Sitepins
Best free hosted panel for agencies, GitLab on paid tiers
What Sitepins is
Sitepins is the closest thing to a direct rival on this list: a Git-based panel aimed at handing Astro, Next.js, Hugo, and other framework sites to non-technical teammates and clients. It auto-detects fields from existing Markdown and front matter, invites editors by email so nobody needs a GitHub account, and organizes sites into per-client organizations. Open-sourced under AGPL in July 2026, with a free hosted Hobby tier.
It is a form-based admin, not chat: editing a post means a Frontmatter tab of fields and a Content tab with a rich-text toolbar. Review is a branch-and-pull-request workflow on the Pro plan, coarser than a per-field policy, and the free tier is one user and three sites.
Why it is number 8
Free hosted tier, cheap paid tiers, GitLab on Pro. A form-based panel that a rare editor must relearn.
Pros
- Free hosted tier, cheap paid tiers, unlimited AGPL self-hosting
- Editors join by email, sites grouped in per-client organizations
- Fields auto-detected from Markdown and front matter
Cons
Skip it if one of these is a deal-breaker.
- Form-based panel a rare editor must relearn
- Review is a Pro-plan branch and PR flow, not per edit
- GitLab only from the $29 Team plan; one user on the free tier
Pricing
Hobby free (3 sites, 1 user); Pro $12/mo, Team $29/mo, Agency $49/mo, less on annual billing; lifetime licenses from $249; self-hosting free under AGPL.
- Model
- Hosted or self-hosted panel
- Setup
- Connect repo, fields auto-detected
- Review flow
- Branch + PR flow on Pro
- Price
- Free tier; $12 to $49/mo
Prices are what sitepins.com printed on . Check before you buy.
Alternatives to Sitepins
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- Sveltia CMS
Best modern take on the free panel
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- Free tier
- Open source
- Hosted
- Agency orgs
