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24 alternatives to GraphCMS

GraphQL based Headless Content Management System

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GraphCMS launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   GraphCMS▲317

   The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2GA
   GraphCMS – A GraphQL-based Headless CMS▲115

   2018 · graphcms.com · its alternatives →

3. 3TA
   TakeShape, a Headless GraphQL CMS and SSG▲60

   2018 · takeshape.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The New GraphCMS▲305

   Original GraphQL CMS, reimagined ✨

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   JustCMS▲255

   AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

   2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

6. 6OS
   Open Source Headless GraphQL CMS▲14

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GraphCMS▲264

   The GraphQL CMS

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8SO
   Slicknode, Open-Source GraphQL Framework and Headless CMS▲9

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hygraph Studio [Beta]▲260

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

   2024 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TerminusCMS▲68

    Content infrastructure for the connected world

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11GL
    GraphQL lib for real-time apps▲68

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Marble▲280

    Super simple headless CMS

    Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Prismic▲85

    Content management as a service

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GrapheneDB▲121

    Graph databases as-a-service

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Reindex▲161

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Forestry▲187

    A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17SG
    Serverless GraphQL▲14

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cosmic▲81

    Headless CMS and API toolkit

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19GJ
    Graphql-java – A complete Java implementation of the GraphQL spec▲65

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Scaphold 2.0▲207

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22GG
    Graphene – GraphQL framework for Python▲106

    2016 · graphene-python.org · its alternatives →

23. 23IB
    In-Browser Graph RAG with Kuzu-WASM and WebLLM▲158

    We show the potential of modern, embedded graph databases in the browser by demonstrating a fully in-browser chatbot that can perform Graph RAG using Kuzu (the graph database we're building) and WebLLM, a popular in-browser inference engine for LLMs. The post retrieves from the graph via a Text-to-Cypher pipeline that translates a user question into a Cypher query, and the LLM uses the retrieved results to synthesize a response. As LLMs get better, and WebGPU and Wasm64 become more widely adopted, we expect to be able to do more and more in the browser in combination with LLMs, so a lot of…

    2025 · blog.kuzudb.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lucidcms▲84

    Minimal headless CMS for side projects

    2021 · its alternatives →

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