MODX vs Siteleaf

MODX is a content management system and application framework for building custom digital experiences. It can model blogs, landing pages, catalogs, forms, PDFs, CSV downloads, and custom input fields. Reusable Templates, Chunks, Snippets, and Plugins render pages or add functionality and logic. Editorial workflows, custom roles, multilingual content, SEO tools, media libraries, and attribute-based access controls support publishing and content management. Community-made Extras extend it with integrations for areas such as e-commerce, maps, menus, OAuth, social, and SEO. Connections to API-enabled services can use JavaScript snippets, Extras, or Zapier, whose MODX Extra connects to over 500 applications. MODX is available as self-hosted software, through an API, and on the web. The self-hosted Free plan costs nothing. Managed MODX Cloud plans begin at $36 a month billed annually; other listed plans include self-hosted and managed options, with different storage, support, and hosting features. MODX was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Siteleaf is a content management system for building and publishing static websites with Jekyll. Users can work with existing or custom Jekyll themes and edit through a visual editor or Markdown. They can drag in images and text files, preview changes, and sync content and theme updates with GitHub to review edits or return to earlier states. Siteleaf can publish to Amazon S3, GitHub Pages, Rackspace Cloud Files, and hosts that support FTP or SFTP. It also supports imports from WordPress, Tumblr, Ghost, and Drupal through Jekyll importers. A JSON API exposes Jekyll content, and the service says tasks can be automated with Zapier. Generated static files do not require a database or complicated server setup. Siteleaf no longer provides built-in hosting for v2 sites. Plans range from Developer at free to Enterprise starting at $299 a month. New sites receive a 14-day Personal plan trial without a credit card.