Commercial and Open Source Software
Ghost
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.
Craft CMS
Craft CMS is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. Craft is designed from the ground up to empoer the entire creative process. From the user-friendly interface to the completely customizable back end, everything you interact with is designed to just make sense. With Craft your content comes first. No more trying to make your content work within the confines of the CMS.
Kirby
Kirby is a flat file content management system written in PHP. Kirby adapts to any project and can be used by developers, designers, creators and clients to create websites for businesses and personal use.
Storyblok
A headless & API-based CMS with an opt-in head and a visual editor. With Storyblok you can manage your content through an intuitive dashboard and access that data though the content delivery API, as nested JSON. Storyblok is an open-source software and can be used as such, but is also provided as a commercially hosted, cloud rendering service. As a front-end developer you can choose to work with any template engine, framework or system of your choice.
TinaCMS
Tina is an open-source site editing toolkit and headless CMS for React-based sites like Gatsby & Next.js
CushyCMS
CushyCMS is a FREE hosted content management system that's actually easy to use, fast to setup and doesn't require programming skills.
Rooftop
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.
DatoCMS
Connect DatoCMS to your favorite site generator, build the perfect backend and deploy anywhere you like.
Statamic
Statamic is a flat file based content management system written in PHP. With Statamic you can build better and faster websites that are easy to manage. Statamic features over 40 field types, drag & drop navigation builder, revision and content history, inline content editing, asset management, plugin architecture and real-time collaboration that makes content management a breeze.
Superdesk
Superdesk is a state-of-the-art digital newsroom system that combines headless CMS functionality with powerful workflow features for an end-to-end news creation, production, curation and distribution platform. With Superdesk you can create and distribute content to any platform. All within a web-based dashboard that share many similarities with a regular newsroom, while providing remote-friendly workflows that will make journalist feel right at home.