A curated list of awesome Headless CMS platforms, tools, resources, and guides for decoupled content management.

Headless CMS separates content management from the presentation layer, making it easier to build omnichannel experiences and modern front-end apps using any technology stack.

• Headless CMS Platforms
• Open Source CMS
• Static Site CMS
• CMS for E-Commerce
• CMS Framework Starters
• API Clients & SDKs
• Learning Resources
• Community & News
• Related Awesome Lists

• Contentful – Powerful API-first CMS used by large teams.
• Sanity – Real-time collaborative editing, structured content.
• DatoCMS – JAMstack-friendly with visual editor.
• Storyblok – Visual headless CMS with component-based content.
• ButterCMS – Developer-friendly API-based CMS.
• Agility CMS – Enterprise-focused with great Next.js support.
• Hygraph (GraphCMS) – GraphQL-native headless CMS.
• Gitana (Cloud CMS) - Enterprise headless CMS and content platform with APIs, workflow, and Git-like versioning.

• Strapi – Leading open-source Node.js headless CMS.
• Directus – Open-source CMS for managing SQL-based data.
• Payload CMS – TypeScript-first, self-hosted headless CMS.
• Tina – Git-based, open-source CMS for Next.js and Markdown.
• Netlify CMS – Open-source CMS built for static sites.
• Plasmic – Visual CMS and builder with headless support.
• Keystone – CMS and GraphQL API builder.

• Forestry.io (now deprecated) – Used with Git and static site generators.
• CloudCannon – CMS for Jekyll, Hugo, and Eleventy.
• Stackbit – Visual editor for static sites and JAMstack.

• Shopify Hydrogen + Headless CMS
• Commerce Layer – Headless e-commerce and content APIs.
• Saleor – GraphQL-based headless e-commerce platform.
• Sanity + Shopify Starter

• Next.js + Strapi Starter
• Next.js + Sanity Starter
• Gatsby + DatoCMS Starter
• Nuxt + Contentful Starter

• @contentful/rich-text
• Sanity client
• Strapi SDKs
• DatoCMS JS client
• Storyblok JS SDK

• Guide to Headless CMS
• Smashing Magazine: Headless CMS Explained
• Awesome CMS Tools
• Jamstack.org Headless CMS list

• r/headlessCMS – Reddit community.
• Headless CMS Weekly – Aggregator for JAMstack CMS tools.
• Sanity Community – Plugins, starters, and templates.

• Awesome JAMstack
• Awesome CMS
• Awesome Static Website Services
• Awesome WordPress Headless

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