MODX
Advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'.
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Still maintained? Yes: 15 commits in the last 90 days.
Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.
At a glance
MODX quick facts
- Health score
- 40/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 1,415
- Last commit
- 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- No tagged release
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "MODX lets you power anything from multi-language, multi-domain corporate sites to personal blogs to mobile APIs. Delivering true creative freedom and removing all restrictions, it lets you control the markup and design without having to code. You can also tailor its modular and extensible core to accommodate virtually any custom requirement or amount of traffic. MODX is the free open source software that meets your needs today—and tomorrow."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MODX scores 40/100, #43 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 15 commits in the last 90 days earn 17.5 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 1,415 stars add 12.6 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 release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 17.5 / 35
15 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
No tagged release found
- Stars 12.6 / 20
1.4k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 15
- Last 90 days
- 91
- Last 12 months
- 2 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #43 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Plone (#42) and HTMLy (#44) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | No tagged release |
| Stars | 1,415 |
| Open issues | 609 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | modxcms/revolution ↗ |
MODX vs its top 5 alternatives
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MODX: common questions
Is MODX still maintained?
MODX had 15 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.