The CMS CodeIgniter developers have been waiting for.
Custom content models. A REST/JSON API out of the box. A module system built for reuse. The flexibility of Craft and Statamic — without the per-project price tag.
Free for personal & open-source projects. Commercial license for client work — priced to use on every project.
Built for how developers actually work
Composable primitives, not opinionated abstractions.
Custom Content Models
Define any content structure — news, portfolios, e-commerce, landing pages — without being constrained by the CMS. Models are code, not config panels.
Custom Fields & Field Types
Rich built-in field types plus a public API to ship your own. Every field is composable; every model is an assembly of fields you control.
REST / JSON API
Every content model is automatically served through a well-structured JSON API. Headless, hybrid, or traditional — your choice on every project.
Module System
First-class modules that hook into the core without patching it. Package and distribute reusable CMS functionality across your client projects.
Webhooks & Events
Fire outbound webhooks and listen to internal events on any content lifecycle action. Wire KeenCMS into any external system without custom middleware.
Developer Template Engine
A clean, expressive template layer built for PHP developers. No magic; no surprise abstractions. Familiar to anyone who knows CodeIgniter.
The price-to-power argument
Comparable content modeling and extensibility. A fraction of the per-project cost.
open-source, but limited extensibility
- ✓Plugin ecosystem
- ✓Page builder–oriented
- ✓Limited content modeling
- ✓No native REST API parity
per project, billed annually
- ✓Excellent content modeling
- ✓Strong field types
- ✓First-party GraphQL
- ✓Laravel / Yii2 foundation
per site, billed annually
- ✓Flat-file or database
- ✓Blueprint-driven models
- ✓Laravel foundation
- ✓Strong documentation
commercial license at a fraction of the cost
- ✓Custom content models
- ✓Module & field-type system
- ✓REST / JSON API built-in
- ✓CodeIgniter foundation
* Free for personal and open-source use. Commercial license for client-billed work — final pricing TBA, will be materially lower than Craft or Statamic.
Join the early community
KeenCMS is in active development. Star the repository to follow progress, open issues, and get early access when the first stable release ships.
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