Benefits of a headless CMS

A headless CMS offers more flexibility to integrate with a variety of front-end solutions and devices, making it an excellent option for highly scalable and performance-focused websites. Non-technical team members can edit content, optimize for SEO and performance, and use the same content across different channels and touchpoints.

Why use a CMS?

Content management systems (CMS) empower non-technical users to create, manage, and publish content and allow developers to focus on more complex tasks rather than content updates. Role permissioning in a CMS facilitates collaboration among teams by allowing multiple users to work on different parts of the website or content simultaneously while still maintaining control over who can make changes and access sensitive information. When set up correctly, a CMS can also improve SEO and website performance.

However, some CMS platforms are expensive, and organizations may not have the skills to build and maintain a CMS. There's a high upfront cost of setting up and migrating content and experiences to the CMS. A CMS also comes with customization and design limitations, and if set up incorrectly, it can contribute to SEO and website performance issues.

Why go headless?

There are some key advantages to going headless:

Non-technical team members can still author and edit content within the CMS
It is JavaScript framework agnostic – developers can build the presentation layer in the tool they are most familiar with
Data can be delivered across multiple different devices and platforms from the same CMS
Highly scalable, especially when using with Jamstack architecture
Separating the data from the visuals allows for easier separation of concerns, and improved security by reducing the potential area of an attack
Headless CMS tools optimize for SEO and performance
Faster editing experience as the platform doesn’t have to deal with rendering the content like in a Headful platform
The same content can be used across all of your different channels and digital touchpoints
Allows you to use performant, cloud-based hosting and build services like Vercel and Netlify

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Why use a CMS?

Why go headless?

There are some key advantages to going headless:

Non-technical team members can still author and edit content within the CMS

It is JavaScript framework agnostic – developers can build the presentation layer in the tool they are most familiar with

Data can be delivered across multiple different devices and platforms from the same CMS

Highly scalable, especially when using with Jamstack architecture

Separating the data from the visuals allows for easier separation of concerns, and improved security by reducing the potential area of an attack

Headless CMS tools optimize for SEO and performance

Faster editing experience as the platform doesn’t have to deal with rendering the content like in a Headful platform

The same content can be used across all of your different channels and digital touchpoints

Allows you to use performant, cloud-based hosting and build services like Vercel and Netlify