Cockpit
Simple content platform to manage any structured content.
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Still maintained? Yes: 13 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.14.1 (Aug 2026).
Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.
At a glance
Cockpit quick facts
- Health score
- 62/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 755
- Last commit
- 17 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.14.1, Aug 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Cockpit is a headless CMS that gives you the flexibility to build content-driven applications your way. Whether you're creating websites, mobile apps, or IoT applications, Cockpit provides the content infrastructure you need."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Cockpit scores 62/100, #35 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 13 commits in the last 90 days earn 15.2 of 35 points, the latest release (2.14.1, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 755 stars add 11.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 19.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 15.2 / 35
13 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.14.1 released 2 months ago
- Stars 11.5 / 20
755 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 13
- Last 90 days
- 228
- Last 12 months
- 17 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #35 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Bludit (#34) and WordPress (#36) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 2.14.1 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 755 |
| Open issues | 61 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit ↗ |
Cockpit vs its top 5 alternatives
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Cockpit: common questions
Is Cockpit still maintained?
Cockpit had 13 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 17 days ago; the latest tagged release, 2.14.1, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.