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24 alternatives to Anchor

A lightweight blog CMS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Anchor launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Twibble.io▲97

   A Better Blog-to-Twitter Automation Service

   2014 · twibble.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   journi▲160

   Travel Blogging Rediscovered

   2014 · journiapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Scoop▲96

   The New York Times' CMS

   2014 · archive.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Written▲66

   Connecting Brands & Bloggers

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   One Thing Well▲95

   A weblog about simple, useful software

   2014 · onethingwell.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sett▲82

   The Blog That Builds Your Audience.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Prose▲81

    CMS-free content manager w/ Jekyll & markdown support

    2014 · prose.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Leap.it▲76

    A visual search engine for the web

    2014 · leap.it · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Unread▲68

    An RSS Reader

    2014 · jaredsinclair.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · themuse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    postach.io▲88

    The Evernote Powered Blogging Platform

    2014 · postach.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · pointer.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blot▲84

    The simplest way to blog

    2014 · blot.im · its alternatives →

20. 20
    KimDigest▲93

    Open source reader for beyond RSS

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ContentBooth▲65

    A marketplace for sponsored content

    2015 · contentbooth.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TechWatching▲71

    Personalized technology news aggregator

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    LiftMetrix▲73

    Actionable Recommendations for Social Media

    2015 · stadtgame.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →