Pages CMS
Free, open-source editor for content and media stored in a GitHub repository.
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About Pages CMS
Pages CMS is a small open-source CMS that gives static sites a friendly editing interface on top of a GitHub repository. You add a single configuration file describing your content folders and fields, sign in at the hosted app with GitHub, and editors can then change Markdown, YAML and JSON content and upload media through forms, with every change committed back to the repo. There is no database, API or extra backend to run, and it works with any static site generator, including Hugo, Jekyll, Eleventy, Astro and Next.js. The hosted version is free, and the MIT-licensed code can be self-hosted. It suits small sites, documentation and personal projects where a developer wants to hand content editing to someone else without a full CMS. The trade-offs are that it only supports GitHub, offers basic field types and permissions, and is maintained by a small team, so it lacks the workflows and support of commercial products.
Best for: Developers handing content editing on small GitHub-hosted static sites to others.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free hosted app with nothing to install in your site
- Works with any static site generator
- MIT-licensed and self-hostable
Why people leave
- GitHub only
- Basic field types and permissions
- Small project without commercial support
Top Pages CMS alternatives
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Decap CMS66.5Supports more Git hosts and an editorial review workflow.
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TinaCMS62.6Adds visual on-page editing for Git-backed content.
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Keystatic59.6Typed config and a richer editor inside Astro or Next.js.
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CloudCannon57.2Commercial Git-based CMS with visual editing and support.
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Kirby55.3File-based PHP CMS if you want a dynamic site instead.
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Pages CMS: common questions
Is Pages CMS free?
Yes. Pages CMS is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.
Is Pages CMS open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub at hunvreus/pagescms. You can also run it on your own server.
What platforms does Pages CMS run on?
Pages CMS is available for Web and Self-hosted.
What are the best alternatives to Pages CMS?
The highest-ranked Pages CMS alternatives right now are Decap CMS, TinaCMS and Keystatic. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.