Substack Alternatives & Competitors

WordPress is the world's most widely used open-source content management system, powering a large share of all websites. It began as blogging software and now runs everything from personal sites to major publishers, thanks to a vast ecosystem of themes and plugins. Sites built on it are easy to spot from their wp-content paths and generator tags.

Top sites using WordPress

rottentomatoes.comnytimes.comdictionary.comhealthline.comthesaurus.com

WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce plugin that turns a WordPress site into a full online store. It is the most common way WordPress sites sell products, handling the cart, checkout, and payments. Because it is free and deeply customizable, it is especially popular with small and mid-size merchants.

Top sites using WooCommerce

renehersecycles.comtdiinternational.comteachmeanatomy.info

Next.js is a React framework for server-rendered and statically generated web apps, maintained by Vercel. It adds routing, rendering, and build tooling on top of React, and has become the default choice for many production React sites. You will see it across startups, marketing sites, and large apps alike.

Top sites using Next.js

yahoo.comweather.commayoclinic.org

Shopify is a hosted commerce platform that lets merchants build and run online stores without managing their own servers. It bundles hosting, checkout, payments, and an app marketplace into a single subscription. It is one of the dominant platforms for direct-to-consumer and independent retail.

Top sites using Shopify

hollywoodreporter.comifixit.comprincesspolly.com

Squarespace is an all-in-one hosted website builder known for polished, design-forward templates. It targets creatives, small businesses, and portfolios, and includes commerce, scheduling, and email tools. Everything is managed in one subscription with no separate hosting.

Top sites using Squarespace

squarespace.comhillspet.comnoahlangphotography.com

Wix is a hosted drag-and-drop website builder aimed at small businesses and individuals. It emphasizes ease of use, letting non-technical owners assemble a site visually from templates and widgets. It also offers commerce, bookings, and marketing features on top.

Top sites using Wix

wiki.ggwix.comevenue.netveg.com

Drupal is a flexible open-source CMS favored for complex, content-heavy, and enterprise sites. Its strong taxonomy, permissions, and multilingual features make it common in government, education, and large organizations. It trades some of WordPress's simplicity for depth and control.

Top sites using Drupal

nih.govworldometers.infoirs.gov

Webflow is a visual web-design platform that generates production HTML, CSS, and JavaScript without hand-coding. It gives designers fine-grained control over layout and interactions while hosting the result on its own infrastructure. It is popular with agencies and marketing teams that want designer-built sites.

Top sites using Webflow

wanderlog.comvoiply.comdiscord.com

BigCommerce is a hosted e-commerce platform for growing and mid-market online stores. It competes with Shopify but leans toward larger catalogs and built-in features that reduce reliance on paid apps. It also supports headless setups where the storefront is built separately.

Top sites using BigCommerce

geappliances.combicyclecards.comflagsexpress.com

Duda is a website builder aimed at agencies and SaaS platforms building sites at scale.

Top sites using Duda

aamco.comfactoryantiquemall.comthepizzeriany.comcaptaingeorges.com