Sitecore Alternatives: Lighter CMS Options Beyond the Enterprise DXP
Five Sitecore alternatives — drop the DXP for a light CMS like UnfoldCMS, mid-market Contentful, open-source Strapi/Directus, or lighter .NET.
Five Sitecore alternatives — drop the DXP for a light CMS like UnfoldCMS, mid-market Contentful, open-source Strapi/Directus, or lighter .NET.
Five TYPO3 alternatives — modern PHP with UnfoldCMS, the WordPress ecosystem, headless Strapi/Directus, or flat-file Statamic.
Five Concrete CMS alternatives compared — modern PHP, biggest ecosystem, fully headless, or flat-file. In-context editing notes included.
Five MODX alternatives that keep your markup freedom — headless UnfoldCMS/Strapi/Directus or Statamic templating, with a more active ecosystem.
Move off Craft CMS to a self-hosted CMS — export, map sections, carry over SEO, and protect rankings with redirects. Both PHP.
Move off ButterCMS to a self-hosted CMS — export via REST, map, carry over SEO fields, and protect rankings. A light, REST-to-REST move.
Move off Kontent.ai to a self-hosted CMS — export via Delivery API, flatten structured rich-text, rewrite to REST, and protect SEO.
Move off Agility CMS to a self-hosted CMS — export via Content API, flatten page modules, and protect rankings with redirects.
Move off the Kentico .NET DXP to a self-hosted CMS — export, map page types, rebuild the front end, and protect SEO through URL aliases.
What a support center needs from a CMS, and why a self-hosted one beats a help-desk KB for SEO and ownership. Honest tradeoffs.
Why a lightweight headless CMS fits microsites — real editor, lean front end, one server for many sites. When a page builder fits better.
How a CMS handles the knowledge-base half of a help desk and what it does not — pair it with ticketing. SEO and ownership wins explained.