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24 alternatives to Perch CMS

The Really Little Content Management System

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Perch CMS launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Perch▲75

   Small business reputation and review monitoring

   2013 · perchapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Matterhorn▲163

   Simple and light-weight project management tool

   2015 · matterhorn.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cliptomatic▲103

   A simple clipboard manager on the web

   2017 · cliptomatic-2149b.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stack▲88

   A task manager for Devs & Designers

   2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Prose▲81

   CMS-free content manager w/ Jekyll & markdown support

   2014 · prose.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Surreal CMS▲73

    A hosted CMS for web designers

    2014 · surrealcms.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StackForest▲173

    A curated directory of tools and services for professionals.

    2017 · stackforest.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Anchor▲6

    A lightweight blog CMS

    2015 · anchorcms.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tiny Reminder▲190

    Collect content & files from busy clients

    2017 · tinyreminder.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quip 5.0▲225

    Now with project management and a new design

    2017 · quip.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quip for Mac & Windows▲226

    The modern productivity suite designed for teams

    2015 · quip.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Contentful▲108

    The API-driven CMS: Manage content once, publish it anywhere

    2014 · contentful.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Craft▲104

    A CMS like no other.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Barley CMS▲107

    Simple inline editing, HTML for templates, Dropbox syncing

    2014 · getbarley.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    {S} Statamic▲92

    A new kind of CMS for designers and developers.

    2014 · statamic.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

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

22. 22
    Perch▲70

    A New Paradigm for Product Display

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    October CMS▲82

    The Platform that gets back to basics.

    2014 · octobercms.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pagekit 1.0▲137

    A modular and lightweight open source CMS

    2016 · 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 →