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CMS & Content

Manage content, run blogs, and build headless CMS backends.

10
indie tools
1
verified
50,000
tokens saved

Build vs Buy

Building cms & content from scratch takes roughly 3-5 weeks and ~50,000 tokens of AI-assisted development. Or use one of these indie tools and ship today.

Tool Price Verified Upvotes Replaces
Payload CMS
The most powerful TypeScript headless CMS
Free 0 WordPress
Tina CMS
Git-backed CMS with visual editing. Built for Next.js.
Free 0 Contentful,Forestry,Sanity
Strapi
Open-source headless CMS. Node.js, fully customizable.
Free 0 Contentful,Sanity
Keystatic
Content management for your codebase. Git-based CMS.
Free 0 Contentful,Forestry
Directus
Open-source data platform. Instant REST and GraphQL APIs.
Free 0 Contentful,Sanity,Airtable
Super.so
Build websites with Notion — fast, no code
Free 0 Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing and newsletters
Free 0 WordPress
Framer
Design and publish websites visually. No code required.
Free 0 Webflow,Squarespace
Cstate
Static status page generated with Hugo. Super fast and free.
Free 0 Statuspage by Atlassian,Betteruptime
Property Web Builder
Create a real estate website on Rails in minutes
Free 0

Replaces

These indie tools are alternatives to:

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