9 Sites Like WordPress and Its CMS Alternatives

  • FREE
  • Open Source
  • Website
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WordPress one of the most famous content management system around has seen its usage grow multiple-fold. It’s free and open-source based on PHP and MySQL and is used extensively.

It started off pretty lightly back on May 27, 2003, under the tutelage of Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little. It was released initially under the GPLv2 license. WordPress is pretty simple to use for and requires either WordPress being installed on the web server or a computer that runs the software package serving as a network host.

At present it’s high usage is defined by the 60 million websites powered by it. It is generally used for blogging purposes, along with a host of other things like mailing lists, online stores, forums, media galleries and more. It uses a web template system and features multiple themes and plugin support, and the best part is it allows a user to change the template without changing the code of the website.

Its plugin support features more than 50,000 plugins to use for. Add to it the compatibility with mobile, WordPress makes up for an excellent choice to use for people out there. It also has search-engine friendly structure and features integrated link management.

It’s highly customizable, and if you’re one of those seeking a perfect option for yourself, WordPress represents you the best bet.

wix
  • Drag-and-drop
  • E-commerce support
  • HTML5 Website

wix
Wix

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  • Drag-and-drop
  • E-commerce support
  • HTML5 Website
  • Freemium
  • Website

Wix, a nifty piece of website builder with complete hosting facilities, is majorly used for personal or with those having small businesses. It's pretty neat and is dead easy to use for and comes with HTML5 website option or mobile websites as the use...

joomla
  • Built-in multilingual support

joomla
Joomla

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  • Built-in multilingual support
  • FREE
  • Website

Joomla, another of those pretty popular options after Wordpress when it comes to content management system has been around for 12 years. It remains the second most popular CMS option after Wordpress with a market share of approx 7% and has been downl...

  • Elegant design
  • Visibly pleasing

Squarespace

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  • Elegant design
  • Visibly pleasing
  • Premium
  • Website

Squarespace is another one of those ready-to-use customizable website builder available in the market. This one is more in line with Wix as it comes with ready-to-use templates that allow an entirely hosted solution. It's pretty easy to use for and i...

drupal
  • Enterprise ready
  • Views module

drupal
Drupal

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  • Enterprise ready
  • Views module
  • FREE
  • Website

When it comes to content marketing system (CMS), Drupal comes along as the best one after Wordpress and Joomla. It is a widely used option and powers over 2.3% of websites all over. With 1.3 million members part of its community, Drupal is one of the...

weebly
  • E-commerce support
  • Hosted website builder

weebly
Weebly

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  • E-commerce support
  • Hosted website builder
  • FREE
  • Premium
  • Website

Weebly is another of the wholly hosted website builders around targeted primarily for the small business owners and creative entrepreneurs around. It comes with both website and e-commerce support and has over 50 million customers spread across the g...

  • Content Discovery
  • Discovery Search engine
  • discussion
  • Social Media
  • Team Building
  • Web World

Medium

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  • Content Discovery
  • Discovery Search engine
  • discussion
  • Social Media
  • Team Building
  • Web World
  • Premium
  •  Android
  •  iOS
  • OS X
  • Website
  •  Windows

"Medium" is the most insightful medium for exploring each niche. A place just for writers, reader, and enthusiasts. The website lets you access thousands of article of your choice. You can interact with different people via comments and liking sectio...

Shopify
  • Easy to add payment modes
  • Ecommerce platform
  • POS integration
  • Real-time shipping details

Shopify
Shopify

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  • Easy to add payment modes
  • Ecommerce platform
  • POS integration
  • Real-time shipping details
  • Freemium
  • Premium
  • Website

Shopify is a perfect dibs for an online e-commerce store and remains one of the most popular options around for maintaining the online store. Its popularity can be shown by the 600,000 merchants it has under its platform. Shopify is much easier to us...

Ghost
  • Advanced post editor
  • Blogging
  • Clutter-free

Ghost
Ghost

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  • Advanced post editor
  • Blogging
  • Clutter-free
  • FREE
  • Premium
  •  Android
  • Linux
  •  MAC
  • Website
  •  Windows

When Wordpress changed course from being a blogging-based website into a full-fledged content management system, many looking for just a blogging site switched to Ghost. Having started in 2012, Ghost is a NodeJS based open source blogging platform an...

  • Built-in social commenting
  • Google adsense links
  • Google Plus Integration

Blogger

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  • Built-in social commenting
  • Google adsense links
  • Google Plus Integration
  • FREE
  •  Android
  • Website

Blogger, once a primetime competition to Wordpress for blogging, has downed the tools. However, much of it has been because other prominent options came forth. However, Blogging is still alive and is an excellent option to have if you're into bloggin...

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