At a glance
- Decap CMS is listed under Content management systems, alongside ButterCMS, Contentful and Contentstack.
- Decap CMS has a free plan.
- Decap CMS's lowest paid plan is Pro at €19 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Decap CMS offers a free trial (14 days).
- Decap CMS is available on Web.
- Decap CMS works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Cloudinary and Hugo.
- Decap CMS's main features: Editor with live preview, Editorial workflow, Git-native history, Flexible content modeling, Single YAML configuration, Custom widgets.
- Decap CMS can be self-hosted.
- We haven't confirmed whether Decap CMS has a public API.
Facts from decapcms.org, checked November 14, 2026.
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It's built only from what reviewers say: who it's best for, who should think twice, and what comes up again and again.
