Ghost
Open-source publishing platform for blogs, newsletters, and membership sites
Pricing: Free self-hosted / Ghost Pro from $9/mo
Best for: Blogs, newsletters, content-first sites, membership and subscription publishing
CMS Alternatives
Contentful Alternatives in 2026
Enterprise-grade headless CMS with a rich content model, localization, and a large ecosystem
4 alternatives to Contentful
Payload CMS
TypeScript-first headless CMS with code-first config, supporting PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and SQLite
Pricing: Free / Open Source (self-hosted); Payload Cloud paid
Best for: TypeScript-first teams wanting a CMS that feels like part of the codebase
Sanity
Headless CMS with a real-time structured content platform and a fully customisable editing studio
Pricing: Freemium - free plan available, paid from $15/mo
Best for: Teams wanting a fully customisable CMS with real-time collaboration and a great developer API
Strapi
Open-source headless CMS that auto-generates a REST and GraphQL API from your content types
Pricing: Free / Open Source (self-hosted), cloud from $29/mo
Best for: Teams wanting a self-hosted, fully customisable headless CMS with auto-generated APIs
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