8 tools in this category
Content management systems and publishing platforms for managing structured content and editorial workflows.
For teams publishing content-driven products, docs, and marketing sites.
Editor picks
Contentful
Free planGlobal marketing sites needing structured content and localization
Headless CMS for structured content, localization, and multi channel publishing through APIs.
Free: 100k API calls/mo, 50 GB CDN/mo—no overages listed.
Sanity
Free planMarketing sites and apps needing structured content with strong DX
Structured content platform for headless CMS workflows with customizable editing, APIs, and collaboration.
Free: 20 seats, 10k documents, 250k API reqs/mo, 1M CDN reqs/mo (table).
Ghost
Free planNewsletters and indie publishers owning domain and data
Publishing platform for newsletters, blogs, memberships, and editorial websites with clean tooling.
Substack trades simplicity for less infra ownership—compare fee structure.
Top comparison
Contentful vs Sanity
Global marketing sites needing structured content and localization vs Marketing sites and apps needing structured content with strong DX
Compare side by sideGhost vs Directus
Newsletters and indie publishers owning domain and data vs Internal tools needing a polished admin on Postgres or MySQL
Compare side by sideAll cms & content tools
Contentful
Free planGlobal marketing sites needing structured content and localization
Headless CMS for structured content, localization, and multi channel publishing through APIs.
Free: 100k API calls/mo, 50 GB CDN/mo—no overages listed.
Sanity
Free planMarketing sites and apps needing structured content with strong DX
Related stacks
For marketing teams that want a custom frontend without making content edits depend on developers. Structured content, fast pages, instant search, and clean analytics all fit neatly here.
Internal dashboards and operational tools go faster when the admin UI comes almost for free. This stack is for teams that need custom workflows without building a backoffice platform from scratch.
Structured content platform for headless CMS workflows with customizable editing, APIs, and collaboration.
Free: 20 seats, 10k documents, 250k API reqs/mo, 1M CDN reqs/mo (table).
