Best Open Source Alternatives to WordPress

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to WordPress — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated November 2026 · 10 alternatives

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Open-source alternatives to WordPress, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Builder	8,881	MIT		No	Nov 2026	Visit
Webiny	8,050	—	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Statamic	4,913	—	Web	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Twill CMS	3,972	Apache-2.0	Web	No	Sep 2026	Visit
Craft CMS	3,622	—	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Frappe Builder	2,464	MIT	Web	No	Nov 2026	Visit
ProcessWire	1,158	—	Web	No	Oct 2026	Visit
Marble CMS	385	AGPL-3.0	Web	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Zenblog	254	AGPL-3.0	Web	No	Sep 2026	Visit
Pagecord	194	MIT	Web	No	Nov 2026	Visit

Top open-source WordPress alternatives

Builder8,881MIT

Builder embeds visual drag-and-drop page composition into existing Next.js and React codebases, replacing standalone Webflow hosting silos.

vs WordPress: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed MIT.

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Webiny8,050

Webiny is an open-source, serverless headless CMS for AWS that replaces Contentful with TypeScript workflows and zero per-seat licensing fees.

DockerLinux

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Statamic4,913

Statamic replaces database-heavy CMS platforms like WordPress with Git-backed flat-file content management built on Laravel for complete version control.

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Twill CMS3,972Apache-2.0

Twill CMS is an open-source Laravel toolkit for building custom self-hosted admin panels, featuring a visual block editor and total database control.

Web

vs WordPress: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed Apache-2.0.

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Craft CMS3,622

Craft CMS is a self-hosted content platform replacing WordPress and headless SaaS with clean relational modeling, native GraphQL, and Git project configs.

DockerLinux

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Best Open Source Alternatives to WordPress

WordPress

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Frappe Builder

ProcessWire

Marble CMS

Zenblog

Pagecord