Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to OpeNext - Open Source Headless CMS

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Codelia▲68

   Headless CMS to develop websites and e-commerce

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Contentrain▲218

   Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms

   2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Strapi 5▲353

   Headless CMS designed for customization and performance

   2024 · strapi.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Webstudio CMS▲436

   The best CMS is the one you already use

   2024 · webstudio.is · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Webiny Serverless Page Builder▲255

   Open source, dev-friendly and powered by GraphQL and React

   2019 · webiny.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A truly open source modern headless CMS▲11

   A new super flexible open source CMS. Contribute to internalfx/pageflo development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lucidcms▲84

   Minimal headless CMS for side projects

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chromeless▲334

   Headless Chrome automation on AWS Lambda

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Browser Use Cloud▲379

   Control the web with prompts (open source)

   2025 · browser-use.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chromeless – Headless Chrome Automation on AWS Lambda▲385

    🖥 Chrome automation made simple. Runs locally or headless on AWS Lambda. - schickling/chromeless

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Contentrain▲272

    Your new Git-based headless CMS experience

    2022 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Justfields▲109

    Headless CMS for small projects

    2021 · justfields.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    JustCMS▲255

    AI-powered, affordable, headless cms

    2025 · slotvipjpterus.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lightpanda, an open-source headless browser in Zig▲319

    We’re Francis and Pierre, and we're excited to share Lightpanda (https://lightpanda.io), an open-source headless browser we’ve been building for the past 2 years from scratch in Zig (not dependent on Chromium or Firefox). It’s a faster and lighter alternative for headless operations without any graphical rendering. Why start over? We’ve worked a lot with Chrome headless at our previous company, scraping millions of web pages per day. While it’s powerful, it’s also heavy on CPU and memory usage. For scraping at scale, building AI agents, or automating websites, the overheads are…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Netlify CMS▲236

    An open-source CMS for your Git workflow

    2017 · harta-europei.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Open-source no-code front-end for any headless CMS▲10

    Hey Hackers, Webstudio is an Open Source alternative to Webflow, and we just launched Webstudio CMS! We took an unusual approach to CMS because we wanted to prioritize maximum scalability, performance, and flexibility. So technically there is no CMS, but instead you can integrate with any headless CMS and its live! Go try it out! Here is a deep-dive using it with Hygraph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6Y7BHduLw To celebrate the launch we are giving away 3 Month of Pro account for free (expires in 24h): HACKERNEWS

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Open Source Alternative To▲377

    Discover open source alternatives to your proprietary SaaS

    2022 · opensourcealternative.to · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Headlesshost▲69

    Headless CMS - built for exceptional user experience

    2023 · headlesshost.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    GoLess - Browser Automation▲111

    One click task automation

    2023 · goless.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cosmic 2.0▲94

    Cookieless web analytics built into your CMS

    2023 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    browserless.io▲143

    The full-code, no-ops tool for browser automation

    2023 · browserless.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Strapi▲66

    Design APIs fast, manage content easily.

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Browser Arena▲175

    Open-source benchmarks for cloud browser infrastructure

    Apr 2026 · browserarena.ai · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pagekit 1.0▲137

    A modular and lightweight open source CMS

    2016 · its alternatives →

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