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Sveltia CMS

Free Git-based CMS built as a modern successor to Decap CMS

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Sveltia CMS is a free, open-source rewrite of Netlify CMS (now Decap CMS) that stores content as files in your Git repository. It is a single-page app you add to your site, so there is no server or database to run.

Overview

Sveltia CMS is an open-source, Git-based CMS for static sites, built as a modern rewrite of Netlify CMS, now Decap CMS. It is a small single-page app you add to your site. It reads content from a GitHub, GitLab, Gitea or Forgejo repository and commits changes straight back.

Strengths

  • Free and MIT licensed, with no server or database to maintain.
  • Reads most Decap CMS configs, with migration guides for Decap, Static CMS and Pages CMS.
  • Strong multilingual support, with field translation through Google Cloud Translation or models such as Claude, Gemini and GPT.
  • Works with any static framework: Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, SvelteKit and more.

Watch out for

  • Still on 0.x releases, although the team calls it feature complete.
  • No Bitbucket, Azure DevOps or Git Gateway backends.
  • Signing in several editors needs an OAuth helper, or a personal access token for each person.
  • AI translation needs each editor to bring an API key from a provider.

Pricing

What each plan costs and what the bill is counted by: seats, sites, usage or a one-off license. The bottom of each card shows what you pay on top.

Open source

Free

Free

Static and multilingual sites moving off Decap CMS

  • MIT license, no paid plans
  • Any number of users and sites
  • No server or database to run
  • Asset library with WebP optimizer

Costs extra

You pay for your own hosting and Git provider. Field translation uses your own API key, billed by that service.

Prices checked See current prices on the vendor's site

Features

Free, included in the cheapest plan, on a higher plan, or enterprise only. Open a feature to compare it across every platform.

AI translation Free Google Cloud Translation or models such as Claude, Gemini and GPT; each editor brings an API key Editorial workflow Free Editorial workflow and deploy previews Framework integrations Free Any static framework: Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, SvelteKit and more Git-based content Free GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and Forgejo Localization Free Strong multilingual support Markdown editor Free Reads most Decap CMS configs

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