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.
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
- 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
| Licence | ZPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Python, Docker |
| Latest release | No tagged release |
| Stars | 311 |
| Open issues | 319 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | plone/Products.CMFPlone ↗ |
Plone vs its top 5 alternatives
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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.
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