Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
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.
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Serverless Cloud▲283Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else
2022 · serverless.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 →
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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▲280Manage your CMS content from Claude, Cursor, and Codex
Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →
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DatoCMS▲229The most complete, user-friendly and performant Headless CMS
2017 · datocms.com · its alternatives →
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https://github.com/turboblack/HamsterCMS http://web1.0hosting.net/ - free hosting based on this CMS
2024 · its alternatives →
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Next-gen headless CMS: unlock your content's full potential
2024 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →
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Payload CMS▲143Developer-first TypeScript & React headless CMS
2021 · payloadcms.com · its alternatives →
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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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Payload CMS▲176The best TypeScript CMS developer experience there is
2022 · payloadcms.com · its alternatives →
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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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Contentrain▲218Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms
2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →
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Read the latest news, product updates, and announcements from the Hygraph team.
2018 · graphcms.com · its alternatives →
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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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