CMS

In just a few years, Shopify has become one of the world's leading CMS. And probably the most popular for creating and managing single- or multi-product online stores. Unlike WordPress or Prestashop, Shopify is not an open-source CMS.

Wix is one of the best-known Content Management Systems in the world. Today, nearly 4% of all websites use Wix. This tool, which used to be used to create simple showcase sites, has been enhanced in recent years with new e-commerce functionalities.

BigCommerce is a platform for hosting and creating your e-commerce site from A to Z. It's a complete tool for developing your online store and managing it on a day-to-day basis. Although less well-known than Shopify or PrestaShop, BigCommerce remains a very interesting CMS.

Webflow is a no-code CMS, i.e. a software package for creating and managing your website, without coding. While the concept of a CMS is to limit the amount of code, with Webflow there's none at all. In fact, the tool works by drag-and-drop.

Odoo is both a CMS (website creation and management software). But it's also an ERP and a CRM. In short, it's an all-in-one tool for managing your business, website, online orders and accounting all in one place.

Since 2001, Drupal has been one of the Top 10 most widely used CMS. Admittedly, its market share is tiny compared with WordPress (over 60% for WordPress and less than 2% for Drupal). But the tool has remained a must-have for many companies.

Squarespace is a website hosting, creation and management software. Like Shopify, it's a proprietary solution. In other words, the sites are hosted by Squarespace. Unlike open-source solutions like WordPress, where you have to hire a web host.

Joomla! is a CMS (Content Management System) created in 2005, the same decade as its main competitors such as WordPress, Shopify and Wix. Although declining in market share, Joomla! still accounts for 2.50% of websites worldwide.

Google Sites is a drag-and-drop program for creating websites quickly and easily. Although very limited in scope, and primarily designed to create a small showcase site, Google Sites has the advantage of being a free CMS, and hosted directly by Google.

PrestaShop is an open-source CMS solution dedicated to e-commerce, offering powerful tools for creating and managing online stores. On BeFreelancr, discover how PrestaShop can transform your online store with its extensible functionality and flexibility.

WordPress is the most widely used CMS in the world. This open-source software is also one of the most comprehensive, with a very active community. Thanks to WordPress, its themes and plugins, you can create any type of website (blog, showcase, e-commerce, marketplace or other).