--- title: 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards | daily.dev description: Discussion about "14th Annual CMS Critic Awards" on daily.dev - join the developer community canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/14th-annual-cms-critic-awards-ir4nra6hw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards | daily.dev og:description: Discussion about "14th Annual CMS Critic Awards" on daily.dev - join the developer community og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/14th-annual-cms-critic-awards-ir4nra6hw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iR4Nra6hw.png og:image:alt: 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards **[CMS](https://daily.dev/sources/cms_squad)** · [@jakubczechowski](https://daily.dev/jakubczechowski) · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Content ## Voting Opens for 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards Voting has commenced for the 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards, recognizing innovation and loyalty among CMS and Digital Experience (DX) vendors. The awards aim to celebrate platforms that practitioners, including marketers, editors, and developers, rely on for their daily work. ### What Happened The CMS Critic Awards received numerous nominations across various categories, including CMS, DXP, e-Commerce, and CDP. Following the nomination phase, the top five contenders in each category have been selected. The public now has the opportunity to vote for the winners from this list of finalists. Voting is open until February 27th, 2026. The article highlights that 2025 was a significant year for CMS, characterized by the impact of Agentic AI across the digital experience stack and a focus on context. ### Key Technical / Industry Relevance For developers, these awards highlight platforms that are actively used and valued by the community. The mention of Agentic AI and its impact on the digital experience stack in 2025 indicates a trend towards more intelligent and context-aware systems, which can influence development strategies and tool adoption in the CMS and DXP space. ### Notable Details - **Voting Deadline:** February 27th, 2026. - **Categories:** CMS, DXP, e-Commerce, and CDP. - **Voting Process:** Users can select winners from the top five nominees in each category. - **Industry Trends:** 2025 saw significant changes in CMS, driven by Agentic AI and a focus on context. ### Missing Information The article does not provide the specific names of the nominated platforms or the categories for which they are nominated. ### Source _Source: _[_CMS Critic_](https://cmscritic.com/vote-your-heart-out-here-are-the-finalists-for-the-14th-annual-cms-critic-awards) ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kalandadev** · 0 upvotes > I love this! Just discovered new Content Management Systems. Love to see Statamic competing in so many categories. 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