Headless CMS recommendations

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/nextjs

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  • SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
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  • payload

    The best way to build a modern backend + admin UI. No black magic, all TypeScript, and fully open-source, Payload is both an app framework and a headless CMS.

  • You should give Payload a shot. It's been used as ecommerce, as a native app backend using Stripe Connect, video game backend, and obviously enterprise website CMS. It can do all of this because it's much more than a CMS - it's borderline an application framework that gives you great UI. It has saved my agency SO much time.

  • Gatsby

    The best React-based framework with performance, scalability and security built in.

  • Yes, exactly. Something like prisma, sanity or even contentful will return a json object that is much easier to parse in React. A good example of how crazy it can get is the parser in gatsby-source-wordpress

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • pocketbase

    Open Source realtime backend in 1 file

  • Checkout PocketBase, if you want a simple, self-hosting option.

  • plugin-form-builder

    Discontinued The official form builder plugin for Payload

  • cms

    The core Laravel CMS Composer package

  • Your requirements seem a little different to mine, but it sounds like you simply need something for a static-site generator? If so, perhaps check out https://statamic.com - it'd be a once off payment and there's some commercial e-commerce add-ons available for it too. It also has a GraphQL API (read-only).

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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