⚡ Content Management Systems in Iran

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

Iran is a Western Asian country with a population of over 89 million people.

According to our research, content management systems are used on 56.2% of websites from Iran.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WordPress, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 93.6% share.
It is followed by Joomla with 4.1% and DNN with 0.8%.

WordPress 93.6%
Joomla 4.1%
DNN 0.8%
Drupal 0.8%
K2 0.5%
DataLife Engine 0.4%
Liferay 0.2%
Strapi 0.06%
Ghost 0.04%
Kentico 0.03%
Osclass 0.03%
Botble 0.02%
Wagtail 0.02%
Microsoft SharePoint 0.02%
Question2Answer 0.02%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. DNN ^(-9)
5. K2 ^(-6)
6. DataLife Engine ^(-8)
7. Liferay ^(-15)
8. Strapi ^(-20)
9. Ghost ^(-20)
10. Kentico ^(-9)
11. Osclass ^(-62)
12. Botble ^(-83)
13. Wagtail ^(-24)

✨ Best CMS Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 30 CMS platforms used on sites from Iran, 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	93.6%
2	Joomla New York, United States An open-source content management system written in PHP. FreeOpen source	4.1%
3	DNN Austin, Texas, United States A free and open-source content management system based on .NET and MS SQL Server. FreeOpen source	0.8%
4	Drupal Portland, Oregon, United States A modular open-source content management platform written in PHP. FreeOpen source	0.8%
5	K2 Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles A Joomla content management extension that replaces and enhances the default article system. FreeOpen source	0.5%
6	DataLife Engine Krasnoyarsk, Russia A Russian commercial content management system built on PHP with MySQL that is primarily used for managing and publishing news, blogs, and informational sites. 6,990 RUB+	0.4%
7	Liferay Diamond Bar, California, United States An open-source enterprise web platform for building business solutions, intranets, customer portals, and digital experiences across web and mobile channels. FreeOpen source$$$	0.2%
8	Strapi San Francisco, California, United States An open-source headless CMS built with Node.js and TypeScript that connects to various databases and frontend frameworks. FreeOpen source$45+/month	0.06%
9	Ghost Singapore An open-source content management system built on Node.js. FreeOpen source$11+/month	0.04%
10	Kentico Brno, Czech Republic A commercial content management system built on ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server. $1,050+/month	0.03%
11	Osclass Chtelnica, Slovakia An open-source classifieds script used to create, manage, and scale classifieds websites. FreeOpen source	0.03%
12	Botble Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam A commercial content management system based on the Laravel framework. $17+	0.02%
13	Wagtail Bristol, United Kingdom An open-source CMS written in Python and built on the Django web framework. FreeOpen source	0.02%
14	Microsoft SharePoint Redmond, Washington, United States A cloud-based collaboration and content management service that enables organizations to store, share, and manage documents, knowledge, and internal websites within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. $5+/user/month	0.02%
15	Question2Answer United Kingdom A free and open source platform for Q&A websites, running on PHP/MySQL. FreeOpen source	0.02%
16	October CMS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia A self-hosted, open-source content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. Free$39	0.02%
17	Movable Type Tokyo, Japan A weblog publishing system written in Perl. FreeOpen source	0.008%
18	MotoCMS Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States A website builder with a simple visual drag and drop editing, eCommerce plugin, and responsive design. $15/month	0.008%
19	Open Journal Systems Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Open source software for the management of peer-reviewed academic journals. FreeOpen source	0.008%
20	Bludit A lightweight, flat-file, open source content management system developed in PHP. FreeOpen source	0.008%
21	SPIP France A French open-source content management system designed for collaborative online publishing and editorial workflows. FreeOpen source	0.008%
22	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	0.008%
23	XOOPS An open-source CMS based on PHP and MySQL. FreeOpen source	0.008%
24	Builder.io San Francisco, California, United States A visual development platform and headless CMS that lets teams create, edit, and publish websites and applications with drag-and-drop editors, integrated with React, Vue, Svelte, Qwik, and other frameworks. Free$30+/user/month	0.008%
25	Pimcore Salzburg, Austria An open-source enterprise platform that includes PIM, MDM, CDP, DAM, DXP/CMS, and digital commerce. FreeOpen source$$$	0.008%

Data is based on the analysis of 21,370 websites from Iran.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.