26 TinaCMS Alternatives for Developers & Content Teams

The alternatives

26 TinaCMS alternatives worth considering.

Each entry opens with its own homepage, captured September 2026. The whole Git-based category, ranked with prices and cons, is on bestgitbasedcms.com.

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   CMS Brew

   • Chat editing
   • Client handoff
   • Review included
   • Hosted
   • Framework-neutral

   cmsbrew.com

   Best for agencies handing finished sites to non-technical clients

   CMS Brew takes the editor out of the handoff entirely. The client describes the change in chat and watches it land in a live preview, so there is no editing UI to teach and nothing to relearn between rare visits. Connecting the GitHub or GitLab repository maps the editable text and images automatically, so no schema is involved either. Nothing is added to the site, no client, no data layer, no GraphQL API, and every publish is one Git commit with one-click revert.

   The safety model is included rather than tiered: per-field guard levels decide what publishes freely and what waits for your review, and out-of-scope requests are refused in the editor and escalated to you with the client's original words.

   Pros

   • +Clients need no training, edits are plain-language chat
   • +Review-before-publish and per-field guards included
   • +Nothing added to your site, and framework-neutral by design
   • +No schema to define or maintain, mapping is automatic

   Cons

   • −Paid, with no self-hosted option
   • −Clients cannot create new pages; those escalate to you

   Pricing $39/mo for 5 sites, unlimited editors, 7-day free trial.

   Read the full CMS Brew vs TinaCMS comparison

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   Keystatic

   • Git-based panel
   • Free
   • Open source
   • Next.js
   • Astro

   keystatic.com

   Closest developer experience without the data layer

   Keystatic occupies Tina's developer niche with less machinery: a code-defined schema, an admin UI, and content that stays as clean Markdown, JSON, and YAML in the repo, with no GraphQL layer or generated client inside your site. It is free, open source, and made by Thinkmill.

   It trades away Tina's visual editing: editors work in an admin UI, not on the page. And the handoff caveats are real: editors need GitHub accounts with write access (or Keystatic Cloud seats), and there is no review step between an edit and the repo.

   Pros

   • +Free and open source, no data layer added to the site
   • +Clean files you can still edit by hand
   • +Schema-in-code feels familiar to Tina users

   Cons

   • −No visual, in-place editing
   • −Editors need GitHub write access or Keystatic Cloud
   • −No review step before publish

   Pricing Free and open source (MIT); Keystatic Cloud free for 3 users, Pro from $10/mo plus $5 per extra user.

   Read the full CMS Brew vs Keystatic comparison

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   Decap CMS

   • Git-based panel
   • Free
   • Open source
   • Framework-neutral
   • PR drafts

   decapcms.org

   Best classic free panel, framework-neutral

   Decap CMS, formerly Netlify CMS, is the veteran Git-based panel: a form admin over a config.yml, framework-neutral because it never touches your runtime at all. Coming from Tina, you give up visual editing and get back a site with no CMS code in it.

   Its rough edges are well known: the classic Git Gateway login path is deprecated so you wire your own OAuth (a hosted fix, Decap Turbo, is in closed beta), the admin UI is dated, and infrequent editors tend to forget it between visits.

   Pros

   • +Free, open source, works with any framework
   • +No CMS runtime inside your site
   • +Editorial workflow (drafts via pull requests) on GitHub

   Cons

   • −config.yml written and maintained per site
   • −Bring-your-own OAuth since Git Gateway was deprecated
   • −Dated form admin that rare editors never quite learn

   Pricing Free and open source.

   Read the full CMS Brew vs Decap CMS comparison

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   Sveltia CMS

   • Git-based panel
   • Free
   • Open source
   • Framework-neutral
   • Beta

   sveltiacms.app

   Best modern take on the free panel

   Sveltia CMS is the actively developed successor to Netlify/Decap CMS: same configuration model, rewritten from scratch with a modern UI, first-class i18n, proper asset management, mobile support, and a PR-based editorial workflow on GitHub and GitLab. Free and MIT-licensed.

   Like Decap, it is framework-neutral and adds nothing to your site's runtime, and like Decap, sign-in is an OAuth flow you set up and the config stays yours to maintain. It is still a 0.x beta from one maintainer, with 1.0 planned for late 2026.

   Pros

   • +Modern, fast editor UI, actively maintained
   • +Free (MIT), framework-neutral, nothing added to the site
   • +Drop-in compatible with the Decap configuration model

   Cons

   • −Config maintained per site
   • −OAuth sign-in is yours to wire
   • −Still 0.x beta from one maintainer

   Pricing Free and open source (MIT).

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   Pages CMS

   • Git-based panel
   • Free
   • Open source
   • Hosted
   • GitHub only

   pagescms.org

   Best free hosted panel, editors invited by email

   Pages CMS keeps the Git-based panel idea but takes it off your site: a free, MIT-licensed CMS for GitHub repositories with a hosted version, so there is no /admin page to ship and no OAuth app to wire. Content types are described in one config file, and editors join by email invite.

   It is younger than the rest of the family: GitHub-only, with granular permissions and scheduling still on the roadmap, and there is no review step. As a free landing spot for a small client site, it is hard to argue with.

   Pros

   • +Free, with a hosted version, so auth and hosting are handled
   • +Editors join by email invite, no GitHub accounts
   • +Single config file, clean UI

   Cons

   • −Config file still maintained per site
   • −GitHub-only
   • −Team features like granular permissions are roadmap items

   Pricing Free and open source (MIT); hosted version free, or self-deploy.

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   Sitepins

   • Git-based panel
   • Free tier
   • Open source
   • Hosted
   • Agency orgs

   sitepins.com

   Best free hosted panel for agencies, GitLab on paid tiers

   Sitepins is the closest thing to a direct rival on this list: a Git-based panel aimed at handing Astro, Next.js, Hugo, and other framework sites to non-technical teammates and clients. It auto-detects fields from existing Markdown and front matter, invites editors by email so nobody needs a GitHub account, and organizes sites into per-client organizations. Open-sourced under AGPL in July 2026, with a free hosted Hobby tier.

   It is a form-based admin, not chat: editing a post means a Frontmatter tab of fields and a Content tab with a rich-text toolbar. Review is a branch-and-pull-request workflow on the Pro plan, coarser than a per-field policy, and the free tier is one user and three sites.

   Pros

   • +Free hosted tier, cheap paid tiers, unlimited AGPL self-hosting
   • +Editors join by email, sites grouped in per-client organizations
   • +Fields auto-detected from Markdown and front matter

   Cons

   • −Form-based panel a rare editor must relearn
   • −Review is a Pro-plan branch and PR flow, not per edit
   • −GitLab only from the $29 Team plan; one user on the free tier

   Pricing Hobby free (3 sites, 1 user); Pro $12/mo, Team $29/mo, Agency $49/mo, less on annual billing; lifetime licenses from $249; self-hosting free under AGPL.

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   CloudCannon

   • Visual editor
   • Visual editing
   • Hosted
   • Per-seat
   • GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

   cloudcannon.com

   Best hosted visual editing beyond React

   If visual editing is the part of Tina you want to keep, CloudCannon does it as a hosted product across frameworks: editors edit pages in context, changes sync to GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, and there is no schema-and-data-layer apparatus inside your site.

   You pay for it per user, from $55 per month with 3 users included, and features like branching workflows sit on the much larger Team tier. Setting up editable regions per site is still your work.

   Pros

   • +Visual editing without a React dependency
   • +Hosted and supported, no CMS code shipped in your site
   • +Mature agency tooling

   Cons

   • −Per-user pricing grows with client editors
   • −Workflow features on the $300+/mo Team tier
   • −Editable regions configured per site

   Pricing From $55/mo (3 users, unlimited sites), extra users $10/mo; 21-day trial.

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   React Bricks

   • Visual editor
   • Visual blocks
   • Hosted
   • React
   • Per-seat

   reactbricks.com

   Closest visual block editing, hosted instead of in-repo

   React Bricks is a visual CMS for React where you define content blocks, the bricks, in code and editors compose pages by clicking on them. Content lives in React Bricks' hosted database and API, with Next.js and Astro as the documented frameworks, scheduled publishing, and editors invited by email.

   It is priced for companies, not brochure sites: Professional is $179 per month with 3 users and $29 for each extra one, the free plan is one user and ten pages, and the approval workflow and working copies are Enterprise options.

   Pros

   • +Real visual block editing that editors enjoy
   • +Scheduled publishing and unpublishing on Professional
   • +Roles and permissions, EU-hosted content

   Cons

   • −Content leaves your repo for a hosted database
   • −$179/mo Professional; the free plan is 1 user and 10 pages
   • −Approval workflow is Enterprise-only

   Pricing Free (1 user, 10 pages); Professional $179/mo (3 users, $29 per extra user, 100 pages); Enterprise custom.

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   Builder.io

   • Visual editor
   • Page builder
   • Hosted
   • Per-seat
   • Many SDKs

   builder.io

   Best drag-and-drop page building for marketers

   Builder.io is a visual page builder with a headless CMS underneath and, lately, AI code generation on top. Marketers compose pages by drag and drop, and content is served from Builder's database through SDKs for React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, Angular, and more.

   It bills per user, $24 or $40 a month per editor depending on the tier, with the free plan capped at five users and an admin-only role. Scheduling needs Pro, and the approval workflow is an Enterprise add-on.

   Pros

   • +Polished drag-and-drop editing across many frameworks
   • +Free plan for up to 5 users
   • +Broad SDK coverage

   Cons

   • −Per-user pricing, $24 to $40 per editor per month
   • −Content and layouts leave your repo
   • −Approval workflow only as an Enterprise add-on

   Pricing Free (up to 5 users, admin role); Pro $24/user/mo; Team $40/user/mo (up to 20 users); Enterprise custom.

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    Plasmic

    • Visual editor
    • Visual builder
    • Open source
    • React
    • Free tier

    plasmic.app

    Best open-source visual builder for React

    Plasmic is an open-source visual builder plus headless CMS for React: designers and content creators build in Plasmic's cloud studio, and the result reaches your Next.js, Gatsby, Remix, or TanStack site either through a runtime loader or as generated React code committed to the repository. The core is MIT and the platform AGPL, with on-premise deployment available.

    The free plan allows three collaborators with a Plasmic badge; Starter is $39 a month billed yearly, and content creator mode, the role a client would use, only arrives on Scale at $399 a month. There is version history and scheduled content, but no approval workflow.

    Pros

    • +Open source (MIT core), free for 3 collaborators
    • +Codegen mode writes real React components into your repo
    • +Powerful design tooling

    Cons

    • −Content creator mode starts at $399/mo Scale
    • −No approval workflow
    • −A design tool to learn, heavy for small content edits

    Pricing Free (3 collaborators); Starter $39/mo billed yearly; Pro $103/mo; Scale $399/mo with content creator mode; Enterprise custom.

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    Unfreez

    • Visual editor
    • Click-to-edit
    • Client-billed
    • Component copy
    • GitHub only

    unfreez.app

    Best client-billed click-to-edit layer for component copy

    Unfreez makes a hand-coded Next.js, Astro, Vue, or Svelte site editable without a CMS: it parses the source, pins each human-facing value to a path in the syntax tree, and the client edits on a live copy of the page. Every publish is one signed Git commit with one-tap undo, and, unusually, the bill goes to the client: €90 per site per year through an activation link the developer sends.

    The developer curates which values the client may touch, per site, and everything else stays locked. Its pitch is deterministic, no model in the loop and a refusal to write on any ambiguity. There is no review queue and no escalation path; an out-of-scope request is simply a field that was never unlocked. GitHub is the connected provider, and the product is a few months old.

    Pros

    • +Edits copy inside components, not only Markdown
    • +Client-billed at €90 per site per year, unlimited editors
    • +One atomic commit per publish, one-tap undo

    Cons

    • −Developer unlocks every editable value per site by hand
    • −No review queue or escalation for out-of-scope asks
    • −GitHub only; young product with no public changelog

    Pricing €90 per site per year excl. VAT, billed to the client; unlimited editors; 14-day free trial, no card.

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    CMS Chat

    • Chat editing
    • Client handoff
    • Escalates to PR
    • Private beta
    • GitHub only

    cmschat.ai

    Closest chat-based rival, for teams that can wait out a private beta

    CMS Chat is the other chat-to-edit product on this list: clients change text, images, prices, and links by chatting, and every edit lands as a plain Git commit on a branch you control. Its zone model is a real review story. Editable zones commit straight away, Warn zones ask for confirmation, Escalate zones open a GitHub pull request for your team, and Locked zones refuse.

    It is in private beta behind a waitlist, GitHub-only, and priced for agencies: Starter is €99 per month for one site and Agency €249 for three, billed by invoice with no free tier or trial. Self-hosting is explicitly not offered.

    Pros

    • +Chat editing with a zone-based review model
    • +Edits copy inside TSX and MDX components, not only Markdown
    • +Unlimited client users on every tier

    Cons

    • −Private beta behind a waitlist, no trial and no free tier
    • −From €99/mo for a single site
    • −GitHub only, no self-hosting

    Pricing Starter €99/mo (1 site), Agency €249/mo (3 sites), Studio €499/mo (10 sites); private beta, invoiced, no free tier.

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    GitCMS

    • Git-based panel
    • One-time price
    • Markdown
    • Review workflow
    • GitHub only

    gitcms.dev

    Best one-time price for a Markdown content layer

    GitCMS is a hosted, Notion-like editor for the Markdown and MDX in a GitHub repository: slash commands, a kanban content board, front-matter forms, and MCP access so ChatGPT or Claude can draft into it. It supports a long list of generators, from Astro and Hugo to Docusaurus and Zola.

    Review before publish is built in and on by default, with Owner, Admin, Editor, Reviewer, and Viewer roles, and collaborators sign in with Google or GitHub. It stops at the Markdown layer: copy hardcoded in components is out of scope, and it is GitHub-only and proprietary. The price is the unusual part, a one-time license per site.

    Pros

    • +One-time $49 per site during launch, no subscription
    • +Review-before-publish on by default, with reviewer roles
    • +Block editor plus MCP access for AI drafting

    Cons

    • −Markdown and MDX only; component copy is out of reach
    • −GitHub only, no self-hosting
    • −One seat included, extra seats cost extra

    Pricing $49 one-time per site during launch ($79 regular), 1 seat included, extra seats $9 each; free preview mode, no self-serve free plan.

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    Outstatic

    • Git-based panel
    • Free self-hosted
    • Next.js
    • Markdown
    • Source-available

    outstatic.com

    Best free dashboard for Markdown in a Next.js app

    Outstatic is a Git-based dashboard for Markdown and MDX that installs inside a Next.js app, or runs as a hosted PRO dashboard over any GitHub repository. Collections, custom fields, singletons, and a metadata index cover most content sites, and the free self-hosted version is unlimited.

    It is source-available under the Functional Source License rather than open source, GitHub-only, and its statuses stop at draft or published: there is no approval step, and team roles are a PRO feature. Free-tier editors sign in with GitHub; PRO adds email magic links and Google.

    Pros

    • +Free self-hosted version with the full feature set
    • +Hosted PRO dashboard with email and Google sign-in
    • +Actively maintained, frequent releases

    Cons

    • −Self-hosted install is Next.js only; GitHub only
    • −Draft or published, no review step; roles are PRO-only
    • −Source-available (FSL), not open source

    Pricing Free self-hosted; Outstatic PRO $9.99 per user per month hosted, 14-day trial. Source-available (FSL-1.1).

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    Front Matter CMS

    • Developer tool
    • Free
    • Open source
    • VS Code
    • Local only

    frontmatter.codes

    Best for developers who edit content in VS Code

    Front Matter CMS is a CMS that lives inside VS Code: a dashboard for the Markdown and MDX in your repository, front-matter forms, data files, and media, with no server or hosted service involved. It works with Astro, Hugo, Jekyll, Eleventy, Next.js, and most generators, and it is free and MIT-licensed.

    That makes it a developer's tool, not a client handoff. Every editor needs the repository cloned and VS Code installed, changes go out as their own commits with no review step, and the maintainer's 2026 note says feature work now depends on sponsorship.

    Pros

    • +Free and open source, no server to run
    • +Works with almost any static site generator
    • +Front matter, data files, and media in one dashboard

    Cons

    • −Editors need VS Code and a clone of the repository
    • −No review step, no hosted sign-in
    • −Feature development throttled without sponsorship

    Pricing Free and open source (MIT).

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    Nuxt Studio

    • Visual editor
    • Free
    • Open source
    • Nuxt only
    • GitHub, GitLab

    nuxt.studio

    Best free option if the site is Nuxt

    Nuxt Studio went open source and free in 2026: a Nuxt module that mounts an editor at /_studio on your own production site, edits the Nuxt Content files in the repository with a live preview, and commits to GitHub or GitLab. Editors sign in with GitHub, GitLab, or Google, and there are no seats to buy. The former hosted subscription was cancelled for everyone.

    It is Nuxt with Nuxt Content only, the site has to be deployed with server-side rendering, and publishing commits straight to the configured branch: pull-request generation is still an open roadmap item, so there is no review step yet.

    Pros

    • +Free and MIT, no seats, self-hosted inside your Nuxt site
    • +GitHub and GitLab, with Google sign-in for editors
    • +Live preview of the real site while editing

    Cons

    • −Nuxt with Nuxt Content only, SSR deployment required
    • −No review step; commits go straight to the branch
    • −Young as an open-source module, roadmap still open

    Pricing Free and open source (MIT); the hosted subscription was discontinued.

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    Netlify Visual Editor

    • Visual editor
    • Visual editing
    • Netlify teams
    • Docs only
    • GitHub, Bitbucket

    docs.netlify.com

    Best if the team already lives in Netlify

    Netlify Visual Editor is what Stackbit became: a visual, in-context editing layer over a content source, either the files in your Git repository or a headless CMS like Contentful, Sanity, or DatoCMS, for Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Eleventy, Gatsby, and any custom dev server. Editors are Netlify team members, and roles separate Internal Builders, who save work for review, from Publishers.

    It is a quiet corner of Netlify now: the marketing pages are gone and only the docs remain, updated through 2026. It accepts GitHub and Bitbucket repositories, not GitLab, and inviting a client editor needs a Pro team at $20 per month, since Free and Personal plans cannot add members.

    Pros

    • +Visual editing over repo files or a headless CMS
    • +Reviewer and Publisher roles; Git publishes can open a PR
    • +Unlimited team seats on the $20/mo Pro plan

    Cons

    • −No marketing page; the product lives in the docs
    • −GitHub and Bitbucket only, no GitLab
    • −Editors must be Netlify team members on a Pro team

    Pricing Netlify Pro from $20/mo with unlimited team members; which plans include Visual Editor is not stated on the pricing page.

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    Payload

    • Headless platform
    • Open source
    • Self-hosted
    • Next.js
    • Database

    payloadcms.com

    Best when the project is really an application

    Payload is a code-first, open-source CMS that runs as part of a Next.js application, with a real database behind it and auth, access control, and an admin UI generated from your TypeScript config. Teams that outgrow editing-files-in-a-repo often land here. Owned by Figma since 2025, still MIT.

    It solves a different problem than Tina does. Content moves out of Git into a database, you host and operate the whole thing, since Payload Cloud is not taking new projects, and the setup is application-scale. For a brochure site handed to a client, it is far more machine than the job needs.

    Pros

    • +Full application CMS: database, auth, access control, hooks
    • +MIT-licensed and code-first, deeply customizable
    • +First-class Next.js integration, very active development

    Cons

    • −Content leaves the repo for a database
    • −You build, host, and operate it; Cloud is paused for new projects
    • −Heavy for small content sites; review workflows are Enterprise-only

    Pricing Free and open source (MIT), self-hosted anywhere; Payload Cloud is not accepting new projects; Enterprise plans are custom.

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    Strapi

    • Headless platform
    • Open source
    • Self-hosted
    • Database
    • Cloud option

    strapi.io

    Best self-hosted open-source headless CMS

    Strapi is the established open-source Node.js headless CMS: a self-hosted admin panel over your own SQL database, REST and GraphQL APIs, and a plugin ecosystem, with Strapi Cloud if you would rather not run it. The Community edition is free and MIT-licensed with unlimited usage.

    It is an application to operate, not a layer over your repository: content lives in the database, and the governance features are tiered. Releases and content history start on the $45 per month Growth plan, and multi-stage Review Workflows are Enterprise-only.

    Pros

    • +Free, MIT-licensed Community edition with unlimited usage
    • +Your database, your hosting, REST and GraphQL out of the box
    • +Large plugin ecosystem and active development

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo; you operate a server and a database
    • −Review Workflows are Enterprise-only
    • −Cloud hosting from $35 per project per month

    Pricing Community free (MIT); Growth $45/mo (3 seats, $15 per extra seat); Enterprise custom. Strapi Cloud from $35 per project per month.

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    Directus

    • Headless platform
    • Source-available
    • Self-hosted
    • SQL database
    • Free Core

    directus.com

    Best when the content is really a database

    Directus wraps any SQL database in REST and GraphQL APIs and a no-code Data Studio, so it fits teams whose content is really relational data. Self-hosting is free under its grant for organizations under $5M in revenue with fewer than 50 employees, with content versioning, flows, and role-based access included.

    It is source-available under the Monospace Sustainable Core License, not open source, and the pricing has a cliff: Core is free with a hard limit of 3 seats, and the next tier is Team at $499 per month on an annual commitment. There is no approval gate; publishing a version makes it current.

    Pros

    • +Free Core tier and free self-hosting under the grant
    • +Any SQL database, REST and GraphQL, no-code Data Studio
    • +Content versioning, flows, granular roles

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo; a database to operate
    • −Nothing between 3 free seats and $499/mo
    • −Source-available license, no approval step

    Pricing Core free (3 seats); Team $499/mo billed annually or $599 monthly (10 SSO seats); Enterprise custom. Self-hosting free under the Open Innovation Grant.

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    Sanity

    • Headless platform
    • Hosted
    • Free tier
    • Structured content
    • Per-seat

    sanity.io

    Best for structured content at scale

    The full headless route: content modeled and stored in Sanity's hosted Content Lake, fetched over APIs, edited in a Studio you shape. For serious structured content, thousands of entries, localization, multiple consuming apps, this is what Sanity is for, and its free plan covers 20 seats.

    Coming from Tina it is more of everything: more schema, more integration, and your content living outside the repo. Roles are the surprise: two on Free, with the Editor role at $15 per seat per month on Growth, and no approve-before-publish gate out of the box. Worth it at scale, hard to justify for a dozen-page site.

    Pros

    • +Free plan with 20 seats; the Studio is open source
    • +Best-in-class structured content and real-time collaboration
    • +First-class SDKs for every major framework

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo for the Content Lake
    • −Two roles on Free; an Editor role costs $15 per seat per month
    • −No approval step out of the box; content releases are Enterprise

    Pricing Free up to 20 seats; Growth $15 per seat per month with pay-as-you-go usage; Enterprise custom. Self-serve plans are monthly only.

    Read the full CMS Brew vs Sanity comparison

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    Contentful

    • Headless platform
    • Hosted
    • Enterprise
    • Free tier
    • Per-seat

    contentful.com

    Best-known enterprise headless CMS

    Contentful is the enterprise standard for hosted headless content, now part of Salesforce: spaces, content types, a mature API, and a large integration ecosystem. The free plan covers 10 users and 100K API calls a month, enough for a small site.

    The step after free is steep. Lite is $300 per month for 20 users, workflows are not available on the Starter space that Free and Lite include, and the product is built for content operations teams, not for a client who changes a phone number twice a year.

    Pros

    • +Mature platform with a deep integration ecosystem
    • +Free plan with 10 users and scheduled publishing
    • +Enterprise-grade governance when you need it

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo
    • −The next tier is $300/mo, and an extra space $850/mo
    • −Workflows unavailable below Enterprise spaces

    Pricing Free (10 users, 100K API calls/mo); Lite $300/mo (20 users); Enterprise custom.

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    Storyblok

    • Headless platform
    • Hosted
    • Visual editor
    • Workflow on free
    • Per-seat

    storyblok.com

    Best hosted headless CMS with visual editing and a workflow on every tier

    Storyblok is a hosted headless CMS with a visual preview editor: editors click on components in a live preview of the site, and content is delivered by API to Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Angular sites. Unusually for this category, its standard workflow (Drafting, Reviewing, Ready to Publish) is on every tier, including the free Starter.

    It is priced per seat beyond the first: the free tier is one seat, Growth is $99 a month for five with $15 per extra seat, and scheduling, releases, and custom workflows sit on higher tiers. The content lives in Storyblok's database, so the migration is real.

    Pros

    • +Visual editor with a live preview of your site
    • +Three-stage review workflow on every tier, free included
    • +Free Starter tier with generous API limits

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo
    • −One seat on Free; $15 per extra seat
    • −Releases and custom workflows on Premium

    Pricing Starter free (1 seat); Growth $99/mo (5 seats, $15 per extra); Growth Plus $349/mo (15 seats); Premium and Elite custom. 45-day Growth Plus trial.

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    DatoCMS

    • Headless platform
    • Hosted
    • EUR pricing
    • GraphQL
    • Scheduling

    datocms.com

    Best structured headless CMS for European teams

    DatoCMS is a hosted headless CMS with a GraphQL delivery API, an image and video pipeline, and structured text, well documented for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro. Priced in euros, with content versioning, rollbacks, custom roles, and scheduled publishing on the Professional plan.

    The free plan is small, 300 records and a couple of editors, and Professional is €149 a month billed annually with 10 collaborators and €9 for each extra. Approval workflows, the custom state machine between draft and published, are Enterprise-only.

    Pros

    • +Scheduled publishing, versioning, and custom roles on Professional
    • +Strong media pipeline and structured text
    • +Well-documented framework integrations

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo
    • −Free plan capped at 300 records
    • −Approval workflows are Enterprise-only

    Pricing Free (300 records); Professional €149/mo billed annually or €199 monthly (10 collaborators, €9 per extra); Enterprise custom.

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    Prismic

    • Headless platform
    • Hosted
    • Cheap entry
    • Releases on free
    • Slices

    prismic.io

    Best cheap hosted headless CMS with releases on every tier

    Prismic is a hosted headless CMS built around slices, reusable page sections, with a page builder for editors and Slice Machine for developers on Next.js, Nuxt, and SvelteKit. Releases, scheduling, previews, and unlimited documents are included on every tier, the free one too.

    Users are what you pay for: one on Free, three on the $10 per month Starter, seven on Small at $25, and the custom roles that gate publishing arrive on Medium at $150. Prices are per repository, paid annually, and the content lives in Prismic.

    Pros

    • +Releases and scheduled publishing on every tier
    • +Cheap entry: $10/mo for 3 users
    • +Slice-based page building editors understand

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo
    • −Custom roles only from the $150/mo Medium tier
    • −Per-repository pricing, paid annually

    Pricing Free (1 user); Starter $10/mo (3 users); Small $25/mo (7 users); Medium $150/mo (25 users, custom roles); Platinum $675/mo; per repository, paid annually.

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    Hygraph

    • Headless platform
    • Hosted
    • GraphQL
    • Free tier
    • Federation

    hygraph.com

    Best GraphQL-native headless CMS

    Hygraph is a GraphQL-native headless CMS with content federation, meant for teams that stitch several content sources into one API. It documents integrations for more than forty frameworks and runtimes, from Next.js and Astro to Hugo and Eleventy.

    The free Hobby plan gives three seats and 1,000 entries; Growth starts at $199 a month for 10 seats and 10,000 entries. Draft and published stages come standard, but scheduled publishing and custom workflows are Enterprise-only.

    Pros

    • +GraphQL-first with content federation across sources
    • +Free Hobby plan with 3 seats
    • +Integrations documented for dozens of frameworks

    Cons

    • −Content leaves your repo
    • −Growth is $199/mo for 10,000 entries
    • −Scheduling and workflows are Enterprise-only

    Pricing Hobby free (3 seats, 1,000 entries); Growth from $199/mo (10 seats, 10,000 entries); Enterprise custom. 30-day Enterprise trial.

At a glance

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