Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Prose

CMS-free content manager w/ Jekyll & markdown support

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

1. 1
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   textlog▲63

   Jot down publicly

   2015 · textlog.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Posts 2.0▲240

   Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fiddle.md▲91

   Simple and collaborative writing with Markdown

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mou▲73

   Markdown editor for web developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ContentBooth▲65

   A marketplace for sponsored content

   2015 · contentbooth.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FoldingText▲83

   Plain text productivity for geeks

   2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   KimDigest▲93

   Open source reader for beyond RSS

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

    Turns websites into markdown

    2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Contentful▲108

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

    2014 · contentful.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Unread▲68

    An RSS Reader

    2014 · jaredsinclair.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ZenPen▲125

    The minimal writing tool of web

    2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Broadsheet▲79

    Create and publish responsive pages for free

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Komando▲67

    IRC for people who write code

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hugg▲66

    Make your texts beautiful

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CODY▲136

    Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

    2014 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · 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 →