DatoCMS AlternativesCMS Tools and other similar apps like DatoCMS

DatoCMS is described as 'More than 25.000 businesses use DatoCMS to create online content at scale from a central hub and distribute it via API. Empower every member of your team with an end-to-end solution for businesses that create and distribute content to websites and other digital experiences at' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DatoCMS, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, SaaS, Typescript and Node.JS apps. The best DatoCMS alternative is Strapi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to DatoCMS are Tina CMS, Decap CMS, Sanity.io and Flotiq.

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  1. Strapi icon
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    Strapi enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite tools. Content teams use Strapi to autonomously manage all types of content and distribute it from one CMS to any channel be it...

    78 Strapi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Strapi is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to DatoCMS.

    • Strapi is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DatoCMS.

    • Strapi is Freemium and Open SourceDatoCMS is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Strapi is LightweightDatoCMS is not according to our users
  2. Tina CMS icon
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    A fully open-source headless CMS that supports Git and Visual Editing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Decap CMS icon
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    A CMS for Static Site Generators to give non-technical users a simple way to edit and add content to any site built with a static site generator.

    15 Decap CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Sanity.io icon
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    Sanity is a hosted backend for structured content with a real-time API, globally distributed CDN, and a powerful, but simple query language. A headless CMS with an open source React-based editor, that can be configured with basic JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
    • Sanity.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to DatoCMS.

    • Sanity.io is Freemium and Open SourceDatoCMS is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. Flotiq icon
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    Flotiq is more than just a headless CMS—it's your content-driven API platform. Effortlessly design your content structure and Flotiq will automatically generate and publish APIs tailored to your needs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Flotiq is the most popular SaaS alternative to DatoCMS.

    • Flotiq is Freemium and ProprietaryDatoCMS is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. Payload CMS icon
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    Payload is a CMS designed for developers from the ground up to deliver them what they need to build great digital products. If you know JavaScript, you know Payload. It's a code-first CMS, which allows you to build whatever you want in JavaScript or TypeScript - reducing...

    17 Payload CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • Node.JS
     
  7. caisy icon
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    Welcome to the new way of content management with caisy – the headless content management system that empowers developers, marketers, editors and anybody who works with content. Build projects faster and better than ever before.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Contentful icon
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    A content management system that enables cross-platform, multi-device online publishing. Businesses employ Contentful to publish editorial content for web apps, mobile apps, and, ultimately, any connected devices.

    58 Contentful alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
    • Contentful is the most popular commercial alternative to DatoCMS.

    • Contentful is Paid and ProprietaryDatoCMS is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Moopato Website Builder is an Offline Content Management System (CMS). It runs on your local machine and not on a server. You create your content locally, build the whole site with the push of a button and then you can upload it to your hosting provider.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Moopato Website Builder is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to DatoCMS.

    • Moopato Website Builder is Free Personal and ProprietaryDatoCMS is also Free Personal and Proprietary
  10. Lektor icon
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    Lektor is a flexible and powerful static content management system for building complex and beautiful websites out of flat files — for people who do not want to make a compromise between a CMS and a static blog engine.

    7 Lektor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Hygraph icon
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    GraphCMS is a headless CMS based on GraphQL. It lets you build a hosted GraphQL content API for your sites and apps while it gives content editors all the tools they need to get the job done.

    41 Hygraph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Prismic icon
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    prismic.io provides a CMS backend for websites. Its API-based approach focuses on design and technology freedom for developers, while delivering a great user experience in the publishing backend. prismic.

    57 Prismic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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