Pages CMS
Best free option with hosting and sign-in handled
What Pages CMS is
Pages CMS keeps the Git-based panel idea but takes it off your site: a free, MIT-licensed CMS for GitHub repositories with a hosted version, so there is no /admin page to ship and no OAuth app to wire. Content types are described in one config file, and editors join by email invite.
It is younger than the rest of the family: GitHub-only, with granular permissions and scheduling still on the roadmap, and there is no review step. As a free landing spot for a small client site, it is hard to argue with.
Why it is number 6
Hosted and free, sign-in handled by email invite. GitHub only, and no review step.
Pros
- Free, with a hosted version, so auth and hosting are handled
- Editors join by email invite, no GitHub accounts
- Single config file, clean UI
Cons
Skip it if one of these is a deal-breaker.
- Config file still maintained per site
- GitHub-only
- Team features like granular permissions are roadmap items
Pricing
Free and open source (MIT); hosted version free, or self-deploy.
- Model
- Hosted or self-hosted panel
- Setup
- Config file, email invites
- Review flow
- No
- Price
- Free (MIT)
Prices are what pagescms.org printed on . Check before you buy.
Alternatives to Pages CMS
- Decap CMS
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#2 in the ranking. Free
- Keystatic
Best for technical editors who want clean files
#4 in the ranking. Free; Cloud from $10/mo
- Sveltia CMS
Best modern take on the free panel
#5 in the ranking. Free (MIT)
- Free
- Open source
- Hosted
- GitHub only
