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13th Annual CMS Critic Awards Article

<hr /><p> </p><p>AI might be stealing the spotlight these days, but CMS is still the star on our stage – and you nominated some amazing platforms for our <strong>13th Annual CMS Critic "People's Choice" Awards!</strong></p><p>Once again, your performance <i>wowed</i> us. We had some heavy hitters make the cut, but a few challengers really brought the rain – from <a target="_blank" href="https://cmscritic.com/products/wagtail">Wagtail</a> to <a target="_blank" href="https://cmscritic.com/products/hamstercms">HamsterCMS</a>.</p><p>We received a metric ton of individual suggestions across all 16 of our categories – from CMS to DXP, e-Commerce to DAM – and now YOU get to pick the winners! </p><p>Like last year, we had a huge turnout, <i><strong>so we’re including the top 6 nominees in each category!</strong></i> Winners will receive exclusive badging and a free listing upgrade in our Product Directory for one month.</p><p><strong>Who will take home the trophy? You have until February 24th, 2025 to vote! </strong>So get out there and share the good word! Engage and enroll your communities like <a target="_blank" href="https://cmscritic.com/products/sitecore">Sitecore</a> did. Shout it from the mountaintops and make some noise. Most of all, have fun celebrating the innovation coming from all corners of our industry. </p><p>Keep reading for the nominee list, or start picking your winners at <a target="_blank" href="https://cmscritic.com/vote"><strong>www.cmscritic.com/vote </strong></a></p><p> </p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://youtu.be/gkZOXlyEPDk"><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:56.2493%"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gkZOXlyEPDk" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;top:0;left:0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div></figure><p> </p><h3 id="the-nominees">The Nominees</h3><p>Drum roll, please….</p><p> </p><h4 id="best-free-cms"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Free CMS</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Grav</li><li>Joomla</li><li>Statamic</li><li>TYPO3</li><li>Umbraco</li><li>Wagtail</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-enterprise-cms"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Enterprise CMS</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Joomla</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>Statamic</li><li>TYPO3</li><li>Umbraco</li><li>Wagtail</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-headless-cms"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Headless CMS</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Agility</li><li>Directus</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>TYPO3</li><li>Umbraco</li><li>Wagtail</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-flat-file-cms"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Flat File CMS</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Bludit</li><li>Grav</li><li>HamsterCMS</li><li>Kirby</li><li>Statamic</li><li>Typemill</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-open-source-cms"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Open Source CMS</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Grav</li><li>Joomla</li><li>Statamic</li><li>TYPO3</li><li>Umbraco</li><li>Wagtail</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-dxp"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best DXP</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Adobe Experience Manager</li><li>Contentstack</li><li>Kentico</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>Sitecore</li><li>Umbraco</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-static-site-generator"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Static Site Generator</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Astro</li><li>Eleventy</li><li>Grav</li><li>Hugo</li><li>Jekyll</li><li>Statamic</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-website-builder"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Website Builder</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Optimizely</li><li>Squarespace</li><li>uSkinned</li><li>Webflow</li><li>Wix</li><li>YOOtheme</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-dam-(digital-asset-management)"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best DAM (Digital Asset Management)</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Bynder</li><li>Canto</li><li>Cloudinary</li><li>Directus</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>Sitecore</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-pim-(product-information-management)"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best PIM (Product Information Management)</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Akeneo</li><li>Directus</li><li>DynamicWeb</li><li>inriver</li><li>Pimcore</li><li>Struct</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-ecm-(enterprise-content-management)"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best ECM (Enterprise Content Management)</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Alfresco</li><li>Dokmee</li><li>Laserfiche</li><li>Notion</li><li>OpenText</li><li>SharePoint</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-e-commerce-solution"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best e-Commerce Solution</strong></span></h4><ul><li>DynamicWeb</li><li>HikaShop</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>Shopify</li><li>Umbraco</li><li>VirtueMart</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-headless-commerce-solution"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Headless Commerce Solution</strong></span></h4><ul><li>commercetools</li><li>Directus</li><li>DynamicWeb</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>Shopify</li><li>Umbraco</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-development/hosting-platform"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Development/Hosting Platform</strong></span></h4><ul><li>AWS</li><li>Azure</li><li>Hetzner</li><li>Hostinger</li><li>Laravel Forge</li><li>Vercel</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-composable-solution"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best Composable Solution</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Agility</li><li>Directus</li><li>DynamicWeb</li><li>Statamic</li><li>Umbraco</li><li>Uniform</li></ul><p> </p><h4 id="best-ai-solution-in-a-cms-or-dxp"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)"><strong>Best AI Solution in a CMS or DXP</strong></span></h4><ul><li>Kajoo</li><li>Kontent.ai</li><li>Optimizely</li><li>Sitecore</li><li>Statamic</li><li>Umbraco</li></ul><h3 id="ready-to-rock-the-vote?-">Ready to rock the vote? </h3><p>Get the word out and rally your community! Tell us which platforms you really love – and who should take home the prize. Remember, you have until February 24th!</p><p>Rock the vote today at <a target="_blank" href="https://cmscritic.com/vote"><strong>www.cmscritic.com/vote </strong></a></p><p> </p><hr /><h3 id="upcoming-events">Upcoming Events</h3><p> </p><p><img style="width:30.46%" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2024/11/cms-summit-25.png" alt="" /></p><h4 id="cms-summit-25"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.boye-co.com/conferences/cmssummit25"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)">CMS Summit 25</span></a></h4><p><strong>May 13-14, 2025 – Frankfurt, Germany</strong></p><p>Don't miss the first European edition of our prestigious international conference dedicated to the global content management community! CMS Summit 25 will bring together top-notch speakers, our renowned learning format, and engaging social events. Hear from leading practitioners like Deutsche Bahn, Dr. Oetker, and more – and join customers, agencies, and CMS vendors as we discuss current trends and what's ahead for the content and digital experience fields. Connect and network at the only vendor-neutral, in-person conference focused on CMS. Space is limited for this exclusive event, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.boye-co.com/conferences/cmssummit25">so book your seats today.</a></p><p> </p><p><img style="width:31.83%" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2025/01/cms-connect-2025-logo.png" alt="" /></p><h4 id="cms-connect-25"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.boye-co.com/conferences/cmsconnect25"><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%)">CMS Connect 25</span></a></h4><p><strong>August 5-6, 2025 – Montreal, Canada</strong></p><p>We are delighted to present the second annual summer edition of our signature global conference dedicated to the content management community! CMS Connect will be held again in beautiful Montreal, Canada, and feature a unique blend of masterclasses, insightful talks, interactive discussions, impactful learning sessions, and authentic networking opportunities. Join vendors, agencies, and customers from across our industry as we engage and collaborate around the future of content management – and hear from the top thought leaders at the only vendor-neutral, in-person conference exclusively focused on CMS. Space is limited for this event, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.boye-co.com/conferences/cmsconnect25">so book your seats today.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>

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