Knowledge Base

Explore our curated library of CMS platforms, architectural concepts, and decision guides.

Core Concepts & Guides

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What is a Headless CMS? A Complete Guide for 2026

Understanding headless CMS architecture, its evolution, benefits, drawbacks, and how it fits into modern composable stacks.

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The Ultimate Guide to Headless CMS (2026 Hub)

Your central resource for navigating the Headless CMS landscape in 2026. Reviews, comparisons, technical deep dives, and curated lists for 25+ platforms.

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Why Attend CMS Conf 2026 in Gdynia?

The first-ever vendor-neutral CMS conference in Europe focused on cross-platform innovation. Discover 7 compelling reasons to join 300+ developers, architects, and creators November 12-14, 2026.

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Top CMS Conferences in Europe 2026

A curated list of the must-attend events for content management developers. WordCamp Europe, Jamstack Conf, and the new CMS Conf.

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CMS Market Share 2026: Statistics, Trends and Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of CMS market share in 2026 with historical trends, data visualization, and insights from W3Techs, Statista, and BuiltWith.

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EmDash vs WordPress in 2026: what actually matters

A practical look at what EmDash changes, where WordPress still wins, and how to think about migration, security, AI, and the CMS stack in 2026.

Platforms (81)

By Stack:

Adobe Experience Manager

monolithic
java

Agility CMS

headless
api

Airtable

no-code
api

BigCommerce

commerce
saas

Bolt CMS

monolithic•OSS
php

Builder.io

headless
javascript

ButterCMS: The Marketing-First Headless CMS

headless
apijson

CloudCannon

git-based
git

Concrete CMS

monolithic•OSS
php

Contao

monolithic•OSS
php

Contentful

headless
api

Contentstack: The Enterprise Composable DXP

headless
apimach

CoreMedia: The AI-Powered DXP

hybrid
javaai

Craft CMS

hybrid
php

DatoCMS

headless
graphql

Directus

headless•OSS
javascriptnodejs

Dorik

no-code
saas

Drupal

monolithic•OSS
php

Editor X (Wix Studio)

no-code
saas

Elcom CMS: The Enterprise Intranet Powerhouse

enterprise
.net

ExpressionEngine

monolithic
phpmysql

Flotiq

headless
api

Forestry (Legacy)

git-based
git

Framer

no-code
saas

Ghost

headless•OSS
javascriptnodejs

Grav

flat-file•OSS
phptwig

Gridsome: The Gatsby Alternative for Vue

ssg
vuegraphql

HostGator CMS: The Gateway for Beginners

website-builder
proprietary

HubSpot CMS Hub: The Marketer-First Content Platform

cms

Hygraph

headless
graphql

Joomla

monolithic•OSS
php

Kentico Xperience

monolithic
dotnet

KeystoneJS

headless•OSS
javascripttypescript

Kirby

git-based
php

Kontent.ai: The Wise Content Cloud

headless
saasai

Magento (Adobe Commerce)

commerce•OSS
php

Magnolia: The Hybrid Enterprise CMS

hybrid
javaheadless

MODX

monolithic•OSS
php

Netlify CMS (Decap CMS)

git-based•OSS
git

NocoDB

no-code•OSS
javascriptvue

Notion

no-code
saas

October CMS

monolithic•OSS
php

OpenCart: The Lightweight PHP E-Commerce

ecommerce
phpmysql

Optimizely (Episerver): Enterprise DXP & Experimentation

cms

Pages CMS

git-based•OSS
git

Payload CMS

headless•OSS
typescriptnodejs

Pelican: Python's Static Powerhouse

ssg
python

Plasmic: The Visual Builder for any Tech Stack

headless
reactsaas

Plone

monolithic•OSS
pythonreact

PocketBase

backend-as-a-service•OSS
gosqlite

Prepr

headless
saas

PrestaShop: Flexible Open-Source E-commerce

cms

Prismic

headless
api

ProcessWire

monolithic•OSS
phpmysql

Publii

git-based•OSS
javascript

Qwik: Instant Loading for Huge Apps

framework
typescriptjsx

ReadMe

docs
saas

Remix: The Full Stack Web Framework

framework
reacttypescript

Saleor

commerce•OSS
pythondjango

Salesforce Experience Cloud

monolithic
saas

Sanity

headless
javascriptreact

Shopify

commerce
saas

Shopify Hydrogen

commerce•OSS
javascriptreact

Sitecore

monolithic
dotnet

Sitefinity

hybrid
dotnet-corecsharp

Softr

no-code
saas

Squarespace

no-code
saas

Squidex

headless•OSS
dotnetcsharp

Statamic

git-based
php

Storyblok

headless
apijson

Strapi

headless•OSS
javascripttypescript

Supabase

backend-as-a-service•OSS
postgresqltypescript

Tina CMS

git-based•OSS
javascriptgit

TinaCMS

git-based•OSS
reactgraphql

TYPO3

monolithic•OSS
php

Umbraco

monolithic•OSS
dotnet

Webflow

no-code
saas

Wix (and Wix Studio)

no-code
saas

WooCommerce

commerce•OSS
php

WordPress

monolithic•OSS
php

Zola: The Rust-Based Speed Demon

ssg
rust