A component-based CMS framework, server-rendered or headless
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "alchemy_cms"Alchemy CMS vs Locomotivecms
Alchemy CMS and Locomotivecms both sit in content, but they solve different parts of it.
Thin comparison — they do not replace the same product. Kept readable, left out of search.
Locomotivecms
Better knownA platform to create, publish and edit sites
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "locomotivecms"What Alchemy CMS does
Alchemy models pages as compositions of typed elements, which makes it the closest thing in Rails to a structured headless CMS you happen to own. Elements and ingredients: a content model you define in YAML A page tree with nesting and languages A JSON API, so it can be headless when you need it to be Role-based editing permissions The admin is at /admin , configurable through Alchemy.admin path .
Read the full Alchemy CMS listing →
Why you might pick it
- It also replaces Contentful and WordPress.
- Its licence is BSD-3-Clause, which may matter more than the feature list.
What Locomotivecms does
A platform to create, publish and edit sites Locomotive is an open source platform to create, publish and edit sites (CMS). It is designed to save time and help you focus on what matters: front-end technology, standard development process and a very low learning curve for your clients. Multi-sites natively supported Uses Liquid, a simple and clean templating language Easy to add custom sections, content types, no SQL needed Beautiful and intuitive editing interface Can fully localize all the content and pages Embed a Restful API to manage every site…
Read the full Locomotivecms listing →
Why you might pick it
- It has substantially more adoption — 2,323 stars against 905.
Side by side
Rows where the two differ are marked.
| Alchemy CMS | Locomotivecms | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Content | Content |
| Replaces (differs) | Contentful, WordPress | — |
| License (differs) | BSD-3-Clause | — |
| GitHub stars (differs) | 905 | 2323 |
| Gem (differs) | alchemy_cms | locomotivecms |
| Mounts at (differs) | /admin | — |
| Member rating | — | — |
What each one gets off your invoice
Both replace
Nothing unique here.
Only Alchemy CMS
Only Locomotivecms
Nothing unique here.
Questions
- What is the difference between Alchemy CMS and Locomotivecms?
- Alchemy CMS and Locomotivecms both sit in content, but they solve different parts of it.
- Can I mount both Alchemy CMS and Locomotivecms in the same Rails app?
- Technically yes — engines mount at different paths — but they overlap, so running both usually means two sets of tables doing one job. Pick one.