Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.
| 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 APIYes | Runs onNot confirmed | Main features
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| 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 | ||
 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
 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 | ||
 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 | ||
 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 |
 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 | ||
 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 | ||
 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
From each tool's own website. “Not confirmed” means we couldn't confirm it there, not that the tool doesn't have it. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.
How this list is made
A tool is listed here only when we've confirmed on its own website that it has a free plan. Tools we couldn't confirm it for are left out, even if they may have it. Vendors can't pay for a place on this list. Add a tool we missed