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Best CMS Made Simple Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from content management systems ranked against CMS Made Simple on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Drupal Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.1
    CMS Made Simple vs Drupal
  2. 2
    Webflow CMS Free plan apiWeb $15/mo8.0
    CMS Made Simple vs Webflow CMS
  3. 3
    Plone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.0
    CMS Made Simple vs Plone
  4. 4
    HubSpot Content Hub Free plan apiWeb $7/mo7.9
    CMS Made Simple vs HubSpot Content Hub
  5. 5
    Joomla Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    CMS Made Simple vs Joomla
  6. 6
    TYPO3 CMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €266.67/mo7.9
    CMS Made Simple vs TYPO3 CMS
  7. 7
    django CMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2/mo7.9
    CMS Made Simple vs django CMS
  8. 8
    Umbraco CMS Free plan Web €45/mo7.8
    CMS Made Simple vs Umbraco CMS
  9. 9
    Prismic Free plan apiWeb $10/mo7.8
    CMS Made Simple vs Prismic
  10. 10
    Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.8
    CMS Made Simple vs Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
  11. 11
    MODX Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $36/mo7.7
    CMS Made Simple vs MODX
  12. 12
    Pimcore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.7
    CMS Made Simple vs Pimcore
  13. 13
    dotCMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    CMS Made Simple vs dotCMS
  14. 14
    OpenCms Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €416.67/mo7.6
    CMS Made Simple vs OpenCms
  15. 15
    ExpressionEngine Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $3.25/mo7.6
    CMS Made Simple vs ExpressionEngine
  16. 16
    Publii Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.6
    CMS Made Simple vs Publii
  17. 17
    Enonic XP Free plan Web Free7.5
    CMS Made Simple vs Enonic XP
  18. 18
    Marketpath CMS Free plan Web $49/mo7.5
    CMS Made Simple vs Marketpath CMS
  19. 19
    Tumblr Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $5.83/mo7.5
    CMS Made Simple vs Tumblr
  20. 20
    Zesty.io Free plan Web $475/mo7.4
    CMS Made Simple vs Zesty.io

CMS Made Simple alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Drupal8.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Webflow CMS8.0Free plan$15/moAPI, Web
3Plone8.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4HubSpot Content Hub7.9Free plan$7/moAPI, Web
5Joomla7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6TYPO3 CMS7.9Free plan€266.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7django CMS7.9Free plan$2/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Umbraco CMS7.8Free plan€45/moWeb
9Prismic7.8Free plan$10/moAPI, Web
10Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11MODX7.7Free plan$36/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12Pimcore7.7Free planAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13dotCMS7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14OpenCms7.6Free plan€416.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15ExpressionEngine7.6Free plan$3.25/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Publii7.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17Enonic XP7.5Free planFreeWeb
18Marketpath CMS7.5Free plan$49/moWeb
19Tumblr7.5Free plan$5.83/moAndroid, iOS, Web
20Zesty.io7.4Free plan$475/moWeb
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Questions about CMS Made Simple alternatives

What is the best alternative to CMS Made Simple?

Drupal, number 1 in content management systems with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Webflow CMS, Plone, HubSpot Content Hub and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CMS Made Simple?

Drupal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.