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24 alternatives to CMS for smol web – small updates

https://github.com/turboblack/HamsterCMS added some conveniences for editing content, as well as new templates

HamsterCMS is a content management system designed for small websites. This update adds editing conveniences and new templates to simplify content management. It targets developers and small site owners who need… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CMS for smol web – small updates launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1IM

    https://github.com/turboblack/HamsterCMS http://web1.0hosting.net/ - free hosting based on this CMS

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Build professional dynamic websites without any code

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    In a nutshell: 1. You log in with your GitHub account. 2. You select the GitHub repo where your site/app is at (whether it's Next.js, 11ty, Hugo, Nuxt... as long as you're using flat files for content). 3. You add a single config file to your repo to define the content types and other settings (e.g. media folder). 4. Congrats: you now have a user friendly CMS to manage content + media BUT all changes are still tracked like regular commits (under your account) on GitHub. I started using Jekyll around 2009 and over the course of the past 10+ years, I've helped build major sites and tiny…

    2024 · pagescms.org · its alternatives →

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    Original GraphQL CMS, reimagined ✨

    2018 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    JustCMS▲255

    AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

    2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

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    Simple inline editing, HTML for templates, Dropbox syncing

    2014 · getbarley.com · its alternatives →

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    Wisp CMS▲410

    Delightful way to create + manage blogs on existing websites

    2024 · wisp.blog · its alternatives →

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    GraphCMS▲310

    The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

    2020 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphCMS▲264

    The GraphQL CMS

    2017 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    Stop duct-taping tools. Run everything with one command.

    Nov 2025 · tinycommand.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11CO

    https://github.com/turboblack/HamsterCMS No database required! You only need one file to work! Works on PHP 8 without preinstalled frameworks Just copy the files to the server (or hosting). No settings needed. Perfect for a simple home page. The hamster works very quickly. The hamster code is simple and clear! Open source and free! Multi-template Easy to adapt templates.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    TinyMCE▲129

    Full featured web based JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML Editor

    2016 · tiny.cloud · its alternatives →

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    Marble▲280

    Manage your CMS content from Claude, Cursor, and Codex

    Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14SF
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    Hello HN! I've found my SQL knowledge to be lacking, so I made a project that uses SQLite as a backend. As it is intended for self-hosting I aim to make it easy to set up and maintain. Getting it up & running takes no more than a few commands (bar setting up a proxy such as nginx, which is out of scope). I've set up a "demo" site at https://forum.agreper.com/ if you want to try out the UI.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dorik CMS▲242

    Simple and flexible white-label website building platform

    2022 · dorik.com · its alternatives →

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    The No-hassle CMS for static sites generators

    2024 · pagescms.org · its alternatives →

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    CMS as a service for your self-hosted website.

    2019 · bearcms.com · its alternatives →

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    Forestry▲187

    A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

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    an agentic cms self-hosted on cloudflare, for podcasts, blogs, photos, videos, documents, and curated urls. - microfeed/microfeed

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dear HN community, we are happy to announce the release of MediaCMS on Github! It is a modern CMS built in Django/PostgreSQL/React and a REST API, released under AGPL license. MediaCMS handles the life cycle of media files and is deal for those who want to build online communities around media file sharing, for informational, educational or entertainment purposes. As stated on our page on Github, we have three goals for MediaCMS: a) deliver all functionality one would expect from a modern system, b) allow for easy installation and maintenance, c) allow easy customization and…

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Read the latest news, product updates, and announcements from the Hygraph team.

    2018 · graphcms.com · its alternatives →

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    Headless CMS for small projects

    2021 · justfields.com · its alternatives →

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