Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Surreal CMS

A hosted CMS for web designers

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

1. 1
   Webflow CMS▲642

   Build professional dynamic websites without any code

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   {S} Statamic▲92

   A new kind of CMS for designers and developers.

   2014 · statamic.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cycles▲179

   Visual feedback and approvals for web development

   2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FreshDesign.io▲219

   A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources

   2016 · freshdesign.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hover States▲135

   New, interesting, and weird in web and design

   2016 · hoverstat.es · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A to Z CSS▲163

   CSS screencasts for designers & developers

   2015 · atozcss.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Grid▲150

   AI websites that design themselves

   2014 · thegrid.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Designer's Block▲205

    Helping designers with creative block.

    2016 · designersblock.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LightCMS▲98

    Build Beautiful Websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ocean▲208

    A Community of designers sharing feedback

    2014 · ocean.ink · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Designers MX▲143

    Curated playlists by designers, for designers.

    2014 · designers.mx · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Blocs▲165

    Mac web design app

    2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Craft▲104

    A CMS like no other.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Chrome Experiments▲137

    Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders

    2015 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CMYK▲89

    Real-time design feedback from your own network

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DesignCue▲152

    On-demand web design from talented UI designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CSS Toolkit▲161

    Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PageKit▲88

    A modern CMS to create and share.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    UX Mill▲182

    Articles and resources for designers and developers.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mental Notes▲127

    Bring a little psychology to Web design

    2014 · getmentalnotes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pixelarity▲123

    Spectacular responsive site templates

    2015 · pixelarity.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 →