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Website builders · 12 alternatives

Instead of Drupal, try one of these 12.

Every alternative is lined up against Drupal on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Drupal sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
DrupalWhat you have now
Enterprise-grade open-source CMS with huge flexibility.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
WordPress#1
Open-source CMS that powers a huge share of the web.
PriceFree
hosting extra
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Ghost#2
Open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs.
PriceFreemium
from $11/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Joomla#3
Open-source CMS between WordPress and Drupal in complexity.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Medium#4
Online publishing platform for sharing stories and ideas.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Android · iOS
Grav#5
Lightweight flat-file CMS that runs without a database.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Jekyll#6
Blog-aware static site generator that turns plain text into sites.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Hugo#7
Fast static site generator that builds websites from Markdown files.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
django CMS#8
Django-based CMS for developers building structured enterprise sites.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Textpattern#9
Minimal, privacy-minded CMS keeping content separate from design.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
TYPO3#10
Enterprise-grade open source CMS for large multilingual corporate websites.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Backdrop CMS#11
Drupal-derived CMS aimed at small business and nonprofit sites.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Craft CMS#12
Custom-field CMS for precisely hand-crafted content structures.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Drupal alternatives at a glance

Drupal is a free website builders app. We compared 12 alternatives: 10 are open source, 9 are completely free, 11 can be self-hosted and 2 work fully offline. The most popular is WordPress, with 2.1k likes.

Most liked overallWordPress

Open-source CMS that powers a huge share of the web.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best free optionJoomla

Open-source CMS between WordPress and Drupal in complexity.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionGhost

Open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostGrav

Lightweight flat-file CMS that runs without a database.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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