Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Netlify CMS

An open-source CMS for your Git workflow

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

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   Netlify Graph▲196

   A faster way to build web apps with APIs and services

   2022 · answers.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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   I made a CMS that uses Git to store your data▲203

   I'm excited to finally launch Outstatic, an open source static website CMS that doesn't require a complicated setup or signing up to a third-party service! You can access the documentation here: Outstatic Documentation. I invite you to start by deploying our example blog to Vercel and giving it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy and fun it is to use Outstatic. Please, let me know what you think. This is the first public version of the project and all feedback is welcome. If you dig the project feel free to leave a star on Github. I appreciate your support!

   2022 · outstatic.com · its alternatives →

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   Netlify.new▲282

   Start a project with just a prompt on Netlify

   Mar 2026 · netlify.new · its alternatives →

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   I made a tool that made me faster at Git▲551

   simple terminal UI for git commands. Contribute to jesseduffield/lazygit development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pages CMS – A CMS for GitHub▲351

   In a nutshell: 1. You log in with your GitHub account. 2. You select the GitHub repo where your site/app is at (whether it's Next.js, 11ty, Hugo, Nuxt... as long as you're using flat files for content). 3. You add a single config file to your repo to define the content types and other settings (e.g. media folder). 4. Congrats: you now have a user friendly CMS to manage content + media BUT all changes are still tracked like regular commits (under your account) on GitHub. I started using Jekyll around 2009 and over the course of the past 10+ years, I've helped build major sites and tiny…

   2024 · pagescms.org · its alternatives →

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   Slack Gitsin▲115

   A beautiful Slack command line interface

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Webflow CMS▲642

   Build professional dynamic websites without any code

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Netlify Statuskit▲133

   Get a free status page for your project

   2017 · netlify.com · its alternatives →

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   An open-source, self-hostable Heroku and Netlify alternative▲345

   coolLabs: Software without compromise. Free, open source, and built for you.

   2021 · coollabs.io · its alternatives →

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    GitNFT▲311

    Autograph and sell your GitHub commits as NFTs

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    git:logs▲176

    The definitive list of open source resources on Github

    2016 · franksohakune.com · its alternatives →

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    Netlify – Builds, Deploys and Hosts Your Static Site or App▲116

    Create with AI or code, deploy instantly on production infrastructure. One platform to build and ship.

    2015 · netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Cosmic Merge Requests – Git-like workflows for CMS content▲32

    Introducing Merge Requests, a huge leap forward for content management that brings the power of Git to your content workflows.

    2021 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Twill CMS▲147

    An open source CMS toolkit for Laravel.

    2018 · twillcms.com · its alternatives →

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    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

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    Reflow▲68

    Automated Git flow process enhancement...

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cosmic Merge Requests▲13

    Git-like workflows for CMS content

    2021 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

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    GitPlex▲70

    A Git repository management server doing code review right

    2016 · pmease.com · its alternatives →

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    Convert a GitHub repository into a CMS▲41

    2014 · writefully.codemy.net · its alternatives →

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    Contentify▲70

    a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

    2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    OpenMCT by NASA▲86

    A web based mission control framework

    2016 · nasa.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Stringify.me▲84

    Simple profile page for Github users

    2019 · stringify.me · its alternatives →

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    Hello Tech Pros: GitHub Pages as your project CMS▲61

    Jim Kohl on Productivity

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

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