In this article, I want to discuss some of the CMS (Content Management Systems) that we can find out there. Here I will discuss a list of headless CMS that I have researched before.
Directus
Directus is an open-source CMS that using 100% Javascript language (Vue - based) which has a huge community especially at Github and good documentation. It also supports Real-time GraphQL and has an intuitive admin app for non-technical users. Directus itself was already established in 2004 (17 years) and a well-maintained headless CMS. However, if you want the automatic backup and system monitoring features you need a paid subscription.
Prismic
Prismic is one of the open-source headless CMS that is compatible with a lot of frameworks such as ReactJS, Next.JS, Nuxt, Gatsby, Vue, Node.JS, PHP, and Laravel. This headless CMS also supports multi-languages and is trusted by over 4000 companies such as Netflix, Google, Digital Ocean, and many more. However, the free membership only can support 1 user and you also need a paid membership for backups and restore capabilities.
Kontent
Kontent provides features that are compatible with websites, mobile, chatbots, wearables, and IoT devices. This CMS is used by big companies such as Starbucks and Oxford University. This CMS looks very promising, however, if you want to use it you need to pay for it and it has a small community in Github.
Contentful
Contentful is an open-source headless CMS that used Advanced caching techniques that are tightly integrated with external CDNs to deliver API payloads efficiently. This CMS support microservices and have a good learning centre. However, no database backup and monitoring feature is mentioned in this CMS.
Strapi
Strapi is a headless CMS that is very popular on Github and have extensive documentation. It also supports i18n out-of-the-box. This headless CMS also seems really high customizable. However, this headless CMS only support self-hosting.
Netlify
Netlify is one of a headless CMS and also built as a Single Page React-App. This CMS is claimed to be fast, secure, and scalable in terms of a static site. Netlify CMS is editor friendly, have an intuitive workflow, and has instant access to GitHub account. This CMS also can be integrated with netlify.com which will add a lot more features. However, the documentation seems not good enough and there are some useful features that are still in beta.
Cockpit
Cockpit is an open-source headless CMS which using PHP and all of the features seems to be completely free. This CMS also has a simple installation step and is easy to use. However, the documentation is still really small and there is not much information there.
So, that's all CMS that We have researched on the web. You can go to each CMS to try it out because each CMS have their own strength and weaknesses.
