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Open source alternatives to WordPress.com

We track 5 open-source WordPress.com alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 0 ship a Docker image. Ghost leads on health at 89/100 with 1712 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, GPL-2.0, MIT.

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62k
Combined stars
1,839
Commits / 90 days
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Showing 5 of 5 tools

All 5 WordPress.com alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    Ghost

    89 GOOD

    Just a blogging platform.

    ★ 55k · ⟳ today · v6.63.0 · MIT

    Nodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • WriteFreely

    85 GOOD

    Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community.

    ★ 5.3k · ⟳ 10 days ago · v0.17.2 · AGPL-3.0

    Go
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • HTMLy

    41 SLOWING

    Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds.

    ★ 1.4k · ⟳ 8 months ago · v3.1.1 · GPL-2.0

    PHP
    Website ↗ Source ↗

WordPress.com alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to WordPress.com?

Ghost scores highest at 89/100, with 1712 commits in the last 90 days, 55k GitHub stars and its latest release (v6.63.0) published 6 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.

Which WordPress.com alternatives use a permissive licence?

2 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Ghost (MIT), Mataroa (MIT). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which WordPress.com alternatives run in Docker?

None of the 5 tracked alternatives currently advertise Docker support, so expect manual installation. Docker support is worth 10 of the 100 health points on Repoly.