Ghost
Content Management
Open-source publishing platform with memberships, subscriptions and email newsletters you can self-host.
Free self-hostedOpen source · MIT
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Self-hosted alternatives to WordPress
Entries in our catalogue that can take over from WordPress. Each one states why, and links the vendor's own source for the claim.
Why it can replace WordPress: Ghost ships its own importer and documents the path from a WordPress XML export into Ghost, including what does not survive the move. Source
Wagtail
Content Management
Open-source Python/Django CMS with block-based editing, a page tree, an image library and built-in search.
Free self-hostedOpen source · BSD-3-ClauseWhy it can replace WordPress: The Wagtail project publishes a migration kit that turns a WordPress XML export into a Wagtail site, and says plainly where it needs work. Source
Kirby
Content Management
Self-hosted flat-file CMS in PHP: content lives in text files, licensed per site with a one-time payment.
99 EUR · per instance · one-timeSource availableAlso offers paid editions — see the detail.
Why it can replace WordPress: Kirby's own migration guide is built for teams leaving another CMS and puts WordPress first: WordPress tutorials, four WordPress export scripts, and a hosting note that any host running WordPress will likely run Kirby. Source