Headless CMS Playbook
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  • Introduction
    • What is a headless CMS?
    • Benefits of a headless CMS
    • Headless architecture
  • Headless CMS tools
    • What to consider when choosing a headless CMS
    • Sanity: Most customizable
    • Contentful: Best for enterprise
    • Stackbit: Best visual editor
    • Strapi: Budget-friendly self-hosted
    • Honourable mentions
    • Choosing the best headless CMS for you
  • Authoring experience
    • Assessing capabilities and needs
    • Trade-offs
    • Best practices
    • Live preview
  • Content modelling
    • Understanding content models
    • Best practices for content modelling
    • Querying content
  • Static site generators
    • Comparing different build options
    • Popular static site generators
    • Component library
    • How to connect content data to front-end components
  • Conclusion
    • Key takeaways
    • Subscribe
    • More resources
  • Author acknowledgements
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Directus

is a popular choice for organizations that are looking for an open-source, self-hosted CMS. Unlike Strapi, Directus offers an unopinionated content model. Directus also has built-in SSO (SAML 2.0) and robust role-based permissioning features. However, as a relatively new CMS, they lack some features and capabilities that Sanity and Strapi currently offer (e.g., auto-save, third-party plug-ins and extensions).

Builder

is a headless CMS with a built-in "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) editor. The WYSIWYG editor allows users to create and manage content visually without having to write code, making it easier for non-technical users to change the website. Content authors can drag and drop pages and components without a developer.

They’re also relatively new and lack many features that other CMSes currently offer, but experienced and inexperienced teams alike will love its modern, user-friendly interface.

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