Backdrop CMS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Backdrop CMS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Backdrop CMS's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Backdrop CMS | Free | Free and open source · no acquisition fees or licensing costs |
The facts
Each one read from Backdrop CMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Add-ons
- The site lists more than 1,300 modules, themes, and layouts available for Backdrop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content types
- It can be used to create blogs, image galleries, social networks, intranets, and other websites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom content types
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Customization
- Backdrop provides an API and can be modified with custom code or contributed modules.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Drupal migration
- Backdrop includes an upgrade path from Drupal 7, and the project says 97 of the top 100 Drupal 7 modules are ready for Backdrop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Features
- Views, automatic pattern-based URL aliases, and administration tools are included in core.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Backdrop identifies small and medium businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and other organizations needing a comprehensive website as its audience.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Backdrop is GPL v2 or higher software.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Mobile
- Backdrop sites are responsive, and administrators can create and edit content from phones or tablets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Backdrop CMS is an open-source content management system for building websites on a reasonable budget.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The download page lists PHP 7.1.0 or higher, MySQL 5.5.0 or higher with PDO, Apache or Nginx, and 15 MB minimum disk space.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Backdrop Security Team handles reports and coordinates fixes, and security issues should be reported privately by email.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security support window
- Core security releases cover the last two minor releases or the last eight months.checked 11 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Support
- The project provides documentation, a community forum, weekly virtual office hours, and live chat resources.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 20 Sep 2026
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