01
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
Health100
Shipping100
Score100
Confidence100
Stars54.6k
ModeSource-visible project
Content Management
Alternatives to ExpressionEngine
Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.
Why compare
Signals behind this alternatives page
- Maintenance and shipping signals are strong.
- Health score: 85/100.
- Shipping score: 95/100.
Switching guide
Best alternatives by need
Healthier optionsGhost, Wagtail, Grav, EmDash CMS
Stronger current public-health signal than ExpressionEngine.
Verified open/source-visibleGhost, Wagtail, Grav, EmDash CMS
Useful when portability and inspectability matter.
License unknown, source-visible signalsKirby, OctoberCMS
Public source signals exist, but ToolVitals has not verified the license class.
Ranked alternatives
Best-fit content management options
Active
02
Wagtail
A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience
Health93
Shipping95
Score95
Confidence100
Stars20.4k
ModeLibrary / Framework
03
Grav
Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP, Markdown, Twig, and Symfony
Health90
Shipping98
Score95
Confidence99
Stars15.6k
ModeSource-visible project
04
EmDash CMS
EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress
Health95
Shipping100
Score98
Confidence100
Stars11.5k
ModeSource-visible project
05
Ech0
Ech0 – An open-source, self-hosted lightweight publishing platform for personal idea sharing.
Health87
Shipping95
Score90
Confidence82
Stars2k
ModeSource-visible project
06
Kirby
Flat-file CMS and CMS framework for websites.
Health92
Shipping89
Score93
Confidence100
Stars1.5k
ModeLibrary / Framework
07
Alchemy CMS
Alchemy is the Open Source Rails CMS framework for the component based web that can be used as classic server side rendered or headless CMS.
Health85
Shipping98
Score93
Confidence100
Stars903
ModeSource-visible project
08
Ycode
Open source visual website builder and CMS.
Health86
Shipping95
Score93
Confidence100
Stars247
ModeSource-visible project
09
Halo
Halo 是一款强大易用的开源建站工具，从个人博客、知识库，到企业官网、在线商城，Halo 都能助您轻松实现，一站式满足您的多样化建站需求。
Health89
Shipping78
Score88
Confidence100
Stars39.4k
ModeLibrary / Framework
10
Orchard Core
Open-source modular and multi-tenant application framework with content management.
Health84
Shipping83
Score88
Confidence100
Stars8.1k
ModeLibrary / Framework
11
E107
e107 Bootstrap CMS (Content Management System) v2 with PHP, MySQL, HTML5, jQuery and Twitter Bootstrap. Issue Discussion Room: https://gitter.im/e107inc/e107
Health79
Shipping87
Score87
Confidence97
Stars330
ModeSource-visible project
12
OctoberCMS
Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.
Health80
Shipping64
Score80
Confidence100
Stars11.1k
ModeLibrary / Framework