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KeystoneJS vs CouchCMS: What are the differences?

Developers describe KeystoneJS as "Node.js CMS and web application platform built on Express and MongoDB". Keystone is the easiest way to build database-driven websites, applications and APIs in Node.js. On the other hand, CouchCMS is detailed as "A light-weight CMS for web designers". It is a free, open source and simple Content Management System that can be used to design beautiful websites without any knowledge of PHP.

KeystoneJS and CouchCMS can be categorized as "Self-Hosted Blogging / CMS" tools.

Some of the features offered by KeystoneJS are:

  • Express.js and MongoDB
  • Dynamic Routes
  • Database Fields

On the other hand, CouchCMS provides the following key features:

  • Retrofits into any existing static site
  • No knowledge of PHP required
  • gives you an absolutely blank admin-panel to begin with

KeystoneJS and CouchCMS are both open source tools. It seems that KeystoneJS with 14.7K GitHub stars and 2.37K forks on GitHub has more adoption than CouchCMS with 239 GitHub stars and 61 GitHub forks.

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Pros of CouchCMS
Pros of KeystoneJS
  • 1
    You can also create API using CouchCMS
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    JSON,IoT,PHP,Typeahead, just fit Couch into it
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    If the code works, you can retrofit CouchCMS
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    Out-of-box tools and basic services
  • 3
    Large community
  • 2
    Great schema-based auto-generated admin interface
  • 2
    Great CMS and API platform
  • 2
    Great sandbox to play with nodejs
  • 1
    Great integrations
  • 1
    A great MEAN stack
  • 1
    Detail documentations and tutorials
  • 1
    Free
  • 1
    Rapid development
  • 1
    Open source
  • 1
    "easy setup", "uses mongodb"
  • 1
    Fast on V8
  • 1
    Similar to wordpress
  • 1
    Fast growing community cms framework
  • 1
    Great culture

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What is CouchCMS?

It is a free, open source and simple Content Management System that can be used to design beautiful websites without any knowledge of PHP.

What is KeystoneJS?

Keystone is the easiest way to build database-driven websites, applications and APIs in Node.js.

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What are some alternatives to CouchCMS and KeystoneJS?
WordPress
The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform your site into almost anything you can imagine. Over 60 million people have chosen WordPress to power the place on the web they call “home” — we’d love you to join the family.
Drupal
Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. It’s built, used, and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world.
Joomla!
Joomla is a simple and powerful web server application and it requires a server with PHP and either MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server to run it.
Adobe Experience Manager
It is a Web Content Management System that allows companies to manage their web content (Web pages, digital assets, forms, etc) and also create digital experiences with this content on any platform web, mobile or IoT.
Strapi
Strapi is100% JavaScript, extensible, and fully customizable. It enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use the their favorite tools.
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