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Content management systems

Manage and publish content for sites and apps.

16 tools

Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.

Content management systems compared
Tool	Reviews	Lowest paid plan	Free plan	Free trial	Public API	Runs on	Main features
ButterCMSA headless CMS to build, launch and scale websites, ecommerce sites and mobile apps.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for ButterCMS	Lowest paid plan$71per monthBasic, as of November 14, 2026	Free planYes	Free trial14 days	Public API

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A tool gets a rating after 3 published reviews. Rated tools are ordered by their average rating, then by how many reviews they have. Vendors can't pay to change their position.

ContentfulCreate content that customers trust and agents understand, with built-in personalization.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Contentful	Lowest paid plan$300per monthLite, as of November 13, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Modular content AI Actions No-code personalization

ContentstackCMS plus real-time data and agentic AI.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Contentstack	Lowest paid plan$29per monthBuild, as of November 14, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialYes	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Headless CMS Agent OS Front-end hosting

Craft CMSA flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Craft CMS	Lowest paid planNot confirmed	Free planNot confirmed	Free trialYes	Public APIYes	Runs onSelf-hosted	Main features Custom fields Live preview Localization

Decap CMSOpen source content management for your Git workflow.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Decap CMS	Lowest paid plan€19per monthPro, as of November 14, 2026	Free planYes	Free trial14 days	Public APINot confirmed	Runs onWeb	Main features Editor with live preview Editorial workflow Git-native history

DirectusThe collaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Directus	Lowest paid plan$89per month billed yearly, or $99 monthlyCore, as of November 13, 2026	Free planYes	Free trial14 days	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Instant REST and GraphQL APIs Native MCP server Built-in AI assistant

HygraphHygraph is the agentic content platform and headless CMS for multi-brand organizations.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Hygraph	Lowest paid plan$199per monthGrowth, as of November 13, 2026	Free planYes	Free trial30 days	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Structured content modeling GraphQL content API Content federation

JoomlaAn open source CMS for building websites and online applications.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Joomla	Lowest paid planNot confirmed	Free planNot confirmed	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Multilingual Built-in SEO User management with ACL

KenticoA hybrid headless digital experience platform for content, marketing and commerce.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Kentico	Lowest paid planNot confirmed	Free planNot confirmed	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Content management AIRA agentic marketing suite Customer journeys

KirbyKirby is the content management system that adapts to any project.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Kirby	Lowest paid planNot confirmed	Free planNot confirmed	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APINot confirmed	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Plugin API Headless option Client-friendly Panel

PayloadAn open-source headless CMS and application framework built with TypeScript and React.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Payload	Lowest paid planNot confirmed	Free planYes	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APINot confirmed	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Next.js native Visual editing RAG and vector embedding

PrismicPrismic is the agentic web platform where teams and AI agents turn strategy into on-brand pages.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Prismic	Lowest paid plan$10per repository per month, paid annuallyStarter, as of November 13, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Visual page builder Slices Localization

SanitySanity is the back-end built for AI content operations.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Sanity	Lowest paid plan$15per seat per monthGrowth, as of November 13, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Content Lake Sanity Studio Content Agent

StatamicBuild sites you're proud of, with a CMS you actually like.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Statamic	Lowest paid plan$349per sitePro, as of November 14, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Block-based editor Live preview Multi-site

TinaCMSAn open-source, headless CMS with built-in Git version control and a visual editor.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for TinaCMS	Lowest paid plan$24per project per monthTeam, as of November 14, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialNot confirmed	Public APINot confirmed	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Visual editing Git version control Editorial workflow

UmbracoUmbraco CMS is an open-source content management system built on Microsoft's .NET technology.	ReviewsNone yetWrite one for Umbraco	Lowest paid plan€45per monthStarter, as of November 14, 2026	Free planYes	Free trialYes	Public APIYes	Runs onNot confirmed	Main features Content authoring Headless and hybrid Scheduled publishing