List of content management systems
This is a list of notable content management systems that are used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation. Many of them are built on top of separate content management frameworks.
Open source software
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.Java
Java packages/bundle
| Name | Platform | Supported databases | Latest stable release | Licenses | Latest release date |
| Apache Lenya | Java, XML, Apache Cocoon | 2.0.4 | Apache License | 2011-03-14 | |
| Daisy | Java, XML, Apache Cocoon | MySQL | 2.4.2 | Apache License | 2011-02-21 |
Microsoft ASP.NET
Perl
PHP
| Name | Platform | Supported databases | Latest stable release | Licenses | Latest release date |
| ATutor | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL | ||
| Backdrop CMS | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL | ||
| Bolt | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | MIT | ||
| b2evolution | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB | GNU GPLv2 | ||
| CMSimple | PHP | Flat-file database | 5.1 | GNU GPLv3 | 2020-06-15 |
| CMS Made Simple | PHP | MySQL | 2.2.14 | GNU GPL | 2020-03-30 |
| Coderity | PHP | MySQL | 3.3.13 | MIT | 2015-02-27 |
| Composr CMS | PHP | MySQL | 10.0.13 | CPAL | 2018-01-22 |
| concrete5 | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB | 8.5.4 | MIT | 2020-06-09 |
| Contao | PHP | MySQL | GNU LGPL | ||
| DokuWiki | PHP | Flat-file database | GNU GPL | ||
| Dotclear | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | GNU GPL | ||
| Drupal | PHP | MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Percona Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite | GNU GPLv2+ | ||
| Exponent CMS | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL | ||
| eZ Platform | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL | GNU GPL | ||
| eZ Publish | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server | 5.4 | GNU GPL | 2014-12-02 |
| Geeklog | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server | GNU GPL | ||
| GetSimple CMS | PHP | Flat-file database | 3.3.14 | GNU GPL | 2018-09-01 |
| Grav | PHP | Flat-file database | MIT | ||
| Habari | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 0.9.2 | Apache License | 2014-09-16 |
| ImpressCMS | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPLv2 | ||
| ImpressPages | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL MIT | ||
| Jamroom | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB, Percona | 6.1.0 | MPL | 2017-08-30 |
| Joomla! | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, SQLite | 3.9.19 | GNU GPL | 2020-06-02 |
| Kajona | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, Oracle | 6.2 | GNU LGPL | 2017-06-08 |
| Known | PHP | MySQL, MongoDB | 1.0.0 | Apache License | 2019-10-27 |
| Magento | PHP | MySQL | OSL Ver. 3 / AFL Ver. 3 | ||
| Mambo | PHP | MySQL | 4.6.5 | GNU GPL | 2008-06-01 |
| MediaWiki | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MSSQL | GNU GPL | ||
| Microweber | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 1.0.15 | Apache License | 2018-04-10 |
| Midgard CMS | PHP | MySQL | 12.0.9.2 | GNU LGPL | 2012-09-26 |
| MODX | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL | ||
| Novius OS | PHP | MySQL | 5.0.1 | GNU Affero GPL | 2014-07-08 |
| Nucleus CMS | PHP | MySQL | 3.64 | GNU GPL | 2011-03-14 |
| OctoberCMS | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | MIT | ||
| OpenCart | PHP | MySQL | GNU | ||
| Omeka | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL | ||
| papaya CMS | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | 6.12.3 | GNU GPL v2 | 2020-05-13 |
| pH7Builder | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB | GPL 3.0 | ||
| Phire CMS | PHP | MySQL | 2.1.0 | New BSD License | 2016-07-07 |
| PHP-Fusion | PHP | MySQL | GNU Affero GPL | ||
| PHP-Nuke | PHP | MySQL | 8.3.2 | GNU GPL | 2014-01-30 |
| phpWebLog | PHP | MySQL | 0.5.3 | GNU GPL | 2001-10-31 |
| phpWiki | PHP | MySQL | 1.5.5 | GNU GPL | 2015-12-11 |
| Pimcore | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL | ||
| PivotX | PHP | MySQL, Flat-file database | 2.3.11 | GNU GPL | 2015-06-21 |
| Pixie | PHP | MySQL | 1.0.4 | GNU GPL | 2010-03-21 |
| PmWiki | PHP | Flat-file database SQLite | GNU GPL | ||
| Prestashop | PHP | MySQL | Open Software License 3.0 | ||
| ProcessWire | PHP | MySQL | 3.0.148 | Mozilla Public License 2.0 | 2020-01-02 |
| SMW+ | PHP - MediaWiki | MySQL | 1.7.0 | GNU GPL | 2012-04-24 |
| Serendipity | PHP + Smarty | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MySQLi, SQLite | BSD | ||
| Silverstripe CMS | PHP | MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle | BSD | ||
| SPIP | PHP | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | GNU LGPL | ||
| Textpattern | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB | GNU GPL | ||
| Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | PHP | MySQL | GNU LGPL | ||
| TYPO3 | PHP | MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL | GNU GPL | ||
| WordPress | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB | GNU GPL | ||
| XOOPS | PHP | MySQL | GNU GPL |
Python
Ruby on Rails
ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
JavaScript
Others
Software as a service (SaaS)
| Name | Licensed version available | Last stable version | Web content management | Group content management | Enterprise content management |
| Adobe Business Catalyst | V4 | ||||
| Alfresco Cloud | 2012.05 | ||||
| Cloud CMS | 3.2.3 | ||||
| Crafter CMS Cloud | 2017.08 | ||||
| censhare | 2017.02 | ||||
| Clickability | |||||
| dotCMS Cloud | 5.2.4 | ||||
| Frontis Archive Publishing System | V3.12.01.11 | ||||
| Huddle | 2012 | ||||
| Microsoft Office 365 | 2013 | ||||
| O3Spaces | 3.2.1 | ||||
| OpenKM Cloud | 6.4.48 | ||||
| OU Campus | 10.2.4 | ||||
| Polopoly Web CMS | 10.2 | ||||
| Quintype | 1.0 | ||||
| uCoz | |||||
| Umbraco Cloud | 7.13.2 | ||||
| Windows Live | 2011 | ||||
| XaitPorter | 4.9.6 | ||||
| Zesty.io | Versionless |
Proprietary software
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.| Name | Platform | Supported databases | Latest stable release | Licenses | Latest release date | Web content management | Group web content management | Enterprise content management |
| Adobe Experience Manager | Java | JCR, MongoDB | 6.4.2 | Proprietary | 2018-10 | |||
| Alfresco | Java | Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2 | 4.0.2 Enterprise, 4.2.c Community | Proprietary, LGPL | 2015-03 | |||
| Altitude3.Net | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 2015.07.14 | Proprietary | 2015-7-14 | |||
| censhare | Java | Oracle | 2017.2 | Proprietary | 2017-05-12 | |||
| Contentverse | Java | Oracle, SQL Server | 8.1 | Proprietary | 2014 | |||
| Contegro | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 4.0.0 | Proprietary | 2010-17-11 | |||
| CoreMedia WCM | Java | JDBC-compliant databases | 8 | 2015-03-19 | ||||
| dotCMS | Java | Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL | 5.2.4 | Proprietary | 2020-01-24 | |||
| Ektron CMS | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 9.20 | Proprietary | 2016-12-09 | |||
| Elcom CMS | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 9.0 | Proprietary | 2011-02-15 | |||
| OpenText Documentum | Java | Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 | 16.4 | Proprietary | 2018-05-01 | |||
| Episerver CMS | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 11.14.2 | Proprietary | 2020-02-24 | |||
| Hyland OnBase ECM | .NET | SQL Server, Oracle | ||||||
| IBM Enterprise Content Management | Java | Oracle, DB2 | 8.5 | Proprietary | 2013 | |||
| Jadu | PHP | MySQL, SQL Server | Continuously Released | Proprietary | ||||
| Jahia Enterprise Distribution | Java | MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server | 6.6.2.3 | Proprietary | 2013-12-20 | |||
| Kentico CMS | ASP.NET | SQL Server | Free, Proprietary | |||||
| Movable Type | Perl | MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server | 7.3.1 | Proprietary | 2020-06-08 | |||
| Oracle WebCenter Content | Java | Oracle | 11g | |||||
| OU Campus | Java | MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP Sybase ASE | 10.2.4 | Proprietary | 2015-06-24 | |||
| Pulse CMS | PHP | Flat-file database | 5.3.2 | 2019-04-24 | ||||
| Sitecore | ASP.NET | SQL Server, Oracle | 9.3 | Proprietary | 2019-12-01 | |||
| Sitefinity | ASP.NET | SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft Azure SQL | 12.2 | Proprietary | 2019-11-06 | |||
| Microsoft SharePoint | ASP.NET | SQL Server, SQL Express | 6.0 | Proprietary, Open API | 2016-05-04 | |||
| OpenText Teamsite | Java,.Net, XML, XSLT | Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL | 16.2 | Proprietary | 2017-04 | |||
| Telligent Community | ASP.NET | SQL Server | 5.0 | 2009-06-26 | ||||
| TerminalFour | Java | MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server | 8.1.9.9 | Proprietary | 2017-06-24 | |||
| Xait Porter | PHP | Oracle | 4.9.6 | Proprietary | 2013-04 |
Other content management frameworks
A content management framework is a system that facilitates the use of reusable components or customized software for managing Web content. It shares aspects of a Web application framework and a content management system.Below is a list of notable systems that claim to be CMFs.
| Name | Technologies |
| Apache Jackrabbit | Java |
| AxKit | Perl |
| Jakarta Slide | Java |
| Open Semantic Framework | Drupal, OWL, PHP, and RDF |
| RadPHP | MySQL, PHP 5.6+, PostgreSQL, and etc. |