Both Grav and Kirby might be quite nice alternatives for people who want something else…

Statamic is a good CMS aswell.
I used it for small sites - but WordPress will always be #1 for me.

I don't understand the hate on Gutenberg - I think it's Okay - nothing more, nothing less. If I wanted something else, I will gladly pay some $$ for a content builder. When it comes to WordPress, you will never be "forced" to use something - unless you don't wanna try to find alternatives.

- Kucko