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24 alternatives to CometCMS

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

  1. 1
    GraphCMS▲310

    The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

    2020 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    JustCMS▲255

    AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

    2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    GraphCMS▲264

    The GraphQL CMS

    2017 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    Kirby 3.0▲342

    The file-based content management sytem

    2019 · getkirby.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Minimal headless CMS for side projects

    2021 · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

    2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Build professional dynamic websites without any code

    2015 · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Original GraphQL CMS, reimagined ✨

    2018 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    an agentic cms self-hosted on cloudflare, for podcasts, blogs, photos, videos, documents, and curated urls. - microfeed/microfeed

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10DH

    The content platform for projects of any size, built around the needs of all team members. Simply put, the most user-friendly and performant headless CMS.

    2017 · datocms.com · its alternatives →

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    Marble▲280

    Manage your CMS content from Claude, Cursor, and Codex

    Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    DatoCMS▲229

    The most complete, user-friendly and performant Headless CMS

    2017 · datocms.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13IM

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

    2024 · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Cookieless web analytics built into your CMS

    2023 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

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

    2024 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Developer-first TypeScript & React headless CMS

    2021 · payloadcms.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17CH

    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 · its alternatives →

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    Sanity is the back-end built for AI content operations. Power web, mobile, and agentic applications at scale.

    2017 · sanity.io · its alternatives →

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    The best TypeScript CMS developer experience there is

    2022 · payloadcms.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20MA

    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 · its alternatives →

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    Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms

    2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Read the latest news, product updates, and announcements from the Hygraph team.

    2018 · graphcms.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Content infrastructure for the connected world

    2023 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Cosmic is the managed headless CMS for content teams. Editors publish without tickets. One platform across sites, brands, and locales.

    2019 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

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