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Comparison · Contentful

Best Contentful alternatives

Contentful is the headless CMS target these four tools are listed against, and three of the four are marked open source. Directus is an instant REST and GraphQL API with a no-code data studio for any SQL database, Strapi is an open-source headless CMS for developers, and Sanity is a content platform for structured content queried with GROQ. Payload CMS is the open-source headless CMS built natively for Next.js and TypeScript, so this set spans hosted and self-hosted headless CMS options.

4 tools · 3 open-source · Prices and open-source status are as listed in the DevAlt directory.

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Directus

Instant REST+GraphQL API and intuitive no-code data studio for any SQL database

Self-hosted (Free) / Cloud Tier   Open Source

#cms #headless #api #database

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Strapi logo

Strapi

Open-source headless CMS for developers

Community Edition (Free)   Open Source

#cms #headless #node #api

Visit Strapi →

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Sanity

Content platform for structured content, queried with GROQ

Free Tier / Per-seat   Proprietary

#cms #headless #content

Visit Sanity →

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Payload CMS

Open-source headless CMS built natively for Next.js and TypeScript

Self-hosted (Free)   Open Source

#cms #headless #nextjs #typescript

Visit Payload CMS →

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