⚡ Java Content Management Systems

Java-based content management systems are platforms developed using the Java programming language and typically deployed in enterprise server environments.

They are used to manage complex and high-traffic websites, offering strong scalability, modular architectures, advanced security features, and integration capabilities with other Java-based enterprise applications and middleware.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading Java-based CMS platforms in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Adobe Experience Manager with a share of 0.5%, followed by Liferay with 0.1% and Sitevision with 0.04%.

🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of platforms that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best Java CMS Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 26 Java-based CMS platforms we track, ranked by their market share.

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RankNameMarket share
1
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
2
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$$$
3
Sitevision
Örebro, Sweden

A Swedish content management system written in Java that enables the creation and management of websites and intranets with a modular, API-accessible platform.

$$$
4
Magnolia
Münchenstein, Switzerland

An enterprise content management system that's built for demanding multi-channel, multi-language and multi-site digital experience scenarios.

FreeOpen source$3,500+/month
5
Brightspot
Reston, Virginia, United States

An enterprise content management system with an API-first architecture that supports headless, decoupled, and hybrid deployments.

$15,000+/year
6
OpenCms
Cologne, Germany

An open source content management system based on Java and XML.

FreeOpen source
7
Edlio CMS
Glendale, California, United States

A content management system for K-12 schools and districts that is packed with features designed specifically for teachers and school administrators.

$$$
8
Modern Campus
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A cloud-based content management system designed specifically for higher education institutions.

$$$
9
Bloomreach Experience Manager
Mountain View, California, United States

A Java-based digital experience platform available under open source and enterprise licenses.

FreeOpen source$100,000+/year
10
HCL Digital Experience
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

A web portal solution that provides an integration framework for enterprise information systems.

Free$$$
11
CoreMedia
Hamburg, Germany

An enterprise-class, API-driven digital experience platform that combines a headless content repository with advanced digital asset management.

$20,000+/year
12
dotCMS
Miami, Florida, United States

A scalable, Java-based, open source content management system.

FreeOpen source$$$
13
OpenText Web
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

An enterprise web content management system formerly known as TeamSite.

14
Government Site Builder
Bonn, Germany

A content management system designed for the German public sector.

15
Enonic
Oslo, Norway

A composable content management platform that supports headless, hybrid, and traditional CMS architectures.

FreeOpen source€1,000+
16
Terminalfour
Dublin, Ireland

A content management system for higher education.

$15,000+
17
SchoolSitePro
New York, United States

A cloud-based content management system designed specifically for K-12 school websites.

$$$
18
Sitepark IES
Münster, Germany

A German content management system.

19
Oracle WebCenter Sites
Austin, Texas, United States

An enterprise, large-scale content management and delivery system.

$100,000+/processor
20
DSpace
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

An open-source web repository software, a mix of a content management system and a document management system, that allows researchers and scholars to publish documents and data.

FreeOpen source
21
Fiona
Berlin, Germany

A German content management system developed by Infopark AG.

22
Cascade CMS
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

A web-based content management system developed by Hannon Hill for higher education websites.

$20,000+
23
Ametys
Labège, France

An open-source content management system written in Java.

FreeOpen source
24
Polopoly
Stockholm, Sweden

A Swedish-developed modular full-stack CMS for rapid multi-channel publishing, originally designed for the newspaper industry.

25
CrafterCMS
McLean, Virginia, United States

A Java-based open-source headless content management system designed for enterprise-grade websites.

FreeOpen source$456+/month

👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 3,320,410 websites.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.