ProcessWire CMS
Shares rank 5 of 9 content management systems by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 10 years
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Stable sites needing little maintenance
“I have 10+ year old sites still running that have needed 0 maintenance, still running as good as day 1.”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “The CMS is dead. Long live the CMS” “Basically zero issues with it, ever. It's still my go to for all sorts of projects”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “The CMS is dead. Long live the CMS” “It is both extremely stable and extremely flexible at the same time.”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Drupal is now light-years ahead of its reputation” - Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “The CMS is dead. Long live the CMS”
Other content management systems people recommend
The four most recommended other content management systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | 194 | 326 | 37% | 12 | 15 yrs25 owners | — |
| EmDash | 67 | 91 | 42% | 7 | — | — |
| Drupal | 30 | 48 | 38% | 9 | 6 yrs3 owners | — |
| Wagtail CMS | 11 | 1 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| ProcessWire CMSThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 10 yrs3 owners | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It is both extremely stable and extremely flexible at the same time.”
“there's a super friendly community always willing to help”
“It looks damn good and the sites created with it look great too.”
“I have 10+ year old sites still running that have needed 0 maintenance, still running as good as day 1.”
“Sites just keep chugging.”
“But other tools are great as well, like ProcessWire (named above).”
“Great system as far as I am concerned”
“Basically zero issues with it, ever. It's still my go to for all sorts of projects”
“Open-source, zero dependencies, no-nonsense CMS”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.