Best Publii Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from content management systems ranked against Publii on the same published basis.
- 1Publii vs Drupal
- 2Publii vs Webflow CMS
- 3Publii vs Joomla
- 4Publii vs HubSpot Content Hub
- 5Publii vs Umbraco CMS
- 6Publii vs Prismic
- 7Publii vs MODX
- 8Publii vs Pimcore
- 9Publii vs ExpressionEngine
- 10Publii vs Enonic XP
- 11Publii vs dotCMS
- 12Publii vs Marketpath CMS
- 13Publii vs Zesty.io
- 14Publii vs Decap CMS
- 15Publii vs Vvveb CMS
- 16Publii vs Kiln
- 17Publii vs October CMS
- 18Publii vs Microweber
- 19Publii vs Xperience by Kentico
- 20Publii vs Plone
Publii alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drupal | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Webflow CMS | 8.0 | Free plan | $15/mo | API, Web |
| 3 | Joomla | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | HubSpot Content Hub | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 5 | Umbraco CMS | 7.8 | Free plan | €45/mo | Web |
| 6 | Prismic | 7.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Web |
| 7 | MODX | 7.7 | Free plan | $36/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Pimcore | 7.7 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | ExpressionEngine | 7.6 | Free plan | $3.25/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Enonic XP | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 11 | dotCMS | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 12 | Marketpath CMS | 7.5 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 13 | Zesty.io | 7.4 | Free plan | $475/mo | Web |
| 14 | Decap CMS | 7.3 | Free plan | €19/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Vvveb CMS | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 16 | Kiln | 7.2 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | October CMS | 7.1 | Free plan | $26/mo | Web |
| 18 | Microweber | 7.1 | No | $5/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Xperience by Kentico | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Plone | 7.0 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Publii alternatives
What is the best alternative to Publii?
Drupal, number 1 in content management systems with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Webflow CMS, Joomla, HubSpot Content Hub and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Publii?
Drupal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Is there an open-source alternative to Publii?
Yes: Microweber.
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.