--- description: Learn more about Concrete CMS. We provide Australian business users the most detailed information on pricing, benefits, and disadvantages of software that will make your choice easier. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Concrete CMS Reviews, Cost & Features | GetApp Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Content Management Systems](/directory/276/content-management-system-cms/software) > [Concrete CMS](/software/91138/concrete5) # Concrete CMS Canonical: https://www.getapp.com.au/software/91138/concrete5 Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/91138/concrete5?page=2) > Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) makes running a website easy. Go to any page in your site, and an editing toolbar gives you all the controls you need to update your website. No intimidating manuals, no complicated administration interfaces - just point and click. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 54 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 54 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Concrete CMS - **Founded**: 2002 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Concrete CMS is completely open-source. It's free to use as is or if you know a PHP developer, they can make do anything you want. You can use any developer, not just specialized consultants licensed by some big company. Concrete CMS is free. Web hosting is not. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Access Control - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Approval Process Control - Asset Lifecycle Management - Calendar Management - Collaboration Tools - Compliance Management - Configurable Workflow - Content Library - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customizable Templates - Design Management - Digital Asset Management - Document Classification ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Content Management Systems](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/276/content-management-system-cms/software) ## Related Categories - [Content Management Systems](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/276/content-management-system-cms/software) - [Website Builder Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/595/website-builder/software) - [Web Design Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/395/web-design/software) - [Enterprise Content Management Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/1261/enterprise-content-management/software) - [Web Content Management System](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/3826/web-content-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Webflow](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/101619/webflow) — 4.5/5 (265 reviews) ## Reviews ### "A brilliant CMS solution for the real web developer" — 5.0/5 > **Jamey M.** | *17 December 2018* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: If you're a web developer, this is a powerful solution for building a content management system without tricking a blog into being a website and without building a solution from scratch. > > **Cons**: It's not as quick to get up and running as say a WordPress site, but the customizability and efficiency of not having to trick the system to do something it's not really made for is well worth it. ----- ### "Intuitive, Easy Changes, Modern" — 5.0/5 > **Pamela** | *20 February 2021* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's versatility with blocks, stacks, add-ons, file sets, tree links. Wonderful to get the technical creative juices flowing\! > > **Cons**: Incomplete documentation. While it's largely 'computer intuitive' I still needed to go through some tutorials and documentation to get 'under the hood' understanding... > > I've used Concrete5 for two websites. One was for the Massage and Bodywork world and the most recent is for a Blog/Writer/Editor site. Its features are simple and easy to accommodate both types of sites. ----- ### "Not very intuitive" — 3.0/5 > **Sandra** | *30 March 2020* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Not a lot to like. It is very basic. I guess that could be a pro to some that are looking for a DOS version of website development. > > **Cons**: I have used other website maintenance and development products such as WordPress. You do not have all the ‘bells and whistles’ as others for a more professional, polished look. I.e., adding a button for a link - you need to link the words ‘click here’ instead. That should pretty much sum it up. > > I am not impressed. I would highly recommend another software. ----- ### "Best open-source CMS for PHP" — 5.0/5 > **Cor** | *11 March 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of editing websites, small learning curve for our clients, much safer than Wordpress, > > **Cons**: Thre Ecommerce section is not finished yet > > Great for clients but they will need a ConcreteCMS developer to do the ideal setup. ----- ### "Concrete is only as strong as the mix." — 5.0/5 > **David** | *16 February 2021* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: What's not to like about Concrete5? It's intuitive, comprehensive in feature set, easy to set up, easy for clients to use, responsive, adaptable, and secure. The user community is supportive, helpful, and really, really smart. It has a lot of functionality built-in that you would need to add in apps like WordPress and Drupal. Licensing addons is unique because it is developer, not client, centered, so you could re-assign licenses and reuse addons and themes. So far, great\! > > **Cons**: Unfortunately there is no substantial developer ecosystem, which makes a great product even better. Not enough themes and addons for working with multiple clients, no way to test addons prior to purchase, unless you purchase and then return the product (which would really annoy me if I was a developer). As a site designer, it would be to your advantage to be comfortable working with code. File Manager could use some streamlining and speed. Many templates and addons have been around for a long time, and may be in need of updating to meet current web standards. > > I used to build \*all\* my sites in Concrete5 version 5.6. That was when third party support was the most active. With the release of version 7 and continued in 8, that was severely reduced due to new addon requirements and some developers not wanting to re-write their products. In addition, Portland Labs had abandoned their eCommerce and discussion board addons, leaving some site designers high and dry, until the e-commerce function was added by the open source Community Store. I am hoping with the soon-to-be-released Concrete CMS (version 9), the third party situation will begin to improve again, I would be happy to return to the fold. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/91138/concrete5?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/91138/concrete5) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data