Best Headless CMS Software 2026: 10 Tools Compared
Best Headless CMS Software 2026: 10 Tools Compared
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Headless CMS software billed monthly typically runs Free to $850 per month in 2026. The average across 7 tools is $223 per month. 7 of 10 tools offer free tiers.

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Best Value

Sanity

From Free/month

Best Free Tier

Contentful

Free plan available

Highest List Price

Contentful

Up to $850/month

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Full Comparison Matrix

Product Starting Price Popular Tier Enterprise Free Tier Best For
Sanity Free /month $15 /month $15 /month Yes Individuals experimenting or shipping smaller projects
Tina CMS Free /month $41 /month $249 /month Yes -
Hygraph Free /month $199 /month $199 /month Yes Individuals and personal projects
Butter CMS Free /mo $224 /mo $359 /mo Yes -
Strapi $35 /month $242.50 /month $450 /month No Personal projects and small teams
Payload CMS Free /month $416.50 /month $833 /month Yes Developers self-hosting their CMS
Contentful Free /month $425 /month $850 /month Yes Individual developers, small projects, testing

Category Summary

10

Products

$223

Avg /mo (7 tools)

7

Free Tiers