Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SiteCake

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SiteCake launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Grav 1.0▲363

   Modern open source flat-file CMS to build faster websites

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SiteSee▲328

   Curated gallery of beautiful, modern websites.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pagekit 1.0▲137

   A modular and lightweight open source CMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pancake▲17

   Make sites static.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5SI
   Sitekite – Imgur for Websites▲114

   2015 · sitekite.com · its alternatives →

6. 6PI
   Pancake.io, simple CMS in your Dropbox▲8

   2011 · pancake.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Site Palette▲345

   Get the essential colours from any website

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   WordPress Stash▲237

   A curated directory of resources and tools for WordPress

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Waffle▲84

   Your github workflow open sourced.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PageKit▲88

    A modern CMS to create and share.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11WS
    Webhook – Static site generator with a CMS▲78

    2014 · webhook.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grav 1.1▲73

    An open source flat file CMS, updated

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Pancake – a CLI/Emacs web/gopher/file browser▲22

    2017 · defanor.uberspace.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FreshDesign.io▲219

    A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Stashes.io▲247

    Start your own curated directory

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Craft▲104

    A CMS like no other.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Site Palette 2.0▲102

    Effortless, one-click color palettes for web design mastery.

    2023 · palette.site · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sketch Toolbox▲128

    A super simple plugin manager for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Barley CMS▲107

    Simple inline editing, HTML for templates, Dropbox syncing

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21GS
    Glyph – Static Site Generator Powered by GitHub Issues and Pages▲75

    2018 · dbriemann.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Site Stencil▲93

    A new breed of website builder

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Surreal CMS▲73

    A hosted CMS for web designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · 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 →