Concrete CMS
Web content management software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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$4.99 per month
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- Public sector and nonprofit organizations
- Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
- Education and training
What is Concrete CMS
Concrete CMS is an open-source web content management system used to build and maintain websites with in-context, on-page editing. It targets organizations that want a self-hosted CMS with a graphical authoring experience for non-technical editors, while still supporting developer customization through themes, add-ons, and APIs. The product is commonly deployed for marketing sites, small-to-mid sized corporate sites, and intranet-style portals where page-level editing and workflow controls are needed.
In-context page editing
Concrete CMS provides on-page editing that lets authors modify content directly within the page layout rather than in a separate admin form. This reduces reliance on developers for routine updates and supports faster iteration for marketing and communications teams. It also supports content blocks and page types that help standardize layouts across a site.
Self-hosted open-source flexibility
As open-source software, Concrete CMS can be deployed on your own infrastructure and customized at the code level. This can be important for teams with specific security, data residency, or integration requirements. The ecosystem includes themes and add-ons that extend functionality without requiring a full custom build.
Built-in governance features
Concrete CMS includes capabilities such as user roles/permissions and editorial workflow controls that help manage who can publish and change content. These features support multi-author environments and reduce the risk of unauthorized edits. For organizations that need basic governance without adopting a larger digital experience suite, this can be a practical fit.
Smaller enterprise feature depth
Compared with higher-end web experience platforms, Concrete CMS typically offers less breadth in areas like advanced personalization, experimentation, and tightly integrated digital asset management. Organizations seeking a unified suite for omnichannel orchestration may need additional products. This can increase integration and operational overhead.
Hosting and maintenance burden
Self-hosting shifts responsibility for upgrades, security patching, backups, and performance tuning to the customer or an implementation partner. Teams without strong PHP hosting and CMS operations experience may face higher ongoing effort. Managed hosting options exist in the market, but they are not inherent to open-source deployment.
Ecosystem and talent availability
The developer and agency ecosystem is generally smaller than that of the most widely adopted CMS platforms. This can affect the availability of prebuilt integrations, third-party extensions, and hiring options for experienced implementers. As a result, some projects may require more custom development to meet requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $4.99 per month (billed annually) | 1 Site Editor; Unlimited support questions; No access to source code; Upgrades managed by Concrete; Configuration support; Nightly backup; 10,000 page views/month; 2 GB storage. |
| Business | $19 per month (billed annually) | 5 Site Editors; Unlimited support questions; No access to source code; Upgrades managed; Configuration support; Nightly backup; Content Delivery Network; Free SSL; DDoS protection; 50,000 page views/month; 20 GB storage. |
| Custom SLA | Call Us (custom pricing) | Custom hosting & SLA for mission-critical sites: unlimited support questions; continuous backup & restoration; staging & production servers; custom development, CI/CD, high availability. |
| Self-hosted (Open Source) | $0 (MIT-licensed download) | Concrete CMS core is free to download and self-host under the MIT license; you can run it on your own servers and manage your own codebase. |
Seller details
Concrete CMS, Inc.
Portland, Oregon, United States
2003
Private
https://www.concretecms.org/
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