Automad
Flat-file content management system and template engine.
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Still maintained? Yes: 316 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.0.0-beta.68 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Squarespace.
At a glance
Automad quick facts
- Health score
- 92/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 958
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.0.0-beta.68, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Automad
Full rankings: Squarespace alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Automad scores 92/100, #3 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 316 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2.0.0-beta.68, 12 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 958 stars add 11.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 8.1 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
316 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.0.0-beta.68 released 12 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 11.9 / 20
958 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 316
- Last 90 days
- 817
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Ech0 (#2) and Superdesk (#4) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP, Docker |
| Latest release | 2.0.0-beta.68 · 12 days ago |
| Stars | 958 |
| Open issues | 102 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | marcantondahmen/automad ↗ |
Automad vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Automad (Content Management Systems (CMS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Automad (this tool) | 92 | 958 | MIT | yesterday |
| Ghost | 89 | 56k | MIT | today |
| Strapi | 89 | 73k | MIT | today |
| Bludit | 66 | 1.5k | MIT | 6 days ago |
| Apostrophe | 60 | 4.7k | MIT | yesterday |
Automad: common questions
What does Automad replace?
Repoly lists Automad as an open-source alternative to Squarespace. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Automad stands against the others.
Is Automad still maintained?
Automad had 316 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 2.0.0-beta.68, is from 12 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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