Alternatives

Products that do what CometCMS does

Headless, file-based CMS, API-first with no dependencies

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   JustCMS▲255

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   2025

2. 2SH
   Self-hosted CMS on serverless Cloudflare▲265

   2022 · github.com

3. 3
   GraphCMS▲317

   The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

   2020

4. 4
   Lucidcms▲84

   Minimal headless CMS for side projects

   2021

5. 5
   Serverless Cloud▲283

   Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

   2022

6. 6
   Webflow CMS▲645

   Build professional dynamic websites without any code

   2015

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   DatoCMS▲229

   The most complete, user-friendly and performant Headless CMS

   2017

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   Marble▲280

   Super simple headless CMS

   Dec 2025

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   I made CMS less than 15 kilobytes, flat file▲88

   https://github.com/turboblack/HamsterCMS http://web1.0hosting.net/ - free hosting based on this CMS

   2024

10. 10
    Hygraph Studio [Beta]▲260

    Next-gen headless CMS: unlock your content's full potential

    2024

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    Payload CMS▲143

    Developer-first TypeScript & React headless CMS

    2021

12. 12
    Kirby 3.0▲348

    The file-based content management sytem

    2019

13. 13OS
    Open source alternative to Perplexity Comet▲291

    Hey HN, we're a YC startup building an open-source, privacy-first alternative to Perplexity Comet. No invite system unlike bunch of others – you can download it today from our website or GitHub: https://github.com/browseros-ai/BrowserOS --- Why bother building an alternative? We believe browsers will become the new operating systems, where we offload much bunch of our work to AI agents. But these agents will have access to all your sensitive data – emails, docs, on top of your browser history. Open-source, privacy-first alternatives need to exist. We're not a search or ad…

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    Cosmic – Headless CMS and API toolkit v2.0▲23

    Hello HN, I’m Tony, the CEO of Cosmic (YC W19). We just released Cosmic 2.0. This release is the result of two years of dedicated work by our team which we are proud to share with you. Our new website: https://www.cosmicjs.com Documentation: https://www.cosmicjs.com/docs. Sign up for the new Cosmic dashboard (https://app.cosmicjs.com/signup). Free plans available. Cosmic is an API-first (headless) CMS that offers a web dashboard to create content and API tools to deliver content to any website or app. Our customers use Cosmic to avoid the pain of…

    2023

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    Strapi 5▲356

    Headless CMS designed for customization and performance

    2024

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    Payload CMS▲176

    The best TypeScript CMS developer experience there is

    2022

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    Contentrain▲218

    Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms

    2024

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    Chromeless – Headless Chrome Automation on AWS Lambda▲385

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    Cosmic 2.0▲94

    Headless CMS and API toolkit

    2023

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    Webstudio CMS▲445

    The best CMS is the one you already use

    2024

21. 21MA
    MediaCMS – An open source, self hosted video and media CMS▲35

    Dear HN community, we are happy to announce the release of MediaCMS on Github! It is a modern CMS built in Django/PostgreSQL/React and a REST API, released under AGPL license. MediaCMS handles the life cycle of media files and is deal for those who want to build online communities around media file sharing, for informational, educational or entertainment purposes. As stated on our page on Github, we have three goals for MediaCMS: a) deliver all functionality one would expect from a modern system, b) allow for easy installation and maintenance, c) allow easy customization and…

    2020

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    Payload 2.0▲309

    TypeScript headless CMS + app framework

    2023

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    Hyperform▲185

    Host your websites, APIs and apps serverlessly

    2021

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    Wisp CMS▲413

    Delightful way to create + manage blogs on existing websites

    2024

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