This directory covers content management systems – the platforms that author, store, and publish web content, from traditional page-based CMSs to headless content APIs and static-site generators.
What a CMS Covers
Mix (16 tools)
- License: 13 open source · 3 proprietary
- Hosting: 7 self-hosted · 3 SaaS · 6 both
The category spans three broad models:
- Traditional / monolithic CMS – authoring, templating, and delivery in one application, with themes and plugin ecosystems for sites and blogs
- Headless CMS – content stored and served over an API, with the front end built separately; content-as-a-service, self-hosted or SaaS
- Static-site generators (SSG) – content in files (Markdown) compiled to static HTML for fast, low-attack-surface hosting
Common concerns across all three include structured content modeling, editorial workflow and roles, media handling, multi-language support, versioning, and API access for integration. The category is open-source-heavy, with several tools offering a vendor-hosted edition alongside self-hosting, plus a few SaaS-only and commerce-oriented platforms.
About this data & disclaimer
The information on these pages was researched by a combination of human review and large language models. This catalogue serves as a reference for the resources, applications, devices, deployment payloads, and other components that the ResorsIT platform integrates, deploys, and manages. To suggest an addition or correction, please contact us. Prepared by Rhodium Systems Inc., author of the ResorsIT platform — a unified IT operations management platform for IT teams and MSPs that integrates a curated suite of open-source, commercial, and SaaS applications into a single system with shared identity, single sign-on, access control, and a common audit trail. This information is compiled on a best-effort basis: it may be incomplete, contain errors, and become out of date as tools, vendors, licences, and features change. Use this catalogue only as a starting point for your own research, and independently verify and review any tool carefully against your own requirements before relying on it.
Comparison
Tools are grouped by category:
- Traditional CMS (Open Source): WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, TYPO3, Plone
- Modern / Headless CMS (Open Source): Ghost, Strapi, Directus, Wagtail
- Static Site Generators: Hugo, Jekyll, Eleventy
- Commercial SaaS CMS: Contentful, Sanity, Prismic, Shopify
1. SSO / OIDC Comparison
| Tool | OIDC | SAML | LDAP | Authentik |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Plugin (OpenID Connect Generic) | Plugin (miniOrange) | Plugin | Supported via plugin |
| Drupal | Module (OpenID Connect) | Module (SAML Auth) | Module (LDAP) | Supported via module |
| Joomla | Plugin (miniOrange) | Plugin | Plugin (LDAP) | Limited plugin support |
| TYPO3 | Extension | Extension | Built-in LDAP | Extension required |
| Plone | Add-on (pas.plugins.oidc) | Add-on | Built-in LDAP | Supported via add-on |
| Ghost | Staff SSO (limited) | No | No | Partial (custom integration) |
| Strapi | Plugin (@strapi/plugin-sso) | Enterprise | No | Supported (Enterprise) |
| Directus | Built-in OIDC | Built-in SAML | Built-in LDAP | Native support |
| Wagtail | Django allauth / mozilla-django-oidc | Django SAML2 | Django LDAP | Supported via Django libs |
| Hugo | N/A (static) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jekyll | N/A (static) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Eleventy | N/A (static) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Contentful | SSO (Enterprise) | SAML (Enterprise) | No | SAML via Enterprise plan |
| Sanity | Google / GitHub SSO | SAML (Enterprise) | No | SAML via Enterprise plan |
| Prismic | Google SSO | SAML (Enterprise) | No | SAML via Enterprise plan |
| Shopify | Shopify Identity | SAML (Plus) | No | SAML via Shopify Plus |
Notes: Static site generators have no runtime authentication. SSO applies only to editorial / admin interfaces, not public-facing content. Directus provides the best native OIDC support among open-source options.
2. API Comparison
| Tool | REST API | GraphQL | Webhooks | Headless Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Built-in (WP REST API) | Plugin (WPGraphQL) | Plugin | Plugin (headless themes) |
| Drupal | Built-in (JSON:API) | Module (GraphQL) | Module (Webhooks) | Built-in (decoupled) |
| Joomla | Built-in (Web Services) | No | No | Limited |
| TYPO3 | Extension | Extension | Extension | Extension (headless) |
| Plone | Built-in (plone.restapi) | Experimental | Built-in | Volto (React frontend) |
| Ghost | Built-in (Content + Admin) | No | Built-in | Native headless |
| Strapi | Built-in | Built-in | Built-in | Native headless |
| Directus | Built-in | Built-in | Built-in (Flows) | Native headless |
| Wagtail | Built-in (Wagtail API) | Plugin (Strawberry) | django-webhook | Hybrid (API + templates) |
| Hugo | N/A | N/A | N/A | Outputs static HTML |
| Jekyll | N/A | N/A | N/A | Outputs static HTML |
| Eleventy | N/A | N/A | N/A | Outputs static HTML |
| Contentful | Built-in (CDA + CMA) | Built-in | Built-in | Native headless |
| Sanity | Built-in (GROQ + REST) | GraphQL | Built-in | Native headless |
| Prismic | Built-in | Built-in (GraphQL) | Built-in | Native headless |
| Shopify | Built-in (Admin + Storefront) | Built-in (Storefront) | Built-in | Storefront API |
3. Content Management Features
| Tool | Content Model | Editor | Media Mgmt | Multi-site | i18n | Workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Posts/pages/CPT | Block (Gutenberg) | Built-in media library | Plugin (multisite) | Plugin (WPML/Polylang) | Plugin |
| Drupal | Entity types + fields | CKEditor 5 | Built-in media library | Built-in (multi-site) | Built-in | Built-in (Content Moderation) |
| Joomla | Articles + categories | TinyMCE | Built-in media manager | Limited | Built-in | Basic (publish states) |
| TYPO3 | Pages + content elements | Rich text editor | FAL (File Abstraction) | Built-in (site tree) | Built-in | Built-in (workspaces) |
| Plone | Dexterity content types | TinyMCE / Volto blocks | Built-in | Multi-site via config | Built-in (LinguaPlone) | Built-in (DCWorkflow) |
| Ghost | Posts + pages | Koenig (Markdown+cards) | Built-in | Multi-site (separate) | Community | Built-in (draft/review) |
| Strapi | Content Types Builder | Rich text / Custom | Built-in media library | Plugin | Plugin (i18n) | Draft / Published |
| Directus | Any SQL schema | WYSIWYG / Markdown | Built-in file manager | Single DB multi-tenant | Built-in (Translations) | Built-in (Flows) |
| Wagtail | Page models (StreamField) | StreamField blocks | Built-in (images/docs) | Built-in (site model) | Built-in (wagtail-localize) | Built-in (moderation) |
| Hugo | Markdown + front matter | External editor | Static assets | Config-based | Built-in (i18n) | N/A (file-based) |
| Jekyll | Markdown + front matter | External editor | Static assets | Config-based | Plugin (polyglot) | N/A (file-based) |
| Eleventy | Any template + data | External editor | Static assets | Config-based | Plugin / manual | N/A (file-based) |
| Contentful | Content types (structured) | Rich text / fields | Asset management | Spaces + environments | Built-in (locales) | Built-in (workflows) |
| Sanity | Schema (code-defined) | Portable Text editor | Asset pipeline | Datasets | Built-in (translations) | Plugin (workflow) |
| Prismic | Custom types + Slices | Slice Machine editor | Media library | Repositories | Built-in (locales) | Built-in (releases) |
| Shopify | Products/pages/blogs | Rich text editor | File manager | Multi-store (Plus) | Built-in (Markets) | Draft orders / pages |
4. Theming & Frontend
| Tool | Theme Engine | Templating | Headless Mode | Static Export | Frontend Frameworks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | PHP themes | PHP templates | Plugin (Faust.js) | Plugin (Simply Static) | React (Faust.js), Next.js |
| Drupal | Twig themes | Twig (Symfony) | Built-in (decoupled) | Module | React, Next.js, Nuxt |
| Joomla | PHP templates | PHP / Blade | Limited | No | Limited |
| TYPO3 | Fluid templates | Fluid (XML-based) | Extension (headless) | No | React, Vue (via headless) |
| Plone | Classic / Volto | TAL / React (Volto) | Volto (default) | No | React (Volto) |
| Ghost | Handlebars themes | Handlebars | Native headless | No | Next.js, Gatsby, Nuxt |
| Strapi | N/A (headless only) | N/A | Native | N/A | Any frontend framework |
| Directus | N/A (headless only) | N/A | Native | N/A | Any frontend framework |
| Wagtail | Django templates | Django / Jinja2 | API mode | django-bakery | React, Vue, Next.js |
| Hugo | Go template themes | Go templates | N/A (static output) | Native (SSG) | N/A |
| Jekyll | Gem-based themes | Liquid | N/A (static output) | Native (SSG) | N/A |
| Eleventy | Starter projects | Nunjucks/Liquid/etc. | N/A (static output) | Native (SSG) | N/A |
| Contentful | N/A (headless SaaS) | N/A | Native | Via SSG | Any frontend framework |
| Sanity | N/A (headless SaaS) | N/A | Native | Via SSG | Any frontend framework |
| Prismic | N/A (headless SaaS) | Slice Machine | Native | Via SSG | Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit |
| Shopify | Liquid themes | Liquid | Storefront API | No | Hydrogen (React), Next.js |
5. Plugin / Extension Ecosystem
| Tool | Marketplace Size | Custom Dev | Community |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | 60,000+ plugins | PHP hooks/filters | Massive (largest CMS) |
| Drupal | 50,000+ modules | Module API | Large enterprise community |
| Joomla | 5,000+ extensions | Plugin API | Medium, declining |
| TYPO3 | 2,000+ extensions | Extension framework | Strong in DACH region |
| Plone | 500+ add-ons | Python/Zope | Small, specialized |
| Ghost | 50+ integrations | API + webhooks | Growing |
| Strapi | 200+ plugins | Plugin SDK | Large, growing fast |
| Directus | 100+ extensions | Extension SDK | Medium, growing |
| Wagtail | 300+ packages | Django apps | Medium, developer-focused |
| Hugo | 400+ themes | Go modules | Large SSG community |
| Jekyll | 500+ plugins | Ruby gems | Large, mature |
| Eleventy | 100+ plugins | Node.js modules | Growing, active |
| Contentful | 200+ apps | App Framework | Large enterprise |
| Sanity | 500+ plugins | Plugin API | Active developer community |
| Prismic | 50+ integrations | Slice Machine | Medium |
| Shopify | 10,000+ apps | App Bridge | Massive e-commerce |
6. Deployment and Licensing
| Tool | License | Self-Hosted | Docker | Cloud / SaaS | Min Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | GPL-2.0 | Yes | Official image | WordPress.com | 512 MB RAM |
| Drupal | GPL-2.0 | Yes | Official image | Acquia, Pantheon | 512 MB RAM |
| Joomla | GPL-2.0 | Yes | Official image | Cloudways | 512 MB RAM |
| TYPO3 | GPL-2.0 | Yes | Community image | TYPO3 Cloud | 1 GB RAM |
| Plone | GPL-2.0 | Yes | Official image | No major SaaS | 1 GB RAM |
| Ghost | MIT | Yes | Official image | Ghost(Pro) | 1 GB RAM |
| Strapi | MIT | Yes | Community image | Strapi Cloud | 1 GB RAM |
| Directus | GPL-3.0 | Yes | Official image | Directus Cloud | 512 MB RAM |
| Wagtail | BSD-3-Clause | Yes | Custom | No major SaaS | 512 MB RAM |
| Hugo | Apache-2.0 | N/A (build tool) | Available | Netlify, Vercel | 50 MB RAM |
| Jekyll | MIT | N/A (build tool) | Available | GitHub Pages | 256 MB RAM |
| Eleventy | MIT | N/A (build tool) | Available | Netlify, Vercel | 256 MB RAM |
| Contentful | Proprietary | No | N/A | SaaS only | N/A |
| Sanity | Proprietary | No (Studio is OSS) | N/A | SaaS only | N/A |
| Prismic | Proprietary | No | N/A | SaaS only | N/A |
| Shopify | Proprietary | No | N/A | SaaS only | N/A |
7. Monitoring Integration
| Tool | Telegraf | Fluent Bit | Grafana | App Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | PHP-FPM input | Apache/Nginx logs | Community dashboards | Plugin (Query Monitor) |
| Drupal | PHP-FPM input | Apache/Nginx logs | Community dashboards | Module (Monitoring) |
| Joomla | PHP-FPM input | Apache/Nginx logs | Manual setup | Limited |
| TYPO3 | PHP-FPM input | Apache/Nginx logs | Manual setup | Extension (monitoring) |
| Plone | Custom script | Zope/WSGI logs | Manual setup | Built-in (munin) |
| Ghost | Node.js input | JSON structured logs | Community dashboard | Sentry integration |
| Strapi | Node.js input | JSON structured logs | Community dashboard | Plugin (Sentry) |
| Directus | Node.js input | JSON structured logs | Built-in extension | Extension (metrics) |
| Wagtail | Python (WSGI) input | Gunicorn/uWSGI logs | Manual setup | django-prometheus |
| Hugo | N/A (static) | CDN/server logs | N/A | N/A |
| Jekyll | N/A (static) | CDN/server logs | N/A | N/A |
| Eleventy | N/A (static) | CDN/server logs | N/A | N/A |
| Contentful | N/A (SaaS) | N/A | N/A | Built-in analytics |
| Sanity | N/A (SaaS) | N/A | N/A | Built-in analytics |
| Prismic | N/A (SaaS) | N/A | N/A | Built-in analytics |
| Shopify | N/A (SaaS) | N/A | N/A | Built-in analytics |
Notes: Static site generators and SaaS platforms do not expose runtime metrics. Monitoring for SSGs focuses on the web server (Nginx/Caddy) serving the static files. SaaS platforms provide their own analytics dashboards.
Tools
16 tools.
Contentful
Contentful is the leading commercial headless CMS platform, providing a cloud-native content infrastructure for digital teams.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Vaulted credential
Directus
Directus is an open-source headless CMS that takes a database-first approach. Unlike Strapi, which creates its own schema, Directus wraps any existing SQL database with a real-time REST and GraphQL API, an intuitive admin panel, and an even…
License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker, saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Drupal
Drupal is an enterprise-grade open-source CMS known for its powerful content modeling capabilities, flexible architecture, and strong security track record.
License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker, saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Eleventy (11ty)
Eleventy (11ty) is a flexible, zero-config static site generator built on Node.js, supporting 11 template languages and a file-based content model with no client-side framework required.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: cli · Deploy: direct, package · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Deployment Payload
Access & Identity: Local host account · Key-based access
Ghost
Ghost is a modern, open-source publishing platform designed for professional publishers, bloggers, and newsletter creators.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker, saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Hugo
Hugo is the fastest static site generator available, capable of building thousands of pages in seconds.
License: Apache-2.0 (OSS) · Kind: cli · Deploy: direct, package · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Deployment Payload
Access & Identity: Local host account · Key-based access
Jekyll
Jekyll is a static site generator that transforms Markdown, Liquid templates, and HTML/CSS into static websites.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: cli · Deploy: direct, package · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Deployment Payload
Access & Identity: Local host account · Key-based access
Joomla
Joomla is an open-source PHP content management system positioned between WordPress and Drupal, known for strong built-in access control and multi-language support, with a web services API and extension ecosystem.
License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Plone
Plone is a Python-based open-source CMS built on the Zope application server. It is recognized for its strong security track record, making it a preferred choice for government agencies, universities, research institutions, and organization…
License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Prismic
Prismic is a headless CMS platform focused on component-based content management through its Slice Machine tool.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Vaulted credential
Sanity
Sanity is a headless CMS built around real-time collaboration and structured content, pairing a hosted content lake with the open-source, self-hostable Sanity Studio, GROQ queries, and Portable Text.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Shopify
Shopify is the leading e-commerce platform, powering millions of online stores ranging from small businesses to enterprise brands.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Vaulted credential
Strapi
Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS, designed as an API-first content management platform.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker, saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
TYPO3
TYPO3 is an enterprise-grade open-source CMS with a particularly strong presence in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (the DACH region).
License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
Wagtail
Wagtail is a modern, developer-friendly CMS built on the Django web framework. Created by Torchbox in 2014, it combines Django’s robust backend with a polished content management interface.
License: BSD-3-Clause (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
WordPress
WordPress is the most widely used content management system in the world, powering approximately 40% of all websites on the internet.
License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: direct, docker, saas · SSO: none
ResorsIT usage: Web App without SSO
Access & Identity: Forward-auth · Vaulted credential
