Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

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

1. 1
   LightCMS▲98

   Build Beautiful Websites

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Squints▲81

   Design tools for the live web

   28d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Urubu▲70

   A micro CMS for static websites

   2016 · urubu.jandecaluwe.com · its alternatives →

5. 5SA
   Sitestencil, a new way of building websites with flexbox and gutters▲9

   2016 · sitestencil.com · its alternatives →

6. 6CA
   Carrier – a full featured headless CMS publishing setup▲7

   2016 · insights.burda-studios.de · its alternatives →

7. 7GB
   Git-Based Static Website CMS for Jekyll Websites▲6

   2015 · staticwebsitemanager.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AA
   Almost-a-CMS an in browser visual HTML editor for live static websites▲5

   2020 · softaccel.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pagespace – Manageable websites with Node.js▲5

   2016 · versatile.nl · its alternatives →

10. 10HA
    Hunch – A Collaborative Website Builder▲5

    2019 · hunch.cloud · its alternatives →

11. 11SA
    Statixite, a management solution for static websites▲7

    2016 · statixite.com · its alternatives →

12. 12PS
    Pyxxi – static website builder with client-side search▲6

    2017 · pyxxi.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AG
    Automatic Ghost Blog Hosting▲9

    2014 · ghost.3942.pw · its alternatives →

14. 14
    I made a (self-hosted) Website Builder▲7

    Hey Hacker News, I'm the maker of Kopage, a free & self-hosted Website Builder. While working on new, cool features (AI, of course), it would be great to hear some HN feedback :) Thanks, Simon

    2024 · kopage.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SH
    Self hosted kanban-like project / task management web app▲9

    2015 · iferapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16HA
    HastySite – A self-contained static site generator▲6

    A minimalist but powerful static site generator

    2017 · hastysite.h3rald.com · its alternatives →

17. 17ND
    New Domain Ninja: Discover websites being built on New TLDs▲6

    2014 · newdomain.ninja · its alternatives →

18. 18SE
    Super Easy Scaffolding - Framework to create a website within minutes▲5

    2012 · ses.db-dev.info · its alternatives →

19. 19TW
    Turn websites into structured APIs▲7

    2015 · kimonolabs.com · its alternatives →

20. 20FT
    Fast, turnkey static web site recipe (Terraform and Jekyll and AWS)▲6

    2021 · peterkong.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BR
    Build real-time web apps with other people... in real-time!▲8

    2014 · loggur.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Headless▲7

    The static website CMS

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23IB
    Itsy-bitsy static site generator▲8

    2014 · itsy-bitsy.org · its alternatives →

24. 24OE
    Optimize existing websites automatically with just a click▲7

    2014 · snapmobl.com · its alternatives →

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