List of Free and Open Source CMS

List of CMS (Content Management System), free and open source, written in PHP or other languages.
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PHP and MySQL CMS 

Name	Category	Supported databases	Comments
Ariadne	Portal	Oracle, PostgreSQL
b2evolution	Blog	MySQL
bbPress	Forum	MySQL	A derivative of Wordpress for forums.
BlogCMS	Blog	MySQL
Caravel CMS	Portal	OpenLDAP and PostgreSQL
Chlorine Boards	Portal	MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Access
CMSimple	Portal	One unique HTML file
CMS Made Simple	Portal	MySQL
Coppermine	Image gallery	MySQL
CuteNews	News	Flat text files
DBHcms		MySQL
DotClear 2	Blog	MySQL, SQlite, PostgreSQL	Multi-users, multi-blogs.
DokuWiki	Wiki	Flat text files.
Drigg	Digg-like	MySQL	Plug-in for Drupal. Very slow.
Drupal	Portal	MySQL or PostgreSQL	Sponsored by the University of Oregon.
e107	Portal	MySQL
eGroupWare	Groupware	ADOdb	Collaboration tool
Elgg	Social network	MySQL 5	Building a social network with PHP 5.
FluxBB	Forum	MySQL	Lightweight but complete forum, perfect besides a portal.
Freeglobes	Directory	MySQL
Geeklog	Blog	MySQL
GuppY	Portal	Flat text files
IntraLibre	Intranet	MySQL	Collaborative work and document sharing.
Itseasy	Portal	Flat text files
Joomla!	Portal	MySQL	Popular CMS, fork of Mambo.
Lemon CMS	Portal	Flat text files.
Lodel	Portal	MySQL	Electronic publishing.
MediaWiki	Wiki	MySQL	Wikipedia CMS.
Midgard CMS	Portal	MySQL	Framework for CMS
Modx	Portal	MySQL	Adaptable framework.
NPDS	Portal	MySQL	Content and community management.
Nucleus CMS	Blog	MySQL
OpenPHPNuke	Portal	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
phpBB	Forum	MySQL	Forum CMS with a lot of themes and mods.
Phorum	Forum	MySQL	Easy to customize.
PHPMotion	Video sharing	MySQL	Youtube-like CMS
PHP-Nuke	Portal	MySQL
PHPList	News	MySQL
phpMyFAQ	FAQ	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL Server and MariaDB
phpWCMS	Portal	MySQL
phpWebSite	Portal	MySQL or PostgreSQL
PhpWiki	Wiki	Flat text files, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more
PivotX	Blog	Flat text files, XML
Pligg	Digg-like	MySQL	News with score, still beta.
Plume	Portal	MySQL
PmWiki	Wiki	Flat text files
Prestashop	e-shop	MySQL 5	Open an online shop with PHP 5.
PunBB	See fluxBB.
SEO Toaster	e-shop	MySQL, PHP 5	SEO oriented, rich author interface.
SilverStripe	Portal	MySQL, PHP 5	Editor oriented
SMF	Forum	MySQL	(SimpleMachines)
sNews	Blog	MySQL	Blog added to a portal website.
SPIP	Templates	MySQL
Storytlr	Twitter/Blog	MySQL	Gallery of photos and videos
Templeet	Portal	XML, MySQL and other BDs.
Textpattern	Portal	MySQL
TikiWiki	Blog-Wiki	ADOdb	Groupware.
Typo3	Portal	MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
VanillaForums	Forum	MySQL 5	Lighter than PhpBB and easy to integrate.
Wikkawiki	Blog-Wiki	MySQL
Wordpress	Blog/Portal	MySQL	Very popular and extensible blog CMS.
Xoops	Portal	MySQL	Popular modular CMS.
Zikula	Portal	MySQL	Application framework, formerly PostNuke.

Java CMS

Name	Category	Supported databases	Comments
Alfresco	Portail	Any.	Document management. WebDAV. CMIS. Multiple licenses.
Ametys	Portal	MySQL, PostgreSQL	LDAP, DocBook, Multi-sites
Cocoon	Dynamic	XML
Daisy CMS	Portal	MySQL	Based on Cocoon.
Forrest	Framework	MySQL	Document sharing.
Graffito	Universal	OJB	Framework.
Jahia Community	Portal	Hypersonic, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server	Document sharing.
Literay	Portal	Any.	Framework and CMS. WebDAV. CMIS.
Logz	Portal	MySQL
Magnolia	Portal	Content repository API
MMBase	Portal	Blobs on the filesystem
OpenCMS	Portal	MySQL, Oracle
XSM	Static	XML	Java servlets

Other programming languages

Name	Plateform	Category	Supported databases	Comments
Bricolage	Perl	Portal	PostgreSQL
Composite	.NET	Portal	ADO.NET and LINK
Discourse	Ruby/JS	Forum	PostgreSQL/Redis	Native anti-spam. IE10 at least.
DotNetNuke	VB.NET	Portal	SQL Server.
Jekyll	Ruby	Blog	None.	Static site generator.
Lenya	Cocoon	Portal	XML
Mezzanine	Python/Jython	Portal	PostgreSQL	Uses the Django framework.
Nesta	Ruby	Blog	HTML files
NodeBB	JavaScript	Forum	Redis	Modern look, based on Node.js.
OpenACS	TCL, AOL Server	Web App.	PostgreSQL/Oracle	Toolkit for community-oriented applications
Orchard	ASP.NET	Portal	SQL Server	Completed by user modules.
Plone	Zope	Blog	ZODB, MySQL & PostgreSQL via Zope
Rainbow	C#	Portal	MySQL
Scoop	Perl	Groupware	MySQL
Skeletonz	Python		MySQL
Telescope	JavaScript	Digg-like	MongoDB	Based on Meteor and Node. Real-time.
TWiki	Perl	Wiki	Any DB compatible with Perl DBI.
Umbraco	ASP.NET	Universal	SQL Server	Works with WebMatrix.
WebGUI	Perl	Wiki	MySQL
Zwook	Python	Portal	Zope

Categories

Specialization of the CMS. But some can earn several roles.

• Blog: Online diary.
• Blog-Wiki: (Or bliki) Blog with user contributing.
• Digg-like. Allows to contribute with news and to mark news.
• FAQ: Manager for questions from users and answers from the webmaster.
• Groupware: Collaborative website.
• Hub-Blog. Server of blogs.
• Portal: Common website, may be extended with a FAQ manager, un forum, etc.
• Templates: Static CMS, pages are defined by codes.
• Videos. Displays and manage videos.
• Web app: Web application, extended CMS.
• Wiki: Allows user to contribute.

How to choose a CMS?

• Open Source CMS. Comparing CMS, comments from users.
• CMS Matrix. Comparing two or more CMS.
• Smarty. Template engine. Hosted on the PHP website.