WordPress.com is the hosted flavour of WordPress, with plugin installs and custom code locked to higher-priced plans. Running the open-source software or a lighter CMS yourself gives you full plugin access, any theme, and the freedom to move hosts.
7 open-source alternatives to WordPress.com you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TryGhost/Ghost
|
Blogging Platforms | 55,785 | TypeScript | today |
| 2 |
WordPress/WordPress
|
CMS & Website Builders | 21,536 | PHP | today |
| 3 |
joomla/joomla-cms
|
CMS & Website Builders | 5,168 | PHP | today |
| 4 |
wintercms/winter
|
CMS & Website Builders | 1,521 | PHP | today |
| 5 |
bludit/bludit
|
CMS & Website Builders | 1,475 | PHP | 3d |
| 6 |
textpattern/textpattern
|
CMS & Website Builders | 885 | PHP | today |
| 7 |
concretecms/concretecms
|
CMS & Website Builders | 855 | PHP | today |