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24 alternatives to Craft

A CMS like no other.

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

1. 1
   Craft CMS 4▲88

   Flexible, extensible platform for great digital experiences

   2022 · craftcms.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Craft CMS▲6

   Focused content management for web professionals

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LightCMS▲98

   Build Beautiful Websites

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pagekit 1.0▲137

   A modular and lightweight open source CMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DN FM 006 - Rachel Andrew▲58

   Frameworks, layouts, and a humble CMS project going big

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Napkin▲222

   A new way to share ideas

   2015 · napkin.is · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Craft CMS 2.5 Beta▲3

   Amazing new features across the board.

   2015 · craftcms.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PageKit▲88

    A modern CMS to create and share.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mosaic▲161

    The app for ideas

    2015 · baronfig.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Craft Commerce▲9

    Sell it like you mean it.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Happy Startup Canvas▲85

    A simple framework for building stuff that matters

    2016 · thehappystartupschool.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NW.js▲77

    A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

    2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Webplate▲88

    A Framework Like No Other.

    2014 · getwebplate.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Surreal CMS▲73

    A hosted CMS for web designers

    2014 · surrealcms.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Contentacle▲114

    A simple new approach to content planning

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Common Craft▲82

    Handcrafted Media for Explainers

    2014 · commoncraft.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Appcues▲140

    Build beautiful and simple user onboarding experiences.

    2014 · appcues.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · 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 →