Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Barley CMS

Simple inline editing, HTML for templates, Dropbox syncing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Barley CMS launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bolt CM▲68

   Sophisticated, lightweight and simple CMS written in PHP

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Webflow CMS▲642

   Build professional dynamic websites without any code

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

4. 4TI
   Tips.io – A Tailwind playground with AI, page management, and theming▲291

   Hi HN! My name is Nick and this is my fun side project. Please lay it on me. HN can think of Tips.io as a cracked out Tailwind Playground that has page management and amazing AI integration. There are a few core ideas: 1) The HTML is the CMS There are no fields or restrictions. Just hover, click, and start tweaking any HTML. Also, certain elements you click will have special easy edit abilities: - auto creates an uploader, stock photo picker (or HTML) - auto creates an uploader, stock video picker (or HTML) - auto creates a big icon picker (or HTML) - auto creates a WYSIWYG Editor (or HTML)…

   2024 · tips.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Craft▲104

   A CMS like no other.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Netlify CMS▲236

   An open-source CMS for your Git workflow

   2017 · harta-europei.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Droplr▲139

   The easiest way to share files

   2014 · droplr.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Contentbuilder.js▲126

   Drag & Drop Feature for Content Editing in your Webapp/CMS .

   2014 · innovastudio.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SiteCake▲148

    A simple, open-source, drag-and-drop, flat-file CMS

    2015 · sitecake.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Small Victories▲131

    Turn a dropbox folder into a website

    2016 · smallvictori.es · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pagekit 1.0▲137

    A modular and lightweight open source CMS

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CODY▲136

    Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

    2014 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dropbox Notes (beta)▲146

    A new way for teams to write together (pre-launch)

    2015 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    LightCMS▲98

    Build Beautiful Websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tinypress▲118

    Online editor for your Github page blog

    2014 · tinypress.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PageKit▲88

    A modern CMS to create and share.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Composer▲84

    Collaborative notes from Dropbox (limited access)

    2015 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sitedrop▲83

    A visual way to collaborate using Dropbox

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lime Text▲76

    Open Source code editor

    2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Yoozon▲94

    Host websites using Dropbox

    2014 · yoozon.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 →