Top CMS repositories

Repositories with the GitHub topic “cms”: 29 repositories with 632k stars between them, mostly written in TypeScript, PHP and Python. The highest-rated is TryGhost/Ghost, #592 on the bestofgithub Elo ladder.

Biggest movers this week

sanity-io/sanity

Open on GitHubTypeScript

Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content

  • 1,356−5 Elo, change today
  • 6.3k stars
  • 560 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/sanity-io/sanity.git
  • cms
  • headless
  • react
  • reactjs

frappe/frappe

Open on GitHubPython

Low code web framework for real world applications, in Python and Javascript

  • 1,701−2 Elo, change today
  • 11.1k stars
  • 5.5k forks
  • 218 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/frappe/frappe.git
  • cms
  • email
  • erpnext
  • frappe

wagtail/wagtail

Open on GitHubPython

A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience

  • 1,742+15 Elo, change today
  • 20.7k stars
  • 4.7k forks
  • 391 watchers
pip
pipx install wagtail
  • cms
  • django
  • hacktoberfest
  • python

CoreBunch/Instatic

Open on GitHubTypeScript

The open-source alternative to Webflow, Framer and WordPress. Agentic self-hosted visual CMS outputting clean static pages. Users, roles, plugins, content, database, it's all there.

  • 1,590+6 Elo, change today
  • 9.1k stars
  • 874 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/CoreBunch/Instatic.git
  • cms
  • css
  • css-framework
  • page-builder

plasmicapp/plasmic

Open on GitHubTypeScript

Visual builder for React. Build apps, websites, and content. Integrate with your codebase.

  • 1,445±0 Elo, change today
  • 7.1k stars
  • 743 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/plasmicapp/plasmic.git
  • builder
  • cms
  • design
  • design-systems

Top 29 on the Elo ladder

  1. #592
    TryGhost/Ghost

    Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

    1,943 Elo +1055.8kTypeScript
  2. #683
    gohugoio/hugo

    The world’s fastest framework for building websites.

    1,920 Elo −6090.4kGo
  3. #707
    payloadcms/payload

    Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript…

    1,915 Elo −1845.8kTypeScript
  4. #867
    halo-dev/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。

    1,881 Elo +740.2kJava
  5. #945
    strapi/strapi

    🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and…

    1,866 Elo −3573.4kTypeScript
  6. #1,154
    directus/directus

    The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI…

    1,834 Elo −1338.7kTypeScript
  7. #1,255
    filamentphp/filament

    An open-source framework for building polished, maintainable business software with Laravel.

    1,819 Elo −2332.5kPHP
  8. #1,356
    emdash-cms/emdash

    EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress

    1,804 Elo +2814.4kTypeScript
  9. #1,876
    wagtail/wagtail

    A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience

    1,742 Elo +2620.7kPython
  10. #2,251
    frappe/frappe

    Low code web framework for real world applications, in Python and Javascript

    1,701 Elo +3311.1kPython
  11. #3,045
    getzola/zola

    A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org

    1,633 Elo 17.6kRust
  12. #3,252
    decaporg/decap-cms

    A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators

    1,620 Elo +419.4kJavaScript
  13. #3,723
    CoreBunch/Instatic

    The open-source alternative to Webflow, Framer and WordPress. Agentic self-hosted visual CMS outputting clean static…

    1,590 Elo +159.1kTypeScript
  14. #4,071
    Qloapps/QloApps

    QloApps is a Free and Open-source hotel management and reservation system to take a hotel business online. QloApps…

    1,569 Elo +1014.4kPHP
  15. #4,245
    getgrav/grav

    Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP, Markdown, Twig, and Symfony

    1,559 Elo −1615.7kPHP
  16. #4,964
    PrestaShop/PrestaShop

    PrestaShop is the universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.

    1,521 Elo −329.2kPHP
  17. #5,873
    tinacms/tinacms

    TinaCMS is the leading open-source headless CMS that supports Markdown and Visual Editing. Your content is stored in…

    1,479 Elo −2313.8kTypeScript
  18. #6,020
    octobercms/october

    Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.

    1,472 Elo −2611.1kPHP
  19. #6,067
    django-cms/django-cms

    The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django

    1,470 Elo −2410.6kPython
  20. #6,092
    keystonejs/keystone-classic

    Node.js CMS and web app framework

    1,469 Elo −4514.4kJavaScript
  21. #6,559
    BuilderIO/builder

    Visual Development for React, Vue, Svelte, Qwik, and more

    1,450 Elo +28.8kTypeScript
  22. #6,685
    plasmicapp/plasmic

    Visual builder for React. Build apps, websites, and content. Integrate with your codebase.

    1,445 Elo +157.1kTypeScript
  23. #6,791
    OrchardCMS/OrchardCore

    Orchard Core is an open-source modular and multi-tenant application framework built with ASP.NET Core, and a content…

    1,441 Elo −168.2kC#
  24. #6,875
    keystonejs/keystone

    The superpowered headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React

    1,438 Elo +49.9kTypeScript
  25. #7,986
    getgridea/gridea

    ✍️ A static blog writing client (一个静态博客写作客户端)

    1,396 Elo −1010.2kTypeScript
  26. #8,565
    GetPublii/Publii

    The most intuitive Static Site CMS designed for SEO-optimized and privacy-focused websites.

    1,372 Elo −37.4kHTML
  27. #8,836
    webiny/webiny-js

    Open-source, self-hosted CMS platform on AWS serverless (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3). TypeScript framework with…

    1,359 Elo −38kTypeScript
  28. #8,887
    sanity-io/sanity

    Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content

    1,356 Elo +416.3kTypeScript
  29. #9,505
    buildship-ai/rowy

    Low-code backend platform. Manage database on spreadsheet-like UI and build cloud functions workflows in JS/TS, all in…

    1,318 Elo +16.8kTypeScript