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Replace Contentful.

8 open source alternatives, ranked by health. We re-check every project weekly, so you don’t migrate to something abandoned.

Ranked by health

  1. StrapiHeadless CMS written in JavaScript/TypeScript with a customizable admin panel and REST and GraphQL APIs.★ 73k MIT + commercial ee/ TypeScript self-host managed
  2. PayloadNext.js-native headless CMS and application framework with a TypeScript backend and admin panel.★ 45k MIT TypeScript self-host
  3. DirectusBackend that turns a SQL database into REST and GraphQL APIs with a no-code admin app.★ 38k MSCL-1.0-GPL (Monospace Sustainable Core License) TypeScript self-host managed
  4. Decap CMSA Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators★ 19k MIT JavaScript self-host
  5. TinaCMSGit-backed headless CMS with Markdown support and visual editing that stores content in your repository.★ 14k Apache-2.0 TypeScript self-host managed
  6. KeystoneHeadless CMS and GraphQL API framework for Node.js with an auto-generated admin UI.★ 10.0k MIT TypeScript self-host
  7. WebinySelf-hosted serverless CMS platform that runs on AWS Lambda, DynamoDB and S3, with multi-tenancy and a GraphQL API.★ 8.0k MIT + enterprise/ licenses TypeScript self-host
  8. Pages CMSCMS for static sites that manages content and media directly in a GitHub repository.★ 4.1k MIT TypeScript self-host managed
How the ranking works

Health blends commit recency, release cadence, issue throughput, contributor breadth and star growth. Stars are shown but never ranked on. The full method.