⚡ Content Management Systems in Malaysia

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

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country with a population of over 34 million people.

According to our research, content management systems are used on 50.8% of websites from Malaysia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WordPress, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 88.2% share.
It is followed by Joomla with 5.5% and Drupal with 2.9%.

WordPress 88.2%
Joomla 5.5%
Drupal 2.9%
Adobe Experience Manager 0.7%
K2 0.6%
Kentico 0.3%
Liferay 0.2%
HubSpot CMS 0.1%
Open Journal Systems 0.1%
October CMS 0.1%
Strapi 0.1%
DataLife Engine 0.1%
Contentful 0.1%
Sitecore 0.1%
Other 0.9%

🚀 Highlights

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

4. Adobe Experience Manager ^(-3)
5. K2 ^(-6)
6. Kentico ^(-13)
7. Liferay ^(-15)
9. Open Journal Systems ^(-23)
10. October CMS ^(-3)
11. Strapi ^(-17)
12. DataLife Engine ^(-2)
14. Sitecore ^(-2)
15. Microsoft SharePoint ^(-24)

✨ Best CMS Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 56 CMS platforms used on sites from Malaysia, 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	88.2%
2	Joomla New York, United States An open-source content management system written in PHP. FreeOpen source	5.5%
3	Drupal Portland, Oregon, United States A modular open-source content management platform written in PHP. FreeOpen source	2.9%
4	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	0.7%
5	K2 Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles A Joomla content management extension that replaces and enhances the default article system. FreeOpen source	0.6%
6	Kentico Brno, Czech Republic A commercial content management system built on ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server. $1,050+/month	0.3%
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	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	0.1%
9	Open Journal Systems Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Open source software for the management of peer-reviewed academic journals. FreeOpen source	0.1%
10	October CMS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia A self-hosted, open-source content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. Free$39	0.1%
11	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	0.1%
12	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+	0.1%
13	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	0.1%
14	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	0.1%
15	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	0.1%
16	Optimizely CMS New York, United States A cloud-based content management system with enterprise-level features and headless delivery capabilities. $36,000+/year	0.1%
17	DNN Austin, Texas, United States A free and open-source content management system based on .NET and MS SQL Server. FreeOpen source	0.08%
18	Amplience London, United Kingdom A headless CMS and DAM platform that centralizes structured content creation, asset storage, and delivery via APIs for omnichannel experiences. $25,000+/year	0.08%
19	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	0.08%
20	Amadeus Web Solutions Madrid, Spain A platform for hoteliers to build and manage their website.	0.08%
21	Sitefinity Burlington, Massachusetts, United States A cloud-based, AI-powered, enterprise-grade CMS built on .NET technology. $$$	0.08%
22	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	0.06%
23	ExpressionEngine Ormond Beach, Florida, United States An open-source content management system built on PHP and MySQL. FreeOpen source$249+	0.06%
24	Finalsite Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States A cloud-based community relationship management platform for K-12 schools that combines website management, communications, and enrollment tools in a single system. $6,000+/year	0.04%
25	Hygraph Berlin, Germany A headless content management system based on GraphQL. Free$299+/month	0.04%

👉 See Also

🌎 CMS in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 9,736 websites from Malaysia.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.