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24 alternatives to Headless

The static website CMS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Headless launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Headlesshost▲69

   Headless CMS - built for exceptional user experience

   2023 · headlesshost.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Codelia▲68

   Headless CMS to develop websites and e-commerce

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   JustCMS▲255

   AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

   2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Urubu▲70

   A micro CMS for static websites

   2016 · urubu.jandecaluwe.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Contentrain▲218

   Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms

   2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CloudCannon▲96

   Static website CMS for web designers and their clients

   2014 · cloudcannon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7DH
   DatoCMS – Headless CMS for static websites▲55

   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 →

8. 8
   Directus▲6

   A Free and Open-Source Headless CMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   StaticWeb Studio▲106

   Deployment + CMS platform for static websites with #nocode

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pagekit 1.0▲137

    A modular and lightweight open source CMS

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Prismic▲85

    Content management as a service

    2014 · prismic.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pages CMS▲22

    The No-hassle CMS for static sites generators

    2024 · pagescms.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BareCMS▲9

    Lightweight open-source headless cms

    2025 · barecms.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cosmic 2.0▲94

    Cookieless web analytics built into your CMS

    2023 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    OpeNext - Open Source Headless CMS▲14

    Web Speed That Matters

    2025 · openextcms.org · its alternatives →

17. 17GB
    Git-Based Static Website CMS for Jekyll Websites▲6

    2015 · staticwebsitemanager.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Simple headless, serverless, static, git-based CMS▲5

    I couldn't find a CMS that met all my needs, so I built this prototype. It works for my purposes. I'm curious if anyone else finds it interesting or useful. If there's enough interest, I may continue working on it. Feedback welcome!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brink▲57

    Your Notion pages and tasks, one hover away on your Mac

    27d ago · brinknotch.site · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pancake▲17

    Make sites static.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22CW
    Codeless website analytics▲7

    2016 · thebigpicture.io · its alternatives →

23. 23CA
    Carrier – a full featured headless CMS publishing setup▲7

    2016 · insights.burda-studios.de · its alternatives →

24. 24FS
    Formsend – Serverless Website Forms▲8

    2021 · formsend.org · 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 →