Hosted content management services for websites are claimed to offer considerable cost advantages over installed software and do not require in-house technical expertise to develop and maintain them.

The number of such systems is not insignificant, but a selection of the more established offerings (including Kitsite) is listed below.

Atomz Publish
Atomz was founded in 1998 by ex-Macromedia staff and Atomz Publish was launched in 2001.
Clients: New Line Cinema, San Francisco Ballet.
Price: from around $24,000 p.a.
Location: US

CrownPeak Advantage CMS
Launched In June 2001 by ex-marchFIRST staff.
Clients: Consumer Review, State of Virginia.
Price: from around $24,000 p.a.
Location: US

Kitsite
Founded in April 2000 by the technical team responsible for the launch of Guardian Unlimited.
Clients: BBC, The Guardian, Community Fund.
Price: from £6,000 p.a.
Location: UK