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Instead of WordPress, try one of these 13.

Every alternative is lined up against WordPress on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. WordPress 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
WordPressWhat you have now
Open-source CMS that powers a huge share of the web.
PriceFree
hosting extra
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Webflow#1
Visual web design that exports clean production code.
PriceFreemium
from $14/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Squarespace#2
Polished templates for portfolios and small shops.
PricePaid
from $16/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Ghost#3Our pick
Open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs.
PriceFreemium
from $11/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Drupal#4
Enterprise-grade open-source CMS with huge flexibility.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Joomla#5
Open-source CMS between WordPress and Drupal in complexity.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Blogger#6
Free Google-hosted blogging service with templates and monetization.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Android
Medium#7
Online publishing platform for sharing stories and ideas.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Android · iOS
Grav#8
Lightweight flat-file CMS that runs without a database.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Jekyll#9
Blog-aware static site generator that turns plain text into sites.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Write.as#10
Distraction-free writing and publishing tool for simple blogs.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Hugo#11
Fast static site generator that builds websites from Markdown files.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Bear Blog#12
Minimal, privacy-first blogging platform with no trackers or clutter.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Strapi#13
Open-source headless CMS for building content APIs quickly.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms

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. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving WordPress to first. How we compare.

WordPress alternatives at a glance

WordPress is a free website builders app (hosting extra). We compared 13 alternatives: 7 are open source, 6 are completely free, 7 can be self-hosted and 3 work fully offline. The most popular is Webflow, with 720 likes, while our pick is Ghost.

Most liked overallWebflow

Visual web design that exports clean production code.

Freemium
Best free optionDrupal

Enterprise-grade open-source CMS with huge flexibility.

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-hostJoomla

Open-source CMS between WordPress and Drupal in complexity.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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