CraftCMS
★ 3.6kA self-hosted alternative to Squarespace, Wix, Webflow
About
Craft CMS is a self-hosted content management system designed for teams and developers who want to build custom digital experiences rather than adapt to a rigid content structure. It emphasizes a...
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Features
- control panel
- content modeling
- Twig templating
- GraphQL API
- ecommerce platform
- plugin store
- extension framework
Details
- Last Updated
- Nov 12, 2026
- Created
- Jan 27, 2017
- Install Methods
- package-managersource
- Requirements
- PHPMySQLPostgreSQLComposer
- API
- GRAPHQL
- Runtime / Stack
- PHP
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud Required
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Deployment
Deployment: no container deployment found
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