No. 6 of 165 ·Content Management Systems

MODX

Name: MODX
Price: 90 USD

Web · Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $36/mo

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 7.7

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

MODX is ranked #6 of 165 in content management systems on Freedom251, made by MODX (Dallas, Texas, United States). It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $36/mo.

MODX plans and pricing

All plans

Pro Site Core $90/mo annually site tune-up · email service provider · Backstage selective staging · Cloud Edge CDN/WAF modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Pro Site Plus $145/mo annually Pro Site Core features · proactive monitoring · business-hours outage resolution modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Pro Site Max $225/mo annually Pro Site Plus features · data-center failover · 24/7 proactive outage resolution modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Free Free self-hosted · storage varies by account plan · community support modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Base $36/mo annually 10 GB server disk · 15 GB Vault storage · free SSL · community support modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Pro $91/mo annually 30 GB server disk · 75 GB Vault storage · free SSL · MODX/CMS advice and help modx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on content management systems

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $90/mo
Platform type: hybrid
Editorial workflows: Yes
Custom user roles: Yes
Multilingual content: Yes
SEO tools: Yes
Media library: Yes
Custom content types: Yes

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The record

Product type: MODX Revolution is a content management system and application framework for building custom digital experiences.
Content modeling: MODX supports blogs, landing pages, catalogs, forms, PDFs, dynamically generated CSV downloads, and custom input fields.
Reusable development elements: Templates, Chunks, Snippets, and Plugins are reusable elements used to render pages and add functionality or logic.
Extensions: Community-made Extras provide extensions and integrations for menus, maps, e-commerce, OAuth, social, and SEO.
Access control: MODX provides attribute-based access controls for content protection and access scenarios.
Integrations: MODX can integrate with services that support an API through JavaScript snippets, MODX Extras, or Zapier, whose MODX Extra provides access to over 500 applications.
Latest release: The current downloadable MODX version is 3.2.4-pl, released on 26-Aug-2026.
Installation requirements: The current 3.x releases require PHP 8.1 or newer; recommended production software includes MariaDB 10.1.x or newer and NGINX 1.18.x or newer.
Managed hosting: MODX Cloud is managed hosting for MODX or any PHP application, including WordPress.
Included hosting features: All MODX Cloud plans include automatic nightly backups, free development sites, auto-renewing SSL certificates, Promote Snapshot staging workflows, and one-click MODX upgrades.
Security controls: MODX Cloud applies critical security patches within 24 hours, high patches within 7 days, uses firewalls and DDoS mitigation, and isolates client environments.
Support: MODX offers free community support and commercial support from the team that created and maintains MODX CMS.
Audience and use cases: MODX has been used for landing pages, full marketing sites, multi-language intranets, multi-site organizational portals, custom vertical platforms, and data providers for native iOS apps.
Founded: 2004
Price from: $36/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Content Management Systems in 2026#6 of 165

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Sources

docs.modx.com· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com/content-management-framework· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com/blog/integrations· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com/download· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com/pricing/multi-site-hosting· checked 28 Sept 2026
support.modx.com/hc/en-us/articles/27653825625627-Overvi· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com/about/company· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com· checked 28 Sept 2026
modx.com/pricing/· checked 28 Sept 2026