Open source alternatives to Squarespace

3 open source projects replace Squarespace, ranked by how safe each is to depend on.

98 · Healthy

Publishing platform for blogs and newsletters, with paid memberships, subscriptions and email delivery built in.

Free to useMIT★ 56kLast commit today

91 · Healthy

The most widely used CMS for websites and blogs, with themes, the block editor and tens of thousands of plugins.

GPL-2.0-or-later★ 21kLast commit today

66 · Stable

Visual website builder with full CSS control that connects to any headless CMS.

AGPL-3.0Relicensed 2023★ 9.0kLast commit 2 days ago

98 · Healthy

91 · Healthy

At a glance

Health and license are separate verdicts: a project can be well maintained and still not be open source.

Project	Health	License	Stars	Last commit
Ghost	98 · Healthy	Free to useMIT	56k	today
WordPress	91 · Healthy	Free, share changesGPL-2.0-or-later	21k	today
Webstudio	66 · Stable	Free, share hosted changesAGPL-3.0Relicensed 2023	9.0k	2 days ago

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