Docsify
Content Management SystemsDocumentation site generator
Replaces GitBook
Best Cross-Platform Content Management Systems for self-hosting
The 26 best Cross-Platform content management systems you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Squidex
Content Management SystemsHeadless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing
Piranha CMS
Content Management SystemsLightweight, cross-platform CMS for ASP.NET Core
Replaces WordPress, Umbraco
Publify
Content Management SystemsSimple but full featured web publishing software
Vvveb
Content Management SystemsCMS to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores
OJS
Content Management SystemsSoftware to manage scholarly journals
Cowyo
Content Management SystemsFeature-rich wiki webserver for minimalists
Wiki-Go
Content Management SystemsDatabaseless flat-file wiki platform
Replaces GitBook, Notion
Typemill
Content Management SystemsAuthor-friendly flat-file-cms with a visual markdown editor based
Omeka
Content Management SystemsCreate complex narratives and share rich collections, adhering
WikiDocs
Content Management SystemsDatabaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine
Replaces GitBook, Notion
Omeka S
Content Management SystemsWeb publication system for universities, galleries, libraries,
Expressa
Content Management SystemsContent Management System for powering database driven websites using
Indexhibit
Content Management SystemsArchetypal portfolio CMS for everybody
Pytition
Content Management SystemsHost privacy-friendly online petitions
Replaces Avaaz, Change
Noosfero
Content Management SystemsPlatform for social and solidarity economy networks with blog,
PHPBoost
Content Management SystemsContent management system (CMS)
299Ko
Content Management SystemsSimple, fast & lightweight flat-file CMS
Scovie
Content Management SystemsDigital signage system for high schools
Pepettes
Content Management SystemsSimple donation form with stripe
Lionwiki
Content Management SystemsLightweight wiki-style CMS using the txt2tags syntax
my_capsule
Content Management SystemsCustom Gemini capsule with SFTP access and HtmGem
Petites Annonces
Content Management SystemsMake your own classified advertising website easily
PureBlog
Content Management SystemsBlogging platform, designed for personal use
Replaces Blogger, Blogspot
ZwiiCMS
Content Management SystemsSimple, lightweight, database-free, scalable and responsive CMS
Neos
Content Management SystemsNeos or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, open source CMS
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docsify | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 50 MB | MIT | 31,545 |
| Squidex | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 2,508 |
| Piranha CMS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 2,196 |
| Publify | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 1,855 |
| Vvveb | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 50 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,202 |
| OJS | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 50 MB | GPL-3.0-only | 1,042 |
| Cowyo | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 50 MB | MIT | 980 |
| Wiki-Go | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 50 MB | GPL-3.0 | 620 |
| Typemill | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 619 |
| Omeka | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 556 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Docsify (31,545 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Docsify (from 50 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 10 of 26 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Cross-Platform within the content management systems category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.