# ProcessWire CMS

7 Hacker News commenters recommended ProcessWire CMS and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 10 years (3 owners).

**Verdict:** People recommend ProcessWire for sites that stay stable for years with little maintenance, and for its flexibility and friendly community. No critics appeared in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Stable sites needing little maintenance (4 comments): "I have 10+ year old sites still running that have needed 0 maintenance, still running as good as day 1." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47644276)) "Basically zero issues with it, ever. It's still my go to for all sorts of projects" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47638623)) "It is both extremely stable and extremely flexible at the same time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50186506))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [EmDash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/emdash.md): 67 recommend
- [Wagtail CMS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wagtail.md): 11 recommend
- [Kirby CMS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kirby-cms.md): 6 recommend
- [Payload CMS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/payload.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ProcessWire CMS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/processwire/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).