# Open-source alternatives to WordPress.com

> WordPress.com: A hosted version of WordPress for blogs and small business sites. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are WordPress, Ghost and Joomla!. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 6 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | WordPress.com |
| Category | CMS |
| Alternatives listed | 6 |
| Top pick | WordPress (21,450 stars, GPL-2.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/wordpress-com |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [WordPress](https://appsgit.com/apps/wordpress): World's most-used blogging and CMS engine. (21,450 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Ghost](https://appsgit.com/apps/ghost): Just a blogging platform. (55,489 stars, MIT, TypeScript)
- [Joomla!](https://appsgit.com/apps/joomla): Advanced Content Management System (CMS). (5,143 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Strapi](https://appsgit.com/apps/strapi): Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface. (73,281 stars, MIT, TypeScript)
- [Wagtail](https://appsgit.com/apps/wagtail): Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience. (20,530 stars, BSD-3-Clause, Python)
- [WriteFreely](https://appsgit.com/apps/writefreely): Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. (5,264 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go)

## Comparisons

- [Ghost vs WordPress](https://appsgit.com/compare/ghost-vs-wordpress)
- [Strapi vs Directus](https://appsgit.com/compare/strapi-vs-directus)

More in this category: [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms)

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