We track 6 open-source Squarespace alternatives, of which 4 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. Directus leads on health at 98/100 with 171 commits in the last 90 days; across all 6 projects you are choosing between BUSL-1.1, MIT.
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An Instant App & API for your SQL Database. Directus wraps your new or existing SQL database with a realtime GraphQL+REST API for developers, and an intuitive admin app for non-technical users.
★ 38k · ⟳ today · v12.3.1 · BUSL-1.1
Flat-file content management system and template engine.
★ 935 · ⟳ today · 2.0.0-beta.58 · MIT
Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface.
★ 73k · ⟳ today · v5.53.0 · MIT
Just a blogging platform.
★ 55k · ⟳ today · v6.63.0 · MIT
Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages.
★ 1.5k · ⟳ today · 3.22.0 · MIT
CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools.
★ 4.6k · ⟳ 3 days ago · MIT
Directus scores highest at 98/100, with 171 commits in the last 90 days, 38k GitHub stars and its latest release (v12.3.1) published 20 days ago. Ghost has the most raw commit activity at 1712 commits in 90 days.
5 of 6 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Automad (MIT), Strapi (MIT), Ghost (MIT), Bludit (MIT), Apostrophe (MIT). 0 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
2 of 6 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Directus, Automad. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.