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CMS & Content

Content management systems, headless CMS platforms, editorial workflows, and content APIs.

97 tools across 2 use cases

Headless CMS

Headless content management systems and content APIs.

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Open/source-visible picks

Health-first ToolVitals score, then adoption

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StrapiTop Pick
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.
OSI-approved OSS
72.7k starsActive100
02
Sanity
Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content
OSI-approved OSS
6.2k starsActive98
03
TinaCMS
A fully open-source headless CMS that supports Markdown and Visual Editing
OSI-approved OSS
13.7k starsActive98

Proprietary targets

Replacement targets, not open-tool picks

01
Directus
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
Active98
02
Statamic
The core Laravel CMS Composer package
Active96
03
FireCMS
Firebase and Firestore-based CMS and admin panel for managing application content.
Active80

24 tools are on Evidence Watch.

Content Management

CMS platforms for building, managing, editing, and publishing website or blog content.

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Open/source-visible picks

Health-first ToolVitals score, then adoption

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GhostTop Pick
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
OSI-approved OSS
54.6k starsActive100
02
EmDash CMS
EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress
OSI-approved OSS
11.5k starsActive98
03
Grav
Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP, Markdown, Twig, and Symfony
OSI-approved OSS
15.6k starsActive95

Proprietary targets

Replacement targets, not open-tool picks

01
OctoberCMS
Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.
Active80

17 tools are on Evidence Watch.