--- description: Learn how October CMS can help your business. GetApp provides users in New Zealand with the most detailed information on software reviews, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: October CMS Reviews, Pricing & Ratings | GetApp NZ 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Content Management Systems](/directory/276/content-management-system-cms/software) > [October CMS](/software/2074643/october-cms) # October CMS Canonical: https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2074643/october-cms Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2074643/october-cms?page=2) > Built on the Laravel framework, October CMS is a content management system designed for building websites. It provides developers with a foundation for creating scalable web applications. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 108 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 108 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: October CMS ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$29.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **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, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada and 120 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Audio File Management - Calendar Management - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Content Library - Content Publishing Options - Customisable Branding - Customisable Templates - Document Management - Drag & Drop - Electronic Forms - Image Editing - Multi-Language - SEO Management - Search/Filter - Tagging - Text Editing - Third-Party Integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Content Management Systems](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/276/content-management-system-cms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Rapid development is one of the key-features why we chose October CMS. > > **Cons**: Most of the features we found missing are being worked on. October CMS has listened to our feature requests and have put them on their road-map. > > We're using October CMS for (developing) websites, web applications, customer platforms, PWA's and backend management for API's. ----- ### "A good choice for a long time WordPress user" — 4.0/5 > **Adam** | *22 November 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of use of the software, a clean codebase that enables you to develop further features with more ease and with great readability. It's Laravel based so you get access to a lot of plugins that you can use.The team develops new set of useful features each new version - features that the users vote on OctoberCMS portal. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the updates breake the current installation also because it's based on Laravel it can require you to switch to new PHP version when updating - which in itself isn't bad, but can require an code update to fir some changes in newer PHP versions. > > Overall they're somethings that our customers found not so convenient to switch from (visual editing ect) but the new ones we implemented this software for were happy to use it. ----- ### "A Developer-Friendly and Flexible Content Management System" — 5.0/5 > **Martin** | *13 July 2024* | Design | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Developer-Friendly Framework, Extensibility and Flexibility, User-Friendly Backend > > **Cons**: Learning Curve for Non-Developers, Limited Built-in Features, Hosting Requirements ----- ### "Great potential for long time" — 5.0/5 > **Gilles** | *3 December 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Backend editing-Components/Plugins-Laravel framework-Twig-Easy Ajax-Many themes available on Marketplace-Easy versioning database tables evolution > > **Cons**: Lack of debugging toolsWhen you don't well understand an October concept, you may spend a lot of time to figure out what your are doing wrong. > > I had a great experience for my freelance web site with OctoberCMS v1.0.Documentation is good and examples are helpful.Youtube tutorials save me a lot of time to become familiar with it. ----- ### "Very satisfied after 7 years creating websites with October CMS" — 5.0/5 > **Maria** | *5 January 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It offers a great flexibility and customization capabilities, the point where you have to say "ok, this cannot be done" is really far. And even then, usually you can find a workaround to achieve an acceptable solution. > > **Cons**: I find it hard to find documentation about advanced features, the official documentation lacks some depth, the slack group is very useful to ask questions and receive help, but it's a shame that the answers get lost there, I'd prefer to have a good repository of questions/answers online. > > As a software company, October CMS is our platform of choice for any website necessity that can be fulfilled with a CMS. We have been using it for more than 5 years. Sometimes we scan the other offers on the market, but after testing a little we always decide to stick with it. ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2074643/october-cms?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2074643/october-cms) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data