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24 alternatives to Vapid

An intentionally simple CMS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vapid launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Vapid▲234

   An intentionally simple CMS

   2018 · vapid.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pagekit 1.0▲137

   A modular and lightweight open source CMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Craft▲104

   A CMS like no other.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

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

9. 9
   lagom▲109

   A simplistic presentation generator

   2016 · lagom.re.im · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Contentify▲70

    a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

    2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Impromptu: Knocking It Out of The Park▲60

    CSS Less, Swift, App Slicing, Node JS, Apple Car, new iPads

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    DailyHub▲69

    A personal command center for projects, tasks, and habits.

    21d ago · baselhusam.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dots▲84

    A customizable workspace built into your Mac's notch

    6d ago · dotsapp.cloudaeri.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Youbeer▲62

    Nullified

    2021 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Perch CMS▲6

    The Really Little Content Management System

    2017 · grabaperch.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Anchor▲6

    A lightweight blog CMS

    2015 · anchorcms.com · its alternatives →

23. 23DT
    Dev Toolbelt - Handy micro-tools for developers▲8

    2014 · gimenete.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · 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 →