Top open source headless cms projects for your next project

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  Strapi

  73.2k GitHub stars

  🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.

  • Headless CMS
  • Other license
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  Payload

  44.9k GitHub stars

  Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly...

  • Headless CMS
  • MIT License
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  Directus

  37.9k GitHub stars

  The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.

  • Headless CMS
  • Other license