REDAXO
Simple, flexible and useful content management system (documentation in German).
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Still maintained? Yes: 47 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 5.21.6 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.
At a glance
REDAXO quick facts
- Health score
- 90/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 355
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 5.21.6, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Content Management since 2004. Both simple and flexible."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
REDAXO scores 90/100, #7 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 47 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (5.21.6, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 355 stars add 10.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 9.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
47 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
5.21.6 released 5 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 10.2 / 20
355 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
- 47
- Last 90 days
- 190
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #7 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between MediaCMS (#6) and Payload CMS (#8) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP, Docker |
| Latest release | 5.21.6 · 5 days ago |
| Stars | 355 |
| Open issues | 49 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | redaxo/core ↗ |
REDAXO vs its top 5 alternatives
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REDAXO: common questions
Is REDAXO still maintained?
REDAXO had 47 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 5.21.6, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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