Orchard Core
Content types, media libraries, workflows, roles, search, and a GraphQL API all ship in the box with Orchard Core, a free CMS and application framework that hosts many separate websites from one install. Editors build content types in the admin by combining parts and fields, with no migrations to write, and preview an item live before publishing it. Designers adjust page HTML safely with Liquid templates, and developers add their own modules. Multi-tenancy runs many isolated sites from one deployment, each with its own content, users, settings, and theme, and a setup screen lets you pick a recipe and database for each site. Media uploads can be resized on the fly and stored on remote providers, and a visual workflow editor automates content approvals, webhooks, and form submissions. A typed GraphQL API feeds headless sites and single-page applications, and custom SQL or Lucene queries can be exposed as endpoints. Roles and fine-grained permissions decide who can do what, OpenID Connect handles external sign-in, and two-factor authentication protects accounts. Content and the admin interface can be localized, and deployment plans move content and configuration from staging to production. SQLite works out of the box, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL can be chosen at setup, and the official Docker image starts a site with one command. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. BSD-3-Clause licensed.
TYPO3
TYPO3 lets an organization run any number of multilingual websites from one installation, with editors working in a page tree and administrators deciding who may touch what. Editing happens in a context panel that slides in beside the page layout, and a guided wizard creates new pages step by step. Translations can be copied or connected to their source with change tracking, and sites can mix languages, including right-to-left scripts. Workspaces keep edits away from the live site until they are previewed and approved, while access lists, page permissions, and mounts control which parts of the tree each backend user may change. Marketing teams get a QR code module and a short URL module with hit counters and expiry dates, and redirects are created automatically whenever a page slug changes. The Form Framework builds forms with multiple file uploads in one field, CKEditor 5 text editing, and email notifications customized in the backend. A dashboard shows widgets such as recent documents and backend logins, and a Bookmark Manager groups shortcuts into large page trees. The Camino starter theme gives integrators a ready-made frontend with several color schemes, and developers shape sites further with Fluid templates and TypoScript, plus extensions from extensions.typo3.org. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-2.0 licensed.