Strapi

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Open source

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Open-source headless CMS with a customisable admin panel.

PriceFree – $99/mo

Best forAgency, Enterprise, Product Designer

Why we recommend it

It is the most widely adopted self-hosted headless CMS, which means plenty of documentation and developers who know it.

Strengths

Open source and self-hostable
Large community and plugin ecosystem
Customisable admin panel

Drawbacks

Requires developer setup
Major version upgrades can be painful

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Eleventy (11ty)

Static site generator with no client-side JavaScript framework attached.

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Directus

Open-source data platform that wraps any SQL database in an admin UI and API.

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