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Content management systems (CMS) are used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation. Many of them are built on top of separate content management frameworks. The list is limited to notable services.
Open source software
- This section lists free and open-source software that can be installed and managed on a web server.
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
Java
Name
|
Platform
|
Supported databases
|
Latest stable release
|
Licenses
|
Latest release date
|
Alfresco Community Edition
|
Java
|
MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server[1]
|
7.2[2]
|
LGPLv3
|
2022-03[±]
|
Ametys CMS
|
Java
|
Apache Derby, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL[3]
|
4.7.4[4]
|
Apache 2.0 License
|
[±]
|
Apache Roller
|
Java
|
HSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, IBM Db2, PostgreSQL, Apache Derby
|
6.1.2[5]
|
Apache 2.0 License
|
2023-07-30[±]
|
Apache Sling CMS
|
Java
|
JCR
|
1.1.8[6]
|
Apache 2.0 License
|
2023-11-05[6]
|
Bloomreach Experience Manager
|
Java
|
MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server[7]
|
14.7.5[8]
|
Apache 2.0 License
|
2022-02-16
|
dotCMS
|
Java
|
PostgreSQL, SQL Server[9]
|
23.10.24[10]
|
GNU GPLv3
|
2024-03-04[±]
|
DSpace
|
Java
|
Oracle, PostgreSQL[11]
|
7.6.1[12]
|
BSD License
|
2023-11-15; 5 months ago
|
Enonic XP
|
Java
|
Embedded NoSQL
|
7.14.1[13]
|
GNU GPLv3
|
2024-04-08[±]
|
Fedora Commons
|
Java
|
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL[14]
|
6.2.0[15]
|
Apache License
|
2022-06-03[±]
|
Jahia Community Distribution
|
Java
|
Apache Derby, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL[16]
|
8.0
|
GNU GPL
|
2020-05-26
|
LogicalDOC Community Edition
|
Java
|
MariaDB, MySQL[17]
|
8.7.3[18]
|
GNU LGPL
|
2022-02-14
|
Nuxeo EP
|
Java
|
MariaDB, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server[19]
|
LTS 2023[20]
|
Apache 2.0 License
|
2023-07-17
|
Magnolia
|
Java
|
PostgreSQL, Derby, H2, MySQL, Oracle[21]
|
6.2.41[22]
|
GNU GPL & proprietary
|
2023-12-15; 4 months ago
|
OpenCms
|
Java
|
MariaDB, MySQL, AS400, IBM Db2, HSQLDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server[23]
|
17[24]
|
GNU LGPL
|
2024-04-09[±]
|
OpenKM Community Edition
|
Java
|
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server[25]
|
6.3.11
|
GNU GPL
|
2021-06-30 [26]
|
OpenWGA
|
Java
|
MySQL, PostgreSQL, HSQLDB, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM Db2, IBM Lotus Domino[27]
|
7.10.11.0[28]
|
GNU GPL & proprietary
|
2022-11-15[±]
|
XWiki
|
Java
|
HSQLDB, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle[29]
|
16.2.0[30]
|
GNU LGPL
|
2024-03-25[±]
|
Microsoft ASP.NET
Name
|
Platform
|
Supported databases
|
Latest stable release
|
Licenses
|
Latest release date
|
C1 CMS
|
ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC)
|
XML, SQL Server[31]
|
6.13[32]
|
Mozilla Public License
|
2022-09-27[±]
|
DNN
|
ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC)
|
SQL Server, SQL Server Express, SQL Azure[33]
|
9.13.3[34]
|
MIT License
|
2024-03-06 [±]
|
mojoPortal
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server, MySQL, SQL Azure, PostgreSQL, SQLite[35]
|
2.9.0.1[36]
|
EPL
|
2023-07-24[±]
|
nopCommerce
|
ASP.NET (MVC)
|
SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL[37]
|
4.60.6[38]
|
GNU General Public License
|
2024-02-05; 2 months ago
|
Orchard Project
|
ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC)
|
SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL[39]
|
1.10.3[40]
|
New BSD License
|
2019-02-28[±]
|
Umbraco
|
ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC)
|
SQL Server, SQL CE[41]
|
11.2.0[42]
|
MIT License
|
2023-02-23[±]
|
Perl
PHP
Name
|
Platform
|
Supported databases
|
Latest stable release
|
Licenses
|
Latest release date
|
ATutor
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
2.2.4[51]
|
GNU GPL
|
2018-06-20[±]
|
Backdrop CMS
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[52]
|
1.27.0[53]
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-01-15[±]
|
Bolt (CMS)
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite[54]
|
5.1.24[55]
|
MIT
|
2023-02-19[±]
|
b2evolution
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[56]
|
7.2.5[57]
|
GNU GPLv2
|
2022-08-06[±]
|
CMSimple
|
PHP
|
Flat-file database
|
5.11
|
GNU GPLv3
|
2023-02-06[58]
|
CMS Made Simple
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
2.2.19[59]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-11-28; 4 months ago
|
Composr CMS
|
PHP
|
MySQL[60]
|
10.0.45
|
CPAL
|
2024-01-27[61]
|
Concrete CMS
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[62]
|
9.2.8[63]
|
MIT
|
2024-04-02
|
Contao
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[64]
|
5.3.7[65]
|
GNU LGPL
|
2024-04-19[±]
|
DokuWiki
|
PHP
|
Flat-file database
|
2022-07-31[66]
|
GNU GPL
|
2022-07-31[±]
|
Dotclear
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite[67]
|
2.27.3[68]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-08-31[±]
|
Drupal
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite[69]
|
10.2.5[70]
|
GNU GPLv2+
|
2024-04-03; 59 days ago
|
Exponent CMS
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[71]
|
2.7.1 Patch 2[72]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-05-31 [±]
|
eZ Publish
|
PHP
|
MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle[73]
|
6.0.2
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-03-01[74]
|
Geeklog
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL[75]
|
2.2.2[76]
|
GNU GPL
|
2022-09-27[±]
|
GetSimple CMS
|
PHP
|
Flat-file database
|
3.3.16
|
GNU GPL
|
2020-03-03[77]
|
Grav
|
PHP
|
Flat-file database
|
1.7.45[78]
|
MIT
|
2024-03-18[±]
|
Habari
|
PHP
|
MySQL, PostgreSQL,[79] SQLite
|
0.9.2
|
Apache License
|
2014-09-16[80]
|
Ibexa DXP
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL[81]
|
4.5[82]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-05-12[±]
|
ImpressCMS
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL[83]
|
1.4.5[84]
|
GNU GPLv2
|
2023-07-06[±]
|
ImpressPages
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
5.0.3[85]
|
GNU GPL MIT
|
2017-07-11[±]
|
Jamroom
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, Percona[86]
|
7.0.1[87]
|
MPL
|
2024-01-01[±]
|
Joomla!
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL[88]
|
5.1.0[89]
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-04-16; 8 days ago
|
Known
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MongoDB, MySQL[90]
|
1.5
|
Apache License
|
2023-06-02[91]
|
Magento
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[92]
|
2.4.7[93]
|
OSL Ver. 3 / AFL Ver. 3
|
2024-04-09[±]
|
Mambo
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
4.6.5
|
GNU GPL
|
2008-06-01
|
MediaWiki
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite[94]
|
1.41.1[95]
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-03-28; 27 days ago
|
Microweber
|
PHP
|
MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite[96]
|
1.3.4[97]
|
Apache License
|
2023-03-24
|
Midgard CMS
|
PHP (Midgard framework)
|
MySQL
|
12.0.9.2
|
GNU LGPL
|
2012-09-26[98]
|
MODX
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server[99]
|
3.0.4[100]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-10-03[±]
|
Novius OS
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
5.0.1 (Elche)
|
GNU Affero GPL
|
2014-07-08[101]
|
Nucleus CMS
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
3.64
|
GNU GPL
|
2011-03-14[102]
|
OpenCart
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL[103]
|
4.0.2.3[104]
|
GNU
|
2023-09-15; 7 months ago[±]
|
Omeka
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL[105]
|
3.1.1[106]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-03-24[±]
|
pH7Builder
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL[107]
|
17.9.1[108]
|
GPL 3.0
|
2023-04-13[±]
|
Phire CMS
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
2.1.0
|
New BSD License
|
2016-07-07[109]
|
PHP-Fusion
|
PHP
|
MySQL[110]
|
9.10.30[111]
|
GNU Affero GPL
|
2022-09-01[±]
|
PHP-Nuke
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
8.4.4
|
GNU GPL
|
2021-12-05[112]
|
phpWebLog
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
0.5.3
|
GNU GPL
|
2001-10-31
|
PhpWiki
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, Berkeley DB, Flat-file database
|
1.6.3
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-11-15[113]
|
Pimcore
|
PHP
|
AWS Aurora, MariaDB, MySQL, Percona Server[114]
|
11.2.1[115]
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-03-14; 41 days ago[±]
|
Pixie (CMS)
|
PHP
|
MySQL
|
1.0.4
|
GNU GPL
|
2010-03-21
|
PmWiki
|
PHP
|
Flat-file database[116] SQLite[117]
|
2.3.33[118]
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-04-21[±]
|
Prestashop
|
PHP
|
MySQL[119]
|
8.1.5[120]
|
Open Software License 3.0
|
2024-03-18; 37 days ago[±]
|
ProcessWire
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL[121]
|
3.0.210[122]
|
Mozilla Public License 2.0
|
2023-03-06[±]
|
SMW+
|
PHP - MediaWiki
|
MySQL
|
1.7.0
|
GNU GPL
|
2012-04-24[123]
|
Serendipity
|
PHP + Smarty
|
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite[124]
|
2.5.0[125]
|
BSD
|
2024-02-13[±]
|
Silverstripe CMS
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite[126]
|
5.2.0[127]
|
BSD[128]
|
2024-04-15[±]
|
SPIP
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL, SQLite[129]
|
6.5.2[130]
|
GNU GPL[131]
|
2024-04-09; 15 days ago
|
Textpattern
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[132]
|
4.8.8[133][134]
|
GNU GPL
|
2022-01-24[±]
|
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[135]
|
25.3[136]
|
GNU LGPL
|
2023-10-11; 6 months ago
|
TYPO3
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite[137]
|
12.4 LTS[138]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-04-25; 11 months ago[±]
|
WordPress
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[139]
|
6.5.2[130]
|
GNU GPL
|
2024-04-09; 15 days ago
|
XOOPS
|
PHP
|
MySQL, MariaDB[140]
|
2.5.11[141]
|
GNU GPL
|
2023-12-24[±]
|
Python
Ruby on Rails
ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
JavaScript
Others
Proprietary software
- This section lists proprietary software to be installed and managed on a user's own server. This section includes freeware proprietary software.
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
Name
|
Platform
|
Supported databases
|
Latest stable release
|
Licenses
|
Latest release date
|
Web content management
|
Group web content management
|
Enterprise content management
|
Adobe Experience Manager (formerly Day CQ5)
|
Java
|
JCR (Apache Jackrabbit Oak), MongoDB
|
6.4.2
|
Proprietary
|
2018-10[166]
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Alfresco (Enterprise & Community Edition)
|
Java
|
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2
|
4.0.2 Enterprise, 4.2.c Community
|
Proprietary, LGPL
|
2015-03[167]
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Altitude3.Net
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server
|
2015.07.14
|
Proprietary
|
2015-7-14
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
censhare
|
Java
|
Oracle
|
2017.2
|
Proprietary
|
2017-05-12
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Contentverse
|
Java
|
Oracle, SQL Server
|
8.1
|
Proprietary
|
2014
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Contegro
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server
|
4.0.0
|
Proprietary
|
2010-17-11
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
CoreMedia Content Cloud
|
Java
|
JDBC-compliant databases, MongoDB
|
v11
|
Proprietary
|
2021-12-10
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
dotCMS
|
Java
|
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
|
5.2.4
|
Proprietary
|
2020-01-24
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Elcom CMS
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server
|
9.0
|
Proprietary
|
2011-02-15
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
OpenText Documentum
|
Java
|
Oracle, SQL Server, IBM Db2
|
16.4
|
Proprietary
|
2018-05-01
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Episerver CMS
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server
|
11.14.2
|
Proprietary
|
2020-02-24
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Hyland OnBase ECM
|
.NET
|
SQL Server, Oracle
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IBM Enterprise Content Management
|
Java
|
Oracle, IBM Db2
|
8.5
|
Proprietary
|
2013
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Jadu
|
PHP
|
MySQL, SQL Server
|
Continuously Released
|
Proprietary
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Jahia Enterprise Distribution
|
Java
|
MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server
|
6.6.2.3
|
Proprietary
|
2013-12-20
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Kentico CMS
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server
|
Xperience 13[168]
|
Free, Proprietary
|
2020-10-27[±]
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Movable Type
|
Perl
|
MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server
|
7.7.1
|
Proprietary
|
2021-05-27[169]
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Oracle WebCenter Content (formerly Universal Content Management)
|
Java
|
Oracle
|
12c
|
Proprietary
|
2019-10-07[170]
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Omni CMS
|
Java
|
MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP Sybase ASE
|
2022.3.1
|
Proprietary
|
2022-12-12
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sitecore
|
ASP.NET (Webforms or MVC)
|
SQL Server (2005, 2008, 2012), Oracle
|
9.3
|
Proprietary
|
2019-12-01
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sitefinity
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft Azure SQL
|
13.2.7500
|
Proprietary
|
2020-12-08[171]
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Microsoft SharePoint
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server (2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019), SQL Express
|
Subscription Edition (SE)
|
Proprietary, Open API
|
2021-11-02
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
OctoberCMS
|
PHP
|
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server[172]
|
v3.5.12[173]
|
Proprietary
|
2023-12-12[±]
|
|
|
|
OpenText Teamsite
|
Java, .Net, XML, XSLT
|
Oracle, SQL Server, IBM Db2, MySQL
|
16.2
|
Proprietary
|
2017-04
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Telligent Community
|
ASP.NET
|
SQL Server
|
5.0
|
|
2009-06-26
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Other content management frameworks
A content management framework (CMF) is a system that facilitates the use of reusable components or customized software for managing Web content. It shares aspects of a Web application framework and a content management system (CMS).
Below is a list of notable systems that claim to be CMFs.