Headless CMS

4 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

Ghost

Publishing platform for blogs, newsletters, and memberships

Modern publishing platform for creators and teams, with a powerful editor, themes, memberships, and email newsletters via Ghost Admin and a headless API.

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Substack+3

Payload

TypeScript headless CMS and app framework for Next.js

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3.3k

Last commit: 1d ago

Open-source TypeScript headless CMS with a React admin UI, powerful access control, media handling, and first-class Next.js integration for modern content-driven apps.

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Contentful+7

WordPress

Open-source content management system for websites and blogs

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12.9k

Last commit: 1d ago

WordPress is a PHP/MySQL CMS for building and managing websites, blogs, and content-rich applications with themes, plugins, and a built-in editor.

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Wix+9

Saltcorn

No-code database app builder with views, logic, and role-based access

345

Last commit: 5d ago

Saltcorn is an open-source no/low-code platform to build data-driven web apps on top of SQL databases, with forms, views, workflows, authentication, and plugins.

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Airtable+9