MODX

Content Management Systems

Free planAPISelf-hostedWeb

8.1#8 of 165$36/mofirst paid tier

Overview

MODX is ranked #8 of 165 in content management systems on Specifiction, made by MODX (Dallas, Texas, United States). It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $36/mo.

MODX plans and pricing

All plans

Pro Site Core $90/mo annually site tune-up · email service provider · Backstage selective staging · Cloud Edge CDN/WAF modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Pro Site Plus $145/mo annually Pro Site Core features · proactive monitoring · business-hours outage resolution modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Pro Site Max $225/mo annually Pro Site Plus features · data-center failover · 24/7 proactive outage resolution modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Free Free self-hosted · storage varies by account plan · community support modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Base $36/mo annually 10 GB server disk · 15 GB Vault storage · free SSL · community support modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Pro $91/mo annually 30 GB server disk · 75 GB Vault storage · free SSL · MODX/CMS advice and help modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on content management systems

Free plan: Yesmodx.com
Paid from: $90/momodx.com
Platform type: hybridmodx.com
Editorial workflows: Yesmodx.com
Custom user roles: Yesmodx.com
Multilingual content: Yesmodx.com
SEO tools: Yesmodx.com
Media library: Yesmodx.com
Custom content types: Yesmodx.com

Facts

Free plan: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Paid from: 90modx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Platform type: hybridmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Editorial workflows: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Custom user roles: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Multilingual content: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
SEO tools: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Media library: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Custom content types: Yesmodx.com · 20 Sept 2026
Product type: MODX Revolution is a content management system and application framework for building custom digital experiences.docs.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Content modeling: MODX supports blogs, landing pages, catalogs, forms, PDFs, dynamically generated CSV downloads, and custom input fields.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Reusable development elements: Templates, Chunks, Snippets, and Plugins are reusable elements used to render pages and add functionality or logic.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Extensions: Community-made Extras provide extensions and integrations for menus, maps, e-commerce, OAuth, social, and SEO.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Access control: MODX provides attribute-based access controls for content protection and access scenarios.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Integrations: MODX can integrate with services that support an API through JavaScript snippets, MODX Extras, or Zapier, whose MODX Extra provides access to over 500 applications.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Latest release: The current downloadable MODX version is 3.2.4-pl, released on 26-Aug-2026.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Installation requirements: The current 3.x releases require PHP 8.1 or newer; recommended production software includes MariaDB 10.1.x or newer and NGINX 1.18.x or newer.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Managed hosting: MODX Cloud is managed hosting for MODX or any PHP application, including WordPress.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Included hosting features: All MODX Cloud plans include automatic nightly backups, free development sites, auto-renewing SSL certificates, Promote Snapshot staging workflows, and one-click MODX upgrades.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Security controls: MODX Cloud applies critical security patches within 24 hours, high patches within 7 days, uses firewalls and DDoS mitigation, and isolates client environments.support.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Support: MODX offers free community support and commercial support from the team that created and maintains MODX CMS.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Audience and use cases: MODX has been used for landing pages, full marketing sites, multi-language intranets, multi-site organizational portals, custom vertical platforms, and data providers for native iOS apps.modx.com · 28 Sept 2026