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Decap CMS

★ 12k

Git-based CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) — content lives as markdown in your repo, editors get a friendly UI. Zero servers to run.

Decap CMS does the job of Contentful, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Contentful bills $300/mo for it. 12k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Contentful.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$300/mo
GitHub stars
12k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Decap CMS runs

Where it runs

Decap CMS runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Decap CMS questions

Is Decap CMS open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Decap CMS replace Contentful?

Our verdict on Contentful is YES. Strapi (70k stars), Ghost (49k stars), Payload (35k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Contentful — self-host with docker and stop paying $300/mo.

Can I self-host Decap CMS?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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