Best CMS Max Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from government website builders ranked against CMS Max on the same published basis.
- 1CMS Max vs LocalGov Drupal
- 2CMS Max vs Government Site Builder
- 3CMS Max vs Digital Place
- 4CMS Max vs OpenCities
- 5CMS Max vs Catalis Websites
- 6CMS Max vs Content Management Framework
- 7CMS Max vs Loop Municipal Websites
- 8CMS Max vs Municipal One
- 9CMS Max vs CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central
- 10CMS Max vs Forms & Workflow (OpenForms)
- 11CMS Max vs GOSS iCM
- 12CMS Max vs Govstack CMS
- 13CMS Max vs Isomer
- 14CMS Max vs Council Platform
- 15CMS Max vs Jadu Central
- 16CMS Max vs MunicipalSite
- 17CMS Max vs S3WaaS
- 18CMS Max vs SimpliCity CMS
- 19CMS Max vs Single Digital Presence
- 20CMS Max vs Town Web
CMS Max alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LocalGov Drupal | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | Government Site Builder | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Digital Place | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 4 | OpenCities | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 5 | Catalis Websites | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 6 | Content Management Framework | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 7 | Loop Municipal Websites | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 8 | Municipal One | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 9 | CivicPlus Municipal Websites Central | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 10 | Forms & Workflow (OpenForms) | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | GOSS iCM | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | Govstack CMS | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | Isomer | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | Council Platform | 5.1 | No | £200/mo | Web |
| 15 | Jadu Central | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | MunicipalSite | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | S3WaaS | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | SimpliCity CMS | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Single Digital Presence | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Town Web | 5.1 | No | $99/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
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Questions about CMS Max alternatives
What is the best alternative to CMS Max?
LocalGov Drupal, number 1 in government website builders with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: Government Site Builder, Digital Place, OpenCities and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CMS Max?
LocalGov Drupal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 2 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.