Netlify CMS Alternatives

An open-source tool for managing content across all your omni-channel digital experiences. Directus is free and open-source headless CMS written in PHP, that takes a data first approach. Developers and content creators use Directus to manage content and generate a powerful API that can be used by any frontend technology. Directus can be self-hosted and is absolutely free.

Strapi is a free and open source headless CMS developed with JavaScript for Node.js. The software makes it really simple to generate REST and GraphQL APIs. Simply create your database schema and relationships in the Strapi admin panel UI, and Strapi will auto-generate API endpoints to represent the data structures provided. Strapi comes packed with features you come to expect from normal CMS's such as authentication, authorization, content management and a media library. The software can be used for free and can be self-hosted on any server and platform. Extra enterpise functionallity is currently being developed, and will be sold at cost.

With Contentstack, content and marketing teams are able to publish content with a much higher frequency than ever before. Contentstack brings business and technology teams closer together by providing a personalized, omnichannel experience with a visual editor alongside content scheduling and publishing management tools.

ButterCMS is a commercial headless content management system and content API. With ButterCMS you can quickly setup your very own headless CMS that supports In-browser editing. Where you can quickly find and filter your images and files, update and schedule content and serve you assets over a content delivery network.

Ghost is a free and open-source headless CMS and blogging platform developed by Ghost Foundation. With Ghost you can manage content in style, the user experience provided by the software is intuitive and encourages writing. Ghost is written in JavaScript for the Node.js platform and is released under the MIT license.

Contentful is a modern headless CMS that integrates with development teams and their workflows. With an API-first approach, implementing Contentful into an existing application is easier than ever. The content management system features a customizable interface, content modeling, and cloud-based governance. With Contentful you can have a RESTful API setup in minutes, which integrates well with your existing architecture.

PushTable is an API-driven Serverless CMS that is powered by Google Firestore. With PushTable, you can manage your data with easy. It provides flexible data structures with direct table inputs making it a perfect tool for front-end developers and development agencies alike. Since PushTable is powered by Google Firestore, the setup process is minimal and let's you get started building your API, almost right away.

Rooftop is a open source and managed, API-only implementation of the WordPress CMS. With Rooftop, developers can harness the power of WordPress and write frontends in any language. Rooftop can be used to build websites, web applications and mobile applications.

MODX is a free, open source content management system and digital experience platform. The CMS gives you full control over your creative, editorial vision and the experience you deliver. MODX is written in the programming language PHP and supports both MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The CMS is openly developed and released under the GPL license, and allows contribution.

The Mura CMS platform makes it easier & faster to build and update websites. The content management system was created to free content managers from distraction of multiple tools, the worry of steep learning curves, and a clear need to tell the right story, to the right audience, at the right time. Mura is loved by content managers, content contributors, marketers and developers alike.

Plone CMS is a free and open source content management system written in Python. The CMS is built on top of the Zope application server, a free and open source web application server written in the object-oriented programming language Python. The significant strength of Plone is its flexibility, allowing users to manage the lifecycle of their workflow, from creation to publication and storage, with version control, content locking, and digital asset and document management. Plone has an active, thriving open source community that holds annual conferences, regional symposia, and many sprints all over the world. Which means that anyone if free to join and improve the codebase

Prismic is a commercial headless CMS and content (Content-as-a-Service) platform. With Prismic you can get your backend infrastructure and API up in the matter of minutes, so that you can focus on building the frontend that will be shown to your readers. The feature rich backend content management system provided by Prismic is free to use for one admin, and commercially provided to organizations with large content management teams.