Best Content Management Systems in 2026
Updated
In short: Drupal is ranked #1 of 165 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Webflow CMS and Prismic. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Webflow CMS. The lowest first paid tier on this page is ExpressionEngine at $3.25/mo.
A content management system helps shape how you organize and publish material for a website. Compare platform type, custom content types and custom user roles to assess the listed approaches to structure and permissions. Editorial workflows and media libraries address publishing tasks, while multilingual content and SEO tools may matter for the audiences and content you manage. Free plans and paid-from pricing add cost considerations. Drupal leads the ranking, with Webflow CMS and Plone next, followed by Umbraco CMS and Prismic. Wagtail, Strapi and TYPO3 CMS are also among the first entries. Use these criteria to consider what fits your publishing setup.
165 content management systems ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Drupal Top pick · 9.2 Free plan · Free
#2 Webflow CMS Runner-up · 9.0 Free plan · $15/mo
#3 Prismic Also great · 8.8 Free plan · $10/mo
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- hybrid
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $25/mo
- Platform type
- hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About Webflow CMSVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/mo
- Platform type
- Agentic web platform and headless CMS
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About PrismicVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- hybrid
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€45/mofirst paid tier About Umbraco CMSVisit site - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $90/mo
- Platform type
- hybrid
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$36/mofirst paid tier About MODXVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $249/mo
- Platform type
- self_hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$3.25/mofirst paid tier About ExpressionEngineVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $49/mo
- Platform type
- hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$49/mofirst paid tier About Marketpath CMSVisit site - AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- hybrid
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Platform type
- hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $35/mo
- Platform type
- Open-source Headless CMS
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$35/mofirst paid tier About StrapiVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $475/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$475/mofirst paid tier About Zesty.ioVisit site - Free planFree trial self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€19/mofirst paid tier About Decap CMSVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- hybrid
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- self_hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- self_hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$3,500/mofirst paid tier About Magnolia DXPVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- hybrid
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform type
- self_hosted
- Editorial workflows
- Yes
- Custom user roles
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which content management system is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Drupal is ranked #1 of 165 with a score of 9.2. Webflow CMS is second and Prismic third.
How many of these have a free plan?
13 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, ExpressionEngine has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3.25/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.