What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about content management systems — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 63 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 63 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (32 answers)
Across 63 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, WordPress is recommended most often — appearing in 74.6% of recommendations, followed by Drupal (52.4%) and Contentful (52.4%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WordPress wordpress.com Best for: AI recommends WordPress most when buyers ask “best CMS for a blog-driven marketing strategy” (100% of those answers) | 74.6% 95% CI 62.7–83.7% 47 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 29.8% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 76.2%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 2 | Drupal drupal.org Best for: AI recommends Drupal most when buyers ask “best CMS platforms for building content-heavy websites” (100% of those answers) | 52.4% 95% CI 40.3–64.2% 33 mentions · avg pos 9.4 first pick 15.2% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 61.9%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 3 | Contentful contentful.com Best for: AI recommends Contentful most when buyers ask “best CMS platforms for building content-heavy websites” (100% of those answers) | 52.4% 95% CI 40.3–64.2% 33 mentions · avg pos 9.8 first pick 6.1% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 4 | Ghost ghost.org Best for: AI recommends Ghost most when buyers ask “best CMS for a blog-driven marketing strategy” (81.8% of those answers) | 38.1% 95% CI 27.1–50.4% 24 mentions · avg pos 11.4 first pick 4.2% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 5 | Sanity sanity.io Best for: AI recommends Sanity most when buyers ask “which CMS has the best editorial workflow for large content teams” (81.8% of those answers) | 36.5% 95% CI 25.7–48.9% 23 mentions · avg pos 10.1 first pick 17.4% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 6 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com Best for: AI recommends HubSpot CRM most when buyers ask “best CMS for a blog-driven marketing strategy” (90.9% of those answers) | 36.5% 95% CI 25.7–48.9% 23 mentions · avg pos 13.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 7 | Webflow webflow.com Best for: AI recommends Webflow most when buyers ask “open-source CMS platforms vs SaaS CMS platforms for marketing websites” (81.8% of those answers) | 34.9% 95% CI 24.3–47.2% 22 mentions · avg pos 10.2 first pick 9.1% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 8 | Strapi strapi.io Best for: AI recommends Strapi most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (100% of those answers) | 31.7% 95% CI 21.6–44% 20 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 20% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 9 | Next.js nextjs.org Best for: AI recommends Next.js most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (81.8% of those answers) | 23.8% 95% CI 15–35.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 13.3% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 10 | Joomla joomla.org Best for: AI recommends Joomla most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (63.6% of those answers) | 23.8% 95% CI 15–35.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 11 | Wix wix.com Best for: AI recommends Wix most when buyers ask “best CMS platforms for building content-heavy websites” (54.5% of those answers) | 22.2% 95% CI 13.7–33.9% 14 mentions · avg pos 7.6 first pick 7.1% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | Storyblok storyblok.com Best for: AI recommends Storyblok most when buyers ask “best CMS platforms for building content-heavy websites” (36.4% of those answers) | 19% 95% CI 11.2–30.4% 12 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 13 | React react.dev Best for: AI recommends React most when buyers ask “how do I choose between a traditional CMS and a headless CMS for my project” (72.7% of those answers) | 19% 95% CI 11.2–30.4% 12 mentions · avg pos 15.8 first pick 8.3% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 14 | Adobe Experience Manager Best for: AI recommends Adobe Experience Manager most when buyers ask “which CMS has the best editorial workflow for large content teams” (63.6% of those answers) | 17.5% 95% CI 10–28.6% 11 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 18.2% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 15 | Squarespace squarespace.com Best for: AI recommends Squarespace most when buyers ask “what should I use as a CMS for a marketing website with a blog” (54.5% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.7–25% 9 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 16 | Payload payloadcms.com Best for: AI recommends Payload most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (72.7% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.7–25% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Directus directus.io Best for: AI recommends Directus most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (81.8% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.7–25% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Contentstack contentstack.com | 11.1% 95% CI 5.5–21.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 19 | Kontent.ai kontent.ai Best for: AI recommends Kontent.ai most when buyers ask “which CMS has the best editorial workflow for large content teams” (63.6% of those answers) | 11.1% 95% CI 5.5–21.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 14.3% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “what should I use as a CMS for a marketing website with a blog” (36.4% of those answers) | 11.1% 95% CI 5.5–21.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 26 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 21 | WordPress.org wordpress.org | 9.5% 95% CI 4.4–19.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 22 | CoreMedia coremedia.com Best for: AI recommends CoreMedia most when buyers ask “best CMS platforms for building content-heavy websites” (45.5% of those answers) | 9.5% 95% CI 4.4–19.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 23 | Elementor elementor.com Best for: AI recommends Elementor most when buyers ask “open-source CMS platforms vs SaaS CMS platforms for marketing websites” (45.5% of those answers) | 9.5% 95% CI 4.4–19.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 24 | Brightspot brightspot.com Best for: AI recommends Brightspot most when buyers ask “which CMS has the best editorial workflow for large content teams” (36.4% of those answers) | 7.9% 95% CI 3.4–17.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 2.3 first pick 20% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 25 | Hygraph hygraph.com | 7.9% 95% CI 3.4–17.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 26 | Sitecore sitecore.com | 7.9% 95% CI 3.4–17.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 23.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 27 | Grav getgrav.org Best for: AI recommends Grav most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (36.4% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.5–15.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 15.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 28 | Prismic prismic.io | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 29 | Rank Math rankmath.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Astro astro.build Best for: AI recommends Astro most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (36.4% of those answers) | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | BCMS thebcms.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 36 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Netlify netlify.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 36.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 33 | wpbeginner.com wpbeginner.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Featured featured.com Best for: AI recommends Featured most when buyers ask “best CMS platforms for building content-heavy websites” (36.4% of those answers) | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | WP Engine wpengine.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 36 | dotCMS dotcms.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | KeystoneJS keystonejs.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 38 | October CMS octobercms.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 39 | Agility CMS agilitycms.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 40 | Vue.js vuejs.org | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | Jahia jahia.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Craft CMS craftcms.com Best for: AI recommends Craft CMS most when buyers ask “developer-friendly alternatives to the most popular open-source CMS platforms” (36.4% of those answers) | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | ProcessWire | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Hugo gohugo.io | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 27.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 45 | ApostropheCMS apostrophecms.org | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 66 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | Concrete CMS | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 47 | Contensis contensis.com Best for: AI recommends Contensis most when buyers ask “how do I choose between a traditional CMS and a headless CMS for my project” (36.4% of those answers) | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 48 | Hostinger hostinger.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 49 | Kentico kentico.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | TYPO3 | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | Yoast SEO yoast.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 52 | ButterCMS buttercms.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | Umbraco umbraco.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | SvelteKit kit.svelte.dev | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 55 | Nuxt nuxt.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 56 | Pimcore pimcore.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | RebelMouse rebelmouse.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 58 | Kirby getkirby.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | SilverStripe silverstripe.org | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 27 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Eleventy 11ty.dev | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 46 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 61 | Jekyll | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 46 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 62 | Vercel vercel.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 60 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 63 | Shopify shopify.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 69 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 64 | Arc XP | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 65 | Designmodo designmodo.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | GuideFlow guideflow.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | IONOS ionos.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | OpenAlternative openalternative.co | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Pantheon pantheon.io | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | TechRadar techradar.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | TechTarget techtarget.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | Upwork SDK upwork.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 63 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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