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Alternatives to Webflow

Webflow ranks #3 in CMS & Publishing with a BenchRank score of 76.7/100. These are the 46 other cms & publishing tools we rank, best first. Rank numbers show each tool's position in the full CMS & Publishing ranking.

  • Ranked 1

    84.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Marble

    Marble CMS · Headless CMS for blog content and media files

    Best for: Developers who want a low-cost headless CMS for a blog and its media, not a full content platform.

  • Ranked 2

    78.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Builder.io

    Builder · Collaborative platform for building software with AI agents

    Best for: Product teams wanting designers, PMs and marketers to edit the real codebase alongside engineers

  • Ranked 4

    68.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Lingo.dev

    Lingo.dev · Stateful localisation engines called from code, CLI, CI/CD or MCP

    Best for: Engineering teams localising product strings from code, CLI or CI/CD with consistent terminology

  • Ranked 5

    64.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Vimeo

    Vimeo · Ad-free video hosting, editing, streaming and monetisation

    Best for: Video professionals and teams wanting ad-free hosting, review and sharing on one platform

  • Ranked 6

    62.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Payload

    Payload · Open-source Next.js backend and headless CMS defined in code

    Best for: Developer teams building Next.js sites or apps that want a code-defined CMS backend they own.

  • Ranked 7

    61.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Directus

    Directus · Collaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database

    Best for: Teams wanting a self-hostable backend and headless CMS over an existing SQL database.

  • Ranked 8

    60.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Webiny

    Webiny · Open-source self-hosted headless CMS you extend in code

    Best for: Development teams wanting a self-hosted, code-extensible headless CMS on their own AWS account

  • Ranked 9

    59.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Grav

    Grav · Flat-file PHP CMS with a first-party API and MCP server

    Best for: Developers and documentation teams wanting a database-free, Git-versioned CMS with an API

  • Ranked 10

    57.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

    TinaCMS

    TinaCMS · Open-source Git-based headless CMS with visual Markdown editing

    Best for: Developers on Git-based Markdown sites who want editors changing content visually in-context

  • Ranked 11

    55.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Tolgee

    Tolgee · Open-source localisation platform with in-context editing

    Best for: Dev teams localising web and mobile apps who want non-developers editing text in context

  • Ranked 12

    54.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

    LibreTranslate

    LibreTranslate · Self-hosted open source machine translation API

    Best for: Developers who want a self-hosted, offline-capable machine translation API.

  • Ranked 13

    51.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Ghost

    Ghost · Publishing platform with built-in newsletters and paid memberships

    Best for: Independent publishers and creators running a website, newsletter and paid memberships in one tool.

  • Ranked 14

    50.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Craft CMS

    Craft CMS · Customisable CMS with Twig templates and a GraphQL API

    Best for: Developers and agencies building custom, multilingual content sites, self-hosted or on Craft Cloud.

  • Ranked 15

    50 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Weblate

    Weblate · Web-based continuous localisation with version control integration

    Best for: Software teams translating projects that need continuous localisation tied to version control

  • Ranked 16

    47.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

    WordPress

    WordPress · Open source publishing platform for websites, blogs and apps

    Best for: Creators, small businesses and enterprises building self-hosted websites, blogs or apps

  • Ranked 17

    47.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Anthias

    Anthias · Open source digital signage for Raspberry Pi and x86 PCs

    Best for: Teams running their own digital signage on Raspberry Pi or spare x86 hardware they already have

  • Ranked 18

    45.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Write.as

    Write.as · Distraction-free blogging with RSS, email and fediverse publishing

    Best for: Individual writers and small teams wanting an ad-free blog or newsletter rather than a CMS.

  • Ranked 19

    44.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Hugo

    Hugo · Open-source static site generator written in Go

    Best for: Developers building content sites — docs, landing pages, news — from static files

  • Ranked 20

    44.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

    changes.page

    Changes.Page · Hosted changelog and roadmap pages, edited by hand or driven by CLI and API

    Best for: Software teams wanting a hosted changelog and roadmap page they can also publish to from CI/CD.

  • Ranked 21

    43.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Keystone

    KeystoneJS · Open source headless CMS that builds a GraphQL API from your schema

    Best for: Node.js developers who want a code-defined GraphQL backend and admin UI for structured content

  • Ranked 22

    43.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

    ProcessWire

    ProcessWire · Open source PHP CMS with custom fields and an API-driven template layer

    Best for: PHP developers building content sites who want custom fields and full control of the markup

  • Ranked 23

    42.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Zenblog

    Zenblog · Headless blogging CMS with a Notion-style editor and typed API client

    Best for: Developers who want a hosted blog CMS with a Notion-style editor and a typed API client

  • Ranked 24

    40.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Languine

    Languine · Automated localisation through the CLI and CI/CD pipeline

    Best for: Startup dev teams wanting app strings translated from the CLI and CI rather than a separate tool

  • Ranked 25

    39.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    PeerTube

    PeerTube · Self-hosted, federated video platform software

    Best for: Groups and communities that want to run their own video platform under their own moderation rules.

  • Ranked 26

    35.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Jekyll

    Jekyll · Static site generator for plain-text blogs and websites

    Best for: Developers comfortable with Markdown and the command line who want a static blog or site.

  • Ranked 27

    35.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Pagecord

    Pagecord · Personal blogging platform you can publish to by email

    Best for: Independent bloggers who want a simple personal blog they can post to by email or from Obsidian.

  • Ranked 28

    35.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Weebly

    Weebly · Website and online store builder, part of Square

    Best for: Small businesses and sole traders building a website or online store that takes payments via Square.

  • Ranked 29

    33.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Overleaf

    Overleaf · Online LaTeX editor with real-time collaboration and templates

    Best for: Researchers, students and technical teams writing and co-editing LaTeX documents in a browser.

  • Ranked 30

    33.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Twill

    Twill CMS · Open source CMS toolkit for Laravel

    Best for: Laravel teams that need a custom admin console for editorial content, headed or headless.

  • Ranked 31

    32.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Joomla!

    Joomla · Open source, volunteer-built CMS for web sites and online applications

    Best for: Site builders wanting a free, self-installed CMS with a large extension and template library

  • Ranked 32

    32.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Typedream

    Typedream · No-code site builder for landing pages, link-in-bio and digital sales

    Best for: Creators and solo founders selling digital products who need a landing page or link-in-bio site

  • Ranked 33

    30.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Disqus

    Disqus · Hosted comments, polls and moderation for publisher websites

    Best for: Publishers who want a hosted comments and polls system embedded on their own site

  • Ranked 34

    30.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

    MediaGoblin

    MediaGoblin · Self-hosted, decentralised media publishing platform

    Best for: Groups wanting to self-host an image, video and audio site instead of using Flickr or YouTube

  • Ranked 35

    29.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Clutch

    Clutch · Visual builder for Next.js sites with drag-and-drop agents

    Best for: Teams building Next.js marketing and commerce sites with agent-driven, personalised experiences

  • Ranked 36

    27.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Sigle

    Sigle · Open-source Web3 writing platform storing stories on Bitcoin and IPFS

    Best for: Web3 writers and NFT projects publishing blogs and newsletters stored on Bitcoin or IPFS.

  • Ranked 37

    26.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Moodle

    Moodle · Open source learning management system you host yourself

    Best for: Educators and institutions wanting a self-hosted open source LMS for online courses

  • Ranked 38

    26.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Vvveb

    Vvveb CMS · Open source PHP CMS and ecommerce platform with a drag-and-drop builder

    Best for: Teams self-hosting a PHP site or shop who want a drag-and-drop builder with headless APIs

  • Ranked 39

    26 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Comma

    Comma · Personal website and homepage builder

    Best for: Individuals who want a personal site for a resume, links, writing and projects.

  • Ranked 40

    24.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Impraise

    Impraise · General-interest article site covering business, lifestyle and personality

    Best for: Readers of general-interest articles; not a software product for business buyers.

  • Ranked 41

    24.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Comma

    Nucelo · Personal website builder for resume, link-in-bio and blog pages

    Best for: Individuals who want a personal site for a CV, link-in-bio or blog without building one

  • Ranked 42

    22.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Viddy

    Viddy · Socolive trực tiếp bóng đá chất lượng cao ở tất cả giải đấu, cùng đội ngũ BLV chuyên nghiệp, hình ảnh HD, âm thanh sống động cùng nhiều chuyên mục hữu ích.

    Best for:

  • Ranked 43

    21.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Meldium

    Meldium · Business, finance and tech blog with an archive of 2,431 posts

    Best for: Readers wanting general business, finance, tech and marketing blog articles.

  • Ranked 44

    19.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

    New Reality Tehnologii

    Escher Reality · Blog about augmented reality technologies

    Best for: Readers wanting introductory articles on augmented reality uses, trends and hardware.

  • Ranked 45

    19 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Statamic

    Statamic · Laravel-based CMS running on flat files or a database

    Best for: Laravel developers and small content teams building sites from flat files or a database

  • Ranked 46

    17 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Statwing

    Statwing · ไลฟ์สไตล์ ธุรกิจ กีฬา ไอที บันเทิง แม่และเด็ก ความรู้รอบตัว รถยนต์ สัตว์เลี้ยง อสังหาริมทรัพย์ กิน-เที่ยว การเงินและการลงทุน สุขภาพ การศึกษา บ้านและสวน

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  • Ranked 47

    13.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Drupal

    Drupal ·

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