⚡ Content Management Systems in Australia

Content Management Systems (CMS) are software solutions that allow users to create, edit, and organize website content without coding, simplifying ongoing website maintenance.

Australia is an Oceanian country with a population of over 27 million people.

According to our research, content management systems are used on 56.6% of websites from Australia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top CMS platforms in Australia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is WordPress, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 89% share.
It is followed by Joomla with 2.1% and Drupal with 2.1%.

WordPress 89%
Joomla 2.1%
Drupal 2.1%
Craft 0.9%
Adobe Experience Manager 0.6%
HubSpot CMS 0.5%
Sitecore 0.4%
Kentico 0.4%
Concrete CMS 0.3%
Contentful 0.3%
SilverStripe 0.3%
WordPress VIP 0.3%
Sanity 0.3%
ExpressionEngine 0.2%
Other 2.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Australia than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

4. Craft ^(-4)
5. Adobe Experience Manager ^(-2)
7. Sitecore ^(-9)
8. Kentico ^(-10)
9. Concrete CMS ^(-8)
11. SilverStripe ^(-16)
12. WordPress VIP ^(-11)
13. Sanity ^(-2)
14. ExpressionEngine ^(-6)
16. Optimizely CMS ^(-5)

✨ Best CMS Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 120 CMS platforms used on sites from Australia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	WordPress San Francisco, California, United States A widely used open-source content management system built on PHP and MySQL. FreeOpen source	89%
2	Joomla New York, United States An open-source content management system written in PHP. FreeOpen source	2.1%
3	Drupal Portland, Oregon, United States A modular open-source content management platform written in PHP. FreeOpen source	2.1%
4	Craft Bend, Oregon, United States A flexible open-source content management system written in PHP that supports MySQL or PostgreSQL databases and is built on the Yii framework. Free$279+	0.9%
5	Adobe Experience Manager San Jose, California, United States A software solution that's equal part content management system and digital asset management system. $50,000+/year	0.6%
6	HubSpot CMS Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A hosted platform for building websites, blogs, landing pages, apps, and emails that integrates tightly with HubSpot CRM and other marketing tools. Free$15+/seat/month	0.5%
7	Sitecore San Francisco, California, United States An enterprise CMS built on ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server that manages, delivers, and optimizes digital content and experiences across multiple channels. $40,000+/year	0.4%
8	Kentico Brno, Czech Republic A commercial content management system built on ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server. $1,050+/month	0.4%
9	Concrete CMS Portland, Oregon, United States An open source content management system built with PHP and MySQL that combines in-context editing and modular page building. FreeOpen source	0.3%
10	Contentful Berlin, Germany A commercial, cloud-based, headless content management system that structures content for use across multiple digital platforms via APIs. Free$300+/month	0.3%
11	SilverStripe Wellington, New Zealand An open-source content management system written in PHP for building content-driven websites. FreeOpen source	0.3%
12	WordPress VIP San Francisco, California, United States A fully hosted enterprise solution based on WordPress, designed to support high-traffic websites with enhanced performance, security, and scalability. $25,000+/year	0.3%
13	Sanity San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based headless CMS that stores content as structured data in a hosted content lake and delivers it via APIs to any frontend. Free$15+/seat/month	0.3%
14	ExpressionEngine Ormond Beach, Florida, United States An open source content management system built on PHP and MySQL. FreeOpen source$249+	0.2%
15	DNN Austin, Texas, United States A free and open-source content management system based on .NET and MS SQL Server. FreeOpen source	0.2%
16	Optimizely CMS New York, United States A cloud-based content management system with enterprise-level features and headless delivery capabilities. $36,000+/year	0.2%
17	RMS Cloud Melbourne, Victoria, Australia An Australian cloud-based property management system for hospitality businesses.	0.2%
18	Microsoft SharePoint Redmond, Washington, United States A cloud-based service that helps organizations share and manage content, knowledge, and applications. $5+/month	0.2%
19	K2 Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles A Joomla content management extension that replaces and enhances the default article system. FreeOpen source	0.1%
20	GovCMS Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia An Australian Drupal-based content management system designed by government, for government. $8,820+/year	0.1%
21	Umbraco Odense, Denmark An open source .NET content management system for building content-driven websites and headless applications, with optional managed cloud hosting. FreeOpen source$55+/month	0.1%
22	Sitefinity Burlington, Massachusetts, United States A cloud-based, AI-powered, enterprise-grade CMS built on .NET technology. $$$	0.1%
23	Prismic Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A headless CMS and page builder for Next.js, Nuxt, and SvelteKit sites. Free$180+/month	0.1%
24	Storyblok Linz, Austria An enterprise-grade headless content management system with a visual editor. Free$99+/month	0.1%
25	Statamic Ormond Beach, Florida, United States A highly adaptable CMS built on Laravel that can run full-stack or headless, on flat files or database, or as a static site generator. FreeOpen source$7+/month	0.09%

👉 See Also

🌎 CMS in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 69,833 websites from Australia.
Statistics were last calculated on February 3, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.