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I think that, like others, the title is not correct, some can be serverless, but some like strapi cannot be use in that context. What do you mean for serverless? (I mean lambda).
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True. It is about headless CMS and not serverless.
Agreed
Indeed.
Yes I was aware of that but it's just a collection and I am making a series of best services available in the community. But thank you for your suggestion.
Thank you for your interesting double list!
As others have mentioned the serverless title is actually not right ... Headless would be more appropriate
I did some research on headless CMS the last few weeks since I am creating some websites for small business. Therefore pricey solution are not an option and open source would be prefered. I did check out Netlify CMS and Strapi.
Since they offer different solutions (Netlifiy CMS is git based and Strapi self hosted with database as a storage system) it comes down to personal preference. In the moment I prefer Netlify CMS but it is a close decision...
I think netlifyCMS is awesome as it is free to use! However, I don't really know if it's the best CMS for client projects, because it requires a GitHub repo and therefore some technical-literated person to fix bugs etc.
Valid argument.
But what is the alternative? Strapi on a server with a Database? What about doing backups? Isn't it even more complicated? In a git-based CMS you can at least undo all changes, which isn't that easy with a database.
Yes, hosted providers, such as Contentful would be easier to use but it literally comes with a price...
What would be your favorite pick?
For clients, I would go with contentful. Quality and service is never free, so I think they should go with the easiest and smoothest solution instead of the cheapest.
However, you got a point with git-based backups.
Try Ghost once, if you are looking for open source headless cms. You can see details here headlesscms.org
ghost.org
Thanks for the recommendation I'll have a look at it.
Thanks for the list. I will add that
Nice overview! I'm missing Directus (open-source) on the list though.
Thanks for the suggestion. I will add that 👍
I am very confused by "serverless". How do you host a website without a server? Where does the content come from if it's not served from somewhere?
It is a common misconception about "serverless". Of course you are right: You don't actually host a website without a server.
Quote from Wikipedia:
It is about some provider manages the server and it's allocations. In "serverless" you don't have a fixed server with a fixed IP but a dynamically managed server.
In my opinion "serverless" therefore is a misleading description.
EDIT: Think about you being "serveless" rather than the application.
Ah! OK, thank you. So it's not about not having a server, but about not caring about the server. Got it.
You got it :)
Btw: I was thinking exactly the same for a time...
There is some that can be installed in lambda services like aws or firebase. Some cannot like strapi.
Sorry for being slow, but I don't understand how that makes them serverless. Is "serverless" being used as a synonym for "headless", i.e. it has no user interface?
Serverless basic means that you don't care about the server. You write a function (Azure), or a lambda (aws), and the provider handle the server for you.
It just means that the templates are not being rendered on the server but rather on the front end by doing an Ajax call to the server and then fill in the data with JS.
So it's serverless ... with a server :)
And of course the website still has to be hosted on a server as well.
The serverless name makes no sense at all.
Even if you host it on aws or firebase it still acts as a server.
We felt many CMS lacked some of the more powerful features like real-time data, auth support, and nested data, so we ventured to build our own - we recently launched it for open use. If you check it out, id love to hear your thoughts: bageldb.com
Hi Haami,
I think that your list Must Contain Silverstripe CMS.
Recently SilverStripe 4.5 CMS has released and comes with bang of features and i think in future it will took over WordPress. Let's Have a look.
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What Fixture site says:
"We are taking a break at Fixture to focus on other products and services. Thank you for checking us out. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at matt@matthewsmith.com."
s/server/head. The
lesspart is right tho.Jokes aside, I guess you mistake serverless with headless ;).
Hi Haami, thanks for the list, but I would really love to read some opinions about those – which you have used, why you chose them, why you will or won't stick with some etc.
I love Hugo (a static site generator) So, forestry and Netlify CMS helps me to build the product efficiently and fast.
Hi Nirazan, cheers for the nice list. You missed Superdesk (superdesk.org/)
Thank you for including ButterCMS on your list!
Thanks for the list.
What I miss is information about pricing (if at all) and whether the brakes CMS is open source. I'd love to have this information in one place!
Thanks for adding Webiny to the list!
Ur welcome
Nice list! I find Forestry and Netlify cms really good. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you :)
You’re missing Agility CMS - an amazing experience for devs and editors alike -
Especially when using Gatsby, Nextjs or Nuxtjs
Headless CMS vs Serverless CMS - What's the Difference
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