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24 alternatives to Contentful

The API-driven CMS: Manage content once, publish it anywhere

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Contentful launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Marble▲280

   Manage your CMS content from Claude, Cursor, and Codex

   Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Contently▲94

   The ultimate market for content

   2014 · contently.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Contentify▲70

   a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

   2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Contentacle▲114

   A simple new approach to content planning

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mattermost▲126

   Open source, on-premises, Slack alternative

   2015 · mattermost.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Contentrain▲218

   Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms

   2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wiser▲126

   Share relevant content w/in your organization.

   2014 · getwiser.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   JustCMS▲255

   AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

   2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Blog Starter by prismic.io▲89

   Publish a blog with API-based CMS

   2016 · prismic.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Prose▲81

    CMS-free content manager w/ Jekyll & markdown support

    2014 · prose.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SocialWeaver Content Curation▲191

    Discover and manage the top-performing content for any topic

    2019 · socialweaver.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GatherContent▲97

    Gather content from your clients, painlessly

    2014 · bynder.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pressly▲68

    Curate your content from across the web.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Contentrain▲272

    Your new Git-based headless CMS experience

    2022 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GraphCMS▲264

    The GraphQL CMS

    2017 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ContentTools▲86

    Create Interactive Content.

    2015 · contenttools.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Softcover▲76

    Frictionless self-publishing

    2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Prismic▲85

    Content management as a service

    2014 · prismic.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cockpit – Self-hosted API-driven CMS. Manage content once▲71

    Simple Content Platform to manage any structured content

    2014 · getcockpit.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PageKit▲88

    A modern CMS to create and share.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Contently Foundation▲74

    Funding stories in the public interest.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Craft▲104

    A CMS like no other.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →