Outstatic
Best free dashboard for Markdown in a Next.js app
What Outstatic is
Outstatic is a Git-based dashboard for Markdown and MDX that installs inside a Next.js app, or runs as a hosted PRO dashboard over any GitHub repository. Collections, custom fields, singletons, and a metadata index cover most content sites, and the free self-hosted version is unlimited.
It is source-available under the Functional Source License rather than open source, GitHub-only, and its statuses stop at draft or published: there is no approval step, and team roles are a PRO feature. Free-tier editors sign in with GitHub; PRO adds email magic links and Google.
Why it is number 10
A free Markdown dashboard for Next.js apps. Self-hosted, it is Next.js and GitHub only.
Pros
- Free self-hosted version with the full feature set
- Hosted PRO dashboard with email and Google sign-in
- Actively maintained, frequent releases
Cons
Skip it if one of these is a deal-breaker.
- Self-hosted install is Next.js only; GitHub only
- Draft or published, no review step; roles are PRO-only
- Source-available (FSL), not open source
Pricing
Free self-hosted; Outstatic PRO $9.99 per user per month hosted, 14-day trial. Source-available (FSL-1.1).
- Model
- Panel in a Next.js app, or hosted
- Setup
- Next.js install or hosted dashboard
- Review flow
- Draft or published only
- Price
- Free; PRO $9.99/user/mo
Prices are what outstatic.com printed on . Check before you buy.
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