InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now. Learn more →
Top 15 JavaScript headless-cm Projects
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I run the blog at Developer-Service.blog with a self-hosted Ghost instance.
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SurveyJS
JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.
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Project mention: Ow I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost Owned | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-23
Big fan of DecapCMS if you get tired of only writing from VScode or w/e.
https://decapcms.org/
Shameless plug for my AI blog run on Hugo -- https://reticulated.net/
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Cockpit
Add content management functionality to any site - plug & play / headless / api-first CMS (by agentejo)
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headless-wp-starter
🔪 WordPress + React Starter Kit: Spin up a WordPress-powered React app in one step
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sveltia-cms
Netlify/Decap CMS alternative. Fast, lightweight, Git-based headless CMS. Modern UX, first-class i18n support, mobile support + 100s of improvements. Open source & free.
Payload, a CMS powered by Next.js, or Sveltia CMS, a Decap CMS alternative using Svelte, are examples of CMS that I recommend to avoid until they become framework agnostic.
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If you’re building secure, scalable web applications, Strapi v5 offers a robust authentication foundation. It supports multiple strategies-including local logins, third-party providers, and token-based authentication using JWTs-right out of the box. With built-in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), you can define fine-grained user permissions through an intuitive admin panel. To explore how Strapi can help you implement secure, modern authentication in your next project, check out the Strapi 5 documentation.
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Mixcore CMS
🚀 A future-proof enterprise web CMS supporting both headless and decoupled approaches. Build any type of app with customizable APIs on ASP.NET Core/.NET Core. Completely open-source and designed for flexibility.
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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Puck CMS
Open source, easy to learn and use, cross platform .NET Core CMS. Fast, scalable, code-first, unobtrusive and extensible with powerful querying and Lucene integration.
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publishing-strapiv4-heroku
A production ready Headless CMS template of Strapi installable via Heroku Button
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Ask HN: Where After WordPress?
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The Static Site Paradox
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Best way to set up a risky blog?
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A note from our sponsor - InfluxDB
www.influxdata.com | 22 May 2025
Index
What are some of the best open-source headless-cm projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost | 49,256 |
| 2 | decap-cms | 18,339 |
| 3 | Cockpit | 5,403 |
| 4 | headless-wp-starter | 4,501 |
| 5 | sveltia-cms | 1,404 |
| 6 | documentation | 1,118 |
| 7 | Mixcore CMS | 852 |
| 8 | Ghost-CLI | 471 |
| 9 | Puck CMS | 169 |
| 10 | fetch | 53 |
| 11 | holo-theme | 44 |
| 12 | strapi-postgres-cloudinary | 43 |
| 13 | nextjs-developer-portfolio | 43 |
| 14 | starter-nextjs-blog | 8 |
| 15 | publishing-strapiv4-heroku | 3 |
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