README.md

This repo collects headless CMS that are either open source, or have at least a free developer account in the cloud version.

No claim to completeness, this is just a repository to list some headless CMS that can be found on the web. If you know or find more headless CMS that are either open source or include a free developer account, feel free to contribute.

If you find information that is not listed correctly, feel free to contribute as well.

• Directus
• Keystone
• Payload
• Statamic
• Webiny
• TinaCMS
• Ghost
• Cockpit
• Contember
• CraftCMS
• Strapi
• ApostropheCMS
• Flextype
• Publii
• Pimcore
• Gentics
• Superdesk
• dotCMS
• Squidex
• NetlifyCMS
• Daptin
• Flotiq
• Gridly
• DatoCMS
• Sanity
• Cosmic
• TakeShape
• Prepr
• Prismic
• Contentful
• Hygraph (GraphCMS)
• Storyblok
• ButterCMS
• Zesty
• Dialoguewise
• Kontent

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Directus

🔗 https://directus.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/directus

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Keystone

🔗 https://keystonejs.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/keystonejs

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Payload

🔗 https://payloadcms.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/payloadcms

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Statamic

🔗 https://statamic.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com/statamic/cms

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Webiny

🔗 https://www.webiny.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js

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TinaCMS

🔗 https://tina.io/
✔️ Open Source version
❤️ https://github.com/tinacms

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Ghost

🔗 https://ghost.org/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❌ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com/TryGhost

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Cockpit

🔗 https://getcockpit.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit

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Contember

🔗 https://www.contember.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❌ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com/contember/admin

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CraftCMS

🔗 https://craftcms.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com/craftcms

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Strapi

🔗 https://strapi.io/
✔️ Open Source, self-hosted
❓ Free developer account (Cloud version coming soon)
❤️ https://github.com/strapi

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ApostropheCMS

🔗 https://apostrophecms.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❌ Free developer account
❤️ https://github.com/apostrophecms

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Flextype

🔗 https://awilum.github.io/flextype/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/flextype/flextype

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Publii

🔗 https://getpublii.com/
✔️ Open Source, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/GetPublii/Publii

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Pimcore

🔗 https://pimcore.com/en
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❌ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com//pimcore/pimcore

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Gentics

🔗 https://github.com/gentics
✔️ Open Source, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/gentics/mesh

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Superdesk

🔗 https://www.superdesk.org/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❌ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com/superdesk/superdesk

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dotCMS

🔗 https://www.dotcms.com/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❌ Free developer account in cloud version
❤️ https://github.com/dotCMS/core

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Squidex

🔗 https://squidex.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/squidex/squidex

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NetlifyCMS

🔗 https://www.netlifycms.org/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/netlify/netlify-cms

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Daptin

🔗 https://daptin.github.io/
✔️ Open Source version, self-hosted
❤️ https://github.com/daptin/daptin

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Flotiq

🔗 https://flotiq.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Gridly

🔗 https://www.gridly.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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DatoCMS

🔗 https://www.datocms.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Sanity

🔗 https://www.sanity.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Cosmic

🔗 https://www.cosmicjs.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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TakeShape

🔗 https://www.takeshape.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Prepr

🔗 https://prepr.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Prismic

🔗 https://prismic.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Contentful

🔗 https://www.contentful.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Hygraph (GraphCMS)

🔗 https://hygraph.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Storyblok

🔗 https://www.storyblok.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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ButterCMS

🔗 https://buttercms.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Zesty

🔗 https://www.zesty.io/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Dialoguewise

🔗 https://dialoguewise.com/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted

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Kontent

🔗 https://kontent.ai/
✔️ Free developer account in cloud version
❌ Open Source, self-hosted