7 of the 16 content management systems we list have a free trial, confirmed on their own website. Here they are side by side.
Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.
| Tool | Reviews | Lowest paid plan | Free plan | Free trial | Public API | Runs on | Main features |
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| ReviewsNone yetWrite one for ButterCMS | Lowest paid plan$71per monthBasic, as of November 14, 2026 | Free planYes | Free trial14 days | Public APIYes | Runs onNot confirmed | Main features
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ContentstackCMS plus real-time data and agentic AI. | ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Contentstack | Lowest paid plan$29per monthBuild, as of November 14, 2026 | Free planYes | Free trialYes | Public APIYes | Runs onNot confirmed | Main features
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Craft CMSA flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. | ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Craft CMS | Lowest paid planNot confirmed | Free planNot confirmed | Free trialYes | Public APIYes | Runs onSelf-hosted | Main features
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| Decap CMSOpen source content management for your Git workflow. | ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Decap CMS | Lowest paid plan€19per monthPro, as of November 14, 2026 | Free planYes | Free trial14 days | Public APINot confirmed | Runs onWeb | Main features
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DirectusThe collaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database. | ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Directus | Lowest paid plan$89per month billed yearly, or $99 monthlyCore, as of November 13, 2026 | Free planYes | Free trial14 days | Public APIYes | Runs onNot confirmed | Main features
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HygraphHygraph is the agentic content platform and headless CMS for multi-brand organizations. | ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Hygraph | Lowest paid plan$199per monthGrowth, as of November 13, 2026 | Free planYes | Free trial30 days | Public APIYes | Runs onNot confirmed | Main features
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| UmbracoUmbraco CMS is an open-source content management system built on Microsoft's .NET technology. | ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Umbraco | Lowest paid plan€45per monthStarter, as of November 14, 2026 | Free planYes | Free trialYes | Public APIYes | Runs onNot confirmed | Main features
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From each tool's own website. “Not confirmed” means we couldn't confirm it there, not that the tool doesn't have it. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.
A tool is listed here only when we've confirmed on its own website that it has a free trial. Tools we couldn't confirm it for are left out, even if they may have it. Vendors can't pay for a place on this list. Add a tool we missed