes tools for cookie consent and GDPR compliance.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Email integrations
- Its built-in email system supports PHPMail, Sendmail, and SMTP.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Monitoring integration
- ExpressionEngine supports deep application monitoring with New Relic out of the box.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Payments integration
- The official Simple Commerce add-on integrates ExpressionEngine with PayPal and uses PayPal Instant Payment Notification to track purchases.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Server requirements
- Recommended requirements include PHP 7.4 or 8.2 running with PHP-FPM and MySQL 5.6 or newer, including MySQL 8.docs.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- API
- ExpressionEngine's legacy API libraries support operations including managing templates and channels and creating, editing, and deleting channel entries.docs.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Core user limit
- The Core edition is intended for projects requiring control panel access for one user.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Support
- Support plans provide guaranteed first responses ranging from one business day to two business hours, depending on plan.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Long-term support
- ExpressionEngine 7 is listed as an LTS version with ongoing bug-fix and security-fix support dates not yet specified on the version-support table.expressionengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Content Management Systems in 2026#11 of 165
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