CMS

Apostrophe

Verified detail: Node.js CMS with in-context editing.

CategoryCMS
Best suited to

Editorial sites and structured publishing.

Pricing & plansFree license; hosting billed separately

Key facts

Verified detailNode.js CMS with in-context editing
Best suited toEditorial sites and structured publishing.
Before you commitBefore choosing: who handles hosting, security updates and backups?
Pricing & plansFree license; hosting billed separately Official website ↗
Sourceapostrophecms.com ↗

A closer look

Apostrophe — Official website

Oct 21, 2026

Watch it in action

Apostrophe Tutorials | Introduction · ApostropheCMS

Pricing & plans

Free license; hosting billed separately

Software license only; hosting and operations cost extra.

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Usage by country

CountryLive websites
🇺🇸 United States406
🇵🇦 Panama54
🇬🇧 United Kingdom52
🇫🇷 France52
🇳🇱 Netherlands46
🇩🇪 Germany46
🇨🇦 Canada46
🇭🇺 Hungary37
🇪🇸 Spain34
🇨🇭 Switzerland28

Live websites detected by BuiltWith. Leading countries; partial coverage. · Source ↗

Company

Company nameApostrophe Technologies, Inc.
CountryUnited States
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Timeline 5

  1. Product update

    Apostrophe 3.0 introduced REST APIs throughout the core and a rewritten Vue-based editing interface.

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  2. Product update

    Apostrophe 3.3 introduced native multilingual content, template and administration-interface localization.

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  3. Product update

    Apostrophe 4 migrated the administration interface to Vue 3, requiring compatible updates for extensions containing custom admin components.

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  4. Product update

    Apostrophe introduced Pro extensions for AI-generated SEO metadata and automatic translation, supporting OpenAI or custom AI providers inside editorial workflows.

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  5. Product update

    Apostrophe 4.13 introduced batch localization and larger content imports for multi-site publishing.

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