Compare top headless CMS options: Contentful, Sanity, Strapi, Payload, Directus, and more. We tested each platform and compared features, pricing, performance, and developer experience.

Contentful

contentful.com

Enterprise headless CMS. REST and GraphQL APIs, CDN, localization, extensible.

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Sanity

sanity.io

Real-time headless CMS with portable text. Open-source editor, hosted backend.

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Strapi

strapi.io

Open-source headless CMS. Self-hosted, customizable admin panel, REST and GraphQL.

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Payload

payloadcms.com

TypeScript-first CMS. Config-based, self-hosted, built on Next.js.

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Directus

directus.io

Open-source data platform. Wraps any SQL database with REST/GraphQL API and admin UI.

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Storyblok

storyblok.com

Component-based CMS with visual editor. SaaS, headless, any frontend framework.

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