CraftCMS
Content-first CMS that aims to make life enjoyable for developers and content managers alike.
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Still maintained? Yes: 412 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 5.11.5.1 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Webflow.
At a glance
CraftCMS quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 3,621
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 5.11.5.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- ⊘ Proprietary
Top alternatives to CraftCMS
Full rankings: Webflow alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
CraftCMS scores 84/100, #16 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 412 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (5.11.5.1, 22 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,621 stars add 14.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
412 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
5.11.5.1 released 22 days ago
- Stars 14.2 / 20
3.6k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 412
- Last 90 days
- 3,499
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #16 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Umbraco (#15) and eLabFTW (#17) .
Details
| Licence | ⊘ Proprietary |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 5.11.5.1 · 22 days ago |
| Stars | 3,621 |
| Open issues | 484 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | craftcms/cms ↗ |
CraftCMS vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with CraftCMS (Content Management Systems (CMS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Payload CMS | 89 | 46k | MIT | yesterday |
| Strapi | 89 | 73k | MIT | today |
| CraftCMS (this tool) | 84 | 3.6k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| SilverStripe | 81 | 726 | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| Apostrophe | 60 | 4.7k | MIT | yesterday |
CraftCMS: common questions
What does CraftCMS replace?
Repoly lists CraftCMS as an open-source alternative to Webflow. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where CraftCMS stands against the others.
Is CraftCMS still maintained?
CraftCMS had 412 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 5.11.5.1, is from 22 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.