DotCMS

dotCMS is a content management system (CMS) written in Java for creating, managing, and delivering content and content-driven sites, applications, and intranets.^[4][5]

dotCMS
Drag-and-drop content palette and visual editor in dotCMS
Developer(s)	dotCMS LLC
Initial release	1 January 2009; 16 years ago (2009-01-01)[1]
Stable release	23.10.24[2] / 2024-03-04[±]
Repository	github.com/dotCMS/dotCMS
Written in	Java
Operating system	Unix-like, Windows
Platform	Cross-platform
Available in	Multilingual
Type	Content management system
License	GPLv3 or later[3]
Website	www.dotcms.com

Architecture

• Java based
• API Based Content Store
• Headless CMS (API First CMS)
• Offers Business Source License (BSL)
• Elasticsearch for all Content and Documents - external as of 5.3.0^[6]
• Cloud^[7] or On Premises^[8]
• RESTful Content Searching and Access
• Remote & Static Publishing
• SOC 2 (Type II) and ISO 27001 Certified

Source Code

• Source Code available on GitHub

dotCMS Products

dotCMS provides a Business Source License (BSL) of their content management system that is free to download and use.^[9] They also provide an Enterprise edition, which is a SaaS-based product, that you can purchase on an annual or monthly subscription.^[9]

dotCMS Key Features

• Headless Content Management^[10]
• Visual Page Building^[11]
• Multi-tenant & Multi-site Management^[12]
• Workflows & Approvals^[13]
• Multilingual & Localization^[14]
• A/B Testing & Experiments^[15]
• Personalization^[16]
• Content Analytics^[17]
• dotAI^[18] (Artificial Intelligence)
• dotEvergreen^[19] (automatic updates to the current version)

License

• dotCMS is dual licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or as a Commercial license