Content Management Systems
Alternatives to Prismic
Prismic pairs a headless CMS with a visual page-building layer and developer tools. Teams can edit live with drag-and-drop layouts and reusable slices, while Slice Machine supports visual content models, code snippets, TypeScript, and generated component structures. It offers localization, custom roles, webhooks, previews, revisions, rollback, image optimization, migration support, and integrations for Next.js, Nuxt, and SvelteKit. The free plan permits one user, two locales, four million monthly API calls, and 100 GB of monthly CDN bandwidth; exceeding that CDN allowance locks the project. Paid plans start at $10/mo (annual), with a 30-day trial.
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django CMS django CMS suits enterprises, universities, and digital agencies building content-rich websites.
From $2/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · API9.4 Visit Specs - 02 Enonic XP From $990/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · Linux · API9.4 Visit Specs
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CrafterCMS CrafterCMS may suit teams seeking a CMS with localization, permissions, preview, and REST or GraphQL APIs.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.3 Visit Specs - 04 Webflow CMS
Webflow CMS suits marketing, design, and engineering teams or agencies that want to manage site content visually.
From $15/mo Free plan Web · API9.2 Visit Specs - 05 OpenCms From €416.67/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted9.2 Visit Specs
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TYPO3 CMS TYPO3 suits teams building sites or digital projects that need multilingual publishing, structured content, editorial workflows, and role-based access.
From €266.67/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted9.1 Visit Specs - 07 MODX
MODX suits teams building custom sites or applications that need flexible content types, workflows, multilingual publishing, or access controls.
From $36/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted9.1 Visit Specs - 08
ExpressionEngine It suits site teams that need a self-hosted CMS with flexible content structures, editorial workflows or multilingual publishing.
From $3.25/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted9.1 Visit Specs - 09 Drupal
Drupal CMS is aimed at marketing teams, content creators, and site builders seeking a ready-to-use starting point.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs - 10 HubSpot Content Hub
It suits marketers and teams that need editorial workflows, multiple languages, SEO tools and media management.
From $7/mo Free plan Web · API9.0 Visit Specs - 11
Plone Plone suits editors, developers, and decision makers in organizations such as government bodies and universities.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs - 12
Strapi Strapi suits developers and teams that want a customizable CMS with REST or GraphQL APIs and a choice between self-hosting and Strapi Cloud.
From $35/mo Free plan Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 13
Pimcore Pimcore suits organizations managing product data, assets, and digital experiences across channels.
From $825/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 14
Kiln Kiln is aimed at people who build static sites and want clients or other non-technical editors to maintain content themselves.
From $4.99/mo Free plan Open source Web · API · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 15 Omeka S From $104.17/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs
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Contao Contao suits teams building multilingual sites, portals, e-commerce projects, landing pages, or enterprise sites.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.9 Visit Specs - 17
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiki suits individuals, groups, and organizations that want a self-hosted system for shared content and collaboration.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 18 Marketpath CMS From $49/mo Free plan Web8.9 Visit Specs
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ApostropheCMS From $39/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.9 Visit Specs - 20
Ghost Ghost suits creators, publishers, businesses, and developers who want web-based publishing, newsletters, or paid memberships.
From $18/mo Free trial Web8.8 Visit Specs - 21 Kirby From €99/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · API8.8 Visit Specs
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Joomla Joomla! suits people managing websites with multiple contributors, permissions, and publishing workflows.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 23
Wagtail Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 24
Tumblr Tumblr suits people who want to publish and circulate posts through blogs and communities, with options for questions and audio posts.
From $5.83/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.7 Visit Specs - 25 Microweber From $5/mo Free trial Open source Web · API · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs
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Siteleaf suits people and teams building Jekyll-based static sites who want visual or Markdown editing and GitHub review.
From $7/mo Free plan Web · API8.7 Visit Specs - 27
Sulu Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs - 28
dotCMS Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs - 29
Grav Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs - 30
Orchard Core Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of Prismic
You may prefer another CMS for a free price, self-hosting, hybrid deployment, or broader operating-system support. The alternatives differ in how they handle editorial workflows, roles, multilingual publishing, SEO, and media libraries. Weigh those capabilities against Prismic’s page builder, framework integrations, AI connections, migration tooling, and API model. Also consider whether your team can work within Prismic’s free-plan limits and whether a hosted, hybrid, or self-hosted arrangement better matches your project’s technical responsibilities.