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24 alternatives to Grav 1.1

An open source flat file CMS, updated

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Grav 1.1 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Grav 1.0▲364

   Modern open source flat-file CMS to build faster websites

   2015 · getgrav.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Grav▲7

   A Fast and Modern Flat-File CMS

   2015 · getgrav.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Grav, an Open Source Flat-File CMS▲7

   Grav is a Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS, now with a first-party REST API and MCP server for headless and AI use.

   2014 · getgrav.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pagekit 1.0▲137

   A modular and lightweight open source CMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5SC
   Search code in GitHub repos using regular expressions▲614

   2020 · grep.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kinase▲159

   A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

   2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SiteCake▲148

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

   2015 · sitecake.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LaunchKit - Open Source▲335

   A popular suite of developer tools, now 100% open source

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Gruik▲115

   Free and open-source note-taking service

   2016 · maticfarm.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GIMP Online▲149

    Powerful graphics editor in the cloud

    2015 · rollapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Forestry▲187

    A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Image Server▲137

    Image server toolkit in Go

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    OSv▲63

    Free Open Source OS for Cloud-Based Startups

    2014 · osv.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Github Enterprise 2.0▲141

    A faster, more flexible GitHub Enterprise.

    2014 · enterprise.github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FlatPhile▲3

    A curated List of Open-Source flat-file CMS

    2015 · flatphile.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pico▲125

    A stupidly simple and blazing fast, flat file CMS

    2014 · picocms.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Gogs▲56

    A self-hosted Git service written in Go

    2014 · gogs.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hawk Eye▲78

    A useful app for GitHub Notifications

    2017 · harksys.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 →