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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▲264

   The GraphQL CMS

   2017 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GraphCMS▲310

   The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

   2020 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The New GraphCMS▲294

   Original GraphQL CMS, reimagined ✨

   2018 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GraphCMS – A GraphQL-based Headless CMS▲115

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

   2018 · graphcms.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   JustCMS▲255

   AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

   2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

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   Hygraph Studio [Beta]▲260

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

   2024 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TerminusCMS▲68

   Content infrastructure for the connected world

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   New Cosmic JS GraphQL API Release▲13

   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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   Webflow CMS▲642

   Build professional dynamic websites without any code

   2015 · its alternatives →

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    Prismic▲85

    Content management as a service

    2014 · prismic.io · its alternatives →

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    GrapheneDB▲121

    Graph databases as-a-service

    2014 · graphenedb.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reindex▲161

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2016 · reindex.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Forestry▲187

    A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cosmic 2.0▲94

    Cookieless web analytics built into your CMS

    2023 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Marble▲280

    Manage your CMS content from Claude, Cursor, and Codex

    Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →

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    Scaphold 2.0▲207

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2017 · kamaldadoriyachickmaker.in.net · its alternatives →

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    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Contentrain▲218

    Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms

    2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lucidcms▲84

    Minimal headless CMS for side projects

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Crunchbase 2.0▲116

    The Business Graph

    2014 · crunchbase.com · its alternatives →

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    RawCMS▲4

    The Headless low code platform

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TakeShape▲129

    Developer focused Headless GraphQL, CMS and SSG 🛠️

    2018 · takeshape.io · its alternatives →

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    Open Source Headless GraphQL CMS▲14

    ✨Open Source GraphQL CMS. Contribute to birkir/prime development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.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 →