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WordPress (self-hosted) — open source alternative

The world's most used open source CMS.

Strengths

  • Largest theme and plugin ecosystem anywhere.
  • Battle-tested for 20+ years.
  • Any host works — pick your own provider.

Weaknesses

  • Plugin sprawl drives attack surface and bloat.
  • Performance depends heavily on caching setup.
  • Gutenberg vs classic editor divide persists.
License: GPL-2.0 Self-host difficulty: 2/5 Hosted cloud optionMobile: iOS, Android

Official site · Source on GitHub

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