SilverStripe
Easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying.
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Still maintained? Yes: 31 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 6.3.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Webflow.
At a glance
SilverStripe quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 726
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 6.3.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
Top alternatives to SilverStripe
Full rankings: Webflow alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "PHP framework forming the base for the Silverstripe CMS (https://silverstripe.org). Requires a silverstripe-installer base project. Typically used alongside the cms module."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
SilverStripe scores 81/100, #25 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 31 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (6.3.0, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 726 stars add 11.4 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
31 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
6.3.0 released 2 days ago
- Stars 11.4 / 20
726 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
- 31
- Last 90 days
- 31
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #25 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Omeka (#24) and Squidex (#26) .
Details
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 6.3.0 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 726 |
| Open issues | 664 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | silverstripe/silverstripe-framework ↗ |
SilverStripe vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with SilverStripe (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 | 84 | 3.6k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| SilverStripe (this tool) | 81 | 726 | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| Apostrophe | 60 | 4.7k | MIT | yesterday |
SilverStripe: common questions
What does SilverStripe replace?
Repoly lists SilverStripe as an open-source alternative to Webflow. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where SilverStripe stands against the others.
Is SilverStripe still maintained?
SilverStripe had 31 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 6.3.0, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.