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Open source alternative to Contentful, Sanity and Storyblok
It is a flexible, user-friendly content management system for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond.
Use Craft CMS when clients need custom content types, editorial control, and designed templates rather than a generic builder.
The client wants a fully hosted no-code site with minimal development.
Use Craft when a project needs both Twig-rendered pages and GraphQL access for decoupled front ends.
Your team wants a pure hosted content API with no server maintenance.
Use Craft when editorial content and bespoke commerce need to live in one PHP CMS ecosystem.
A standard Shopify storefront covers the whole business.
Craft uses a clean-slate content modeling approach that does not assume the content structure a project needs.
Twig templates support front-end development, while an auto-generated GraphQL API supports headless applications.
Craft is a self-hosted PHP app that can connect to MySQL or PostgreSQL for content storage.
Craft includes a Plugin Store and a commerce platform for bespoke ecommerce experiences.
Craft CMS is a flexible self-hosted PHP content management system for custom digital experiences.
Yes. Craft CMS includes an auto-generated GraphQL API for building headless applications.
Build code-first CMS backends with TypeScript schemas, API access,
Open source headless CMS with inline editing and Git backend
Enterprise-ready open source CMS built on Symfony
Flat-file CMS for fast, self-hosted websites.
Open source drag-and-drop page editor for any React app
Open source CMS for enterprise and complex digital experiences
Many CMS tools force teams into either rigid templates or hosted content APIs. Custom sites need content models that match the business, editorial controls that non-developers can use, and front-end flexibility for bespoke designs. Proprietary headless CMS products solve some of this, but they add vendor pricing and data dependency to a core publishing workflow.
Craft CMS can connect to MySQL and PostgreSQL for content storage.