Instead of dotCMS
dotCMS alternatives
dotCMS is designed for enterprises coordinating digital experiences across sites and languages. It brings together content modeling, versioning, custom workflows, digital asset management and multisite management, with visual editing, REST and GraphQL APIs, and static or remote publishing. Teams can use managed dotCMS Cloud, Cloud Anywhere on AWS, Azure or GCP, or self-host the platform. The Free (BSL) plan costs nothing for companies under $5M in revenue; commercial pricing depends on scale, such as sites or content types, and requires a request.
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Webflow CMS
by Webflow CMSFree plan APIWebTeams preferring hosted CMS with posted paid pricing — Webflow CMS is hosted and posts paid pricing from $25/mo (annual), while dotCMS supports self-hosting and leaves commercial prices to a request.
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HubSpot Content Hub
by HubSpot Content HubFree plan APIWebTeams seeking hosted CMS with a free trial — HubSpot Content Hub is hosted and offers a 14-day trial; dotCMS instead lists managed, cloud-anywhere and self-hosted deployments.
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Kiln
Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb - 10
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Datenstrom Yellow
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3 - 12
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Wagtail
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 19
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Orchard Core
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 21
Quintype
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 22
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That range of deployment, editing and developer options can be more than a team needs, while commercial prices are not posted. The platforms are API, Linux, self-hosted and web, which may not fit teams seeking other platform options. When comparing alternatives, consider whether you need dotCMS’s enterprise deployment choices and visual tools, or would prefer a hosted or self-hosted product with a different price model. Editorial workflows, custom roles, multilingual content, SEO tools and media libraries also help distinguish the options below.