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Plone

CMS system that is used to create, edit, and manage digital content, like websites, intranets, and custom solutions.

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Still maintained? Yes: 19 commits in the last 90 days.

Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.

Docker #42 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS)

At a glance

Plone quick facts

Health score
52/100 SLOWING
Stars
311
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
No tagged release
Licence
ZPL-2.0

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Plone is a mature, secure, and user-friendly content management system (CMS)."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Plone scores 52/100, #42 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 19 commits in the last 90 days earn 22.2 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 311 stars add 10.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. 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 22.2 / 35

    19 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

    No tagged release found

  • Stars 10.0 / 20

    311 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

19 commits over the last 12 months
19
Last 90 days
19
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #42 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Alfresco Community Edition (#41) and MODX (#43) .

Details

LicenceZPL-2.0
PlatformsPython, Docker
Latest releaseNo tagged release
Stars311
Open issues319
DockerYes
Repositoryplone/Products.CMFPlone ↗

Plone vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Plone (Content Management Systems (CMS)), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Pimcore 94 3.9k GPL-3.0 today
Vvveb CMS 92 1.2k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Expressa 68 452 MIT 1 month ago
WordPress 62 22k GPL-2.0 today
Contao 56 448 LGPL-3.0 today
Plone (this tool) 52 311 ZPL-2.0 today

Plone: common questions

Is Plone still maintained?

Plone had 19 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today. Repoly recomputes this nightly.