CMS & Content
Headless CMS
Headless content management systems and content APIs.
Open-Source Rankings
Ordered by GitHub stars first, then ToolVitals score to break ties between similarly adopted projects.
| # | Tool | Health | Shipping | Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grav Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP, Markdown, Twig, and Symfony | 84 | 56 | 15.5k | 71 | Active |
| 02 | EmDash CMS EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress | 95 | 100 | 10.1k | 97 | Active |
| 03 | Keystone The superpowered headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React | 73 | 47 | 9.9k | 61 | Warning |
| 04 | Sanity Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content | 97 | 100 | 6.1k | 98 | Active |
| 05 | Cockpit CMS Add content management functionality to any site - plug & play / headless / api-first CMS | 36 | 0 | 5.4k | 20 | Critical |
| 06 | Statamic The core Laravel CMS Composer package | 92 | 100 | 4.8k | 96 | Active |
| 07 | Markdown Site An open-source publishing framework built for AI agents and developers to ship websites, docs, or blogs. Write markdown, sync from the terminal. Your content is instantly available to browsers, LLMs, and AI agents. Built on Convex and Netlify. | 68 | 0 | 613 | 37 | Warning |
| 08 | LeadCMS AI-powered CMS and CRM for SaaS teams to build landing pages and manage content. | 67 | 0 | 33 | 37 | Warning |
Evidence Watch
Tracked tools with useful public signals but no verdict score yet.