No. 65of 165 ·Content Management Systems

CouchCMS

Name: CouchCMS
Price: 69 USD

Web · Self-hosted

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.2

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

CouchCMS is ranked #65 of 165 in content management systems on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

CouchCMS plans and pricing

All plans

Open Source Attribution hyperlink required · No original-developer support couchcms.com · 23 Sept 2026

Commercial License $69/mo life time 1 website/domain · 1 month premium support couchcms.com · 23 Sept 2026

Open Source License Free free to use, modify, and distribute · commercial use permitted · source code authorship attribution required couchcms.com · 11 Oct 2026

Commercial License $69 once life time single website/domain · white-label admin panel · remove rendered attribution hyperlink · one month premium support couchcms.com · 11 Oct 2026

Compared on content management systems

Free plan: Yes
Platform type: self_hosted
Custom user roles: No
SEO tools: Yes
Media library: Yes
Custom content types: Yes

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The record

Purpose: CouchCMS retrofits into an existing static site so web designers can make it CMS-managed using Couch tags.
PHP knowledge: The maker says no prior PHP knowledge is required, while its documentation requires working knowledge of HTML and CSS and basic website creation.
Design preservation: CouchCMS says it does not add its own markup to a design, keeping the CMS-managed site faithful to the original static design.
Admin panel: The admin panel starts blank so designers can add only the elements clients need to edit.
Content features: The documentation lists editable regions, cloned pages, folders, archives, forms, comments, search, events calendar, galleries, relationships, and on-page editing.
Integrations: The documentation describes PayPal integration for single-item payments and Google Maps through a Couch tag.
PayPal limit: The current version supports single-item purchase payments and lacks advanced options such as shipping charges and volume- or weight-based pricing.
Security claim: The maker says CouchCMS is time-tested and protects sites from web attacks such as XSS and CSRF.
Access control: CouchCMS supports user accounts in four groups and offers access controls for templates, pages, and page elements; its documentation describes the mechanism as fairly coarse.
Hosting requirements: CouchCMS requires PHP 5.0.0 or greater, MySQL 4.1.2 or greater, and Apache or a compatible web server; Microsoft IIS is unsupported.
Optional server features: The GD library is optional for CAPTCHA, and Apache mod_rewrite is optional for pretty URLs.
Support: The open-source version comes without support; a commercial license includes one month of unlimited premium support by forum, email, and IM.
License scope: The commercial license is per domain and permits use on one website; another commercial project requires another license.
Maker identity: The site footer identifies the maker as Webzyme Softwares Pvt. Ltd.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Content Management Systems in 2026#65 of 165

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Sources

couchcms.com· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.couchcms.com/requirements.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.couchcms.com/concepts.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.couchcms.com/concepts/paypal.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.couchcms.com/concepts/users.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
couchcms.com/products/· checked 11 Oct 2026
couchcms.com/products/couchcms-pro.html· checked 11 Oct 2026