Free
FreeFree
Trying TinaCMS or small personal sites
- 2 users, 3 roles
- Unlimited projects and collections
- 100 GB bandwidth / month
- Visual editing, community support
Costs extra
TinaCMS
Git-backed Markdown CMS with visual editing for React and Astro sites
TinaCMS is an open-source headless CMS that stores content as Markdown, MDX or JSON in your own Git repository. Editors get visual editing on the page, and developers query content through a GraphQL API. The hosted backend, TinaCloud, is free for 2 users, or you can host the backend yourself.
Overview
TinaCMS is an open-source, Git-backed headless CMS. Content lives as Markdown, MDX or JSON files in your own repository, and an indexing backend makes it available through a GraphQL API. You can use the hosted backend, TinaCloud, or host it yourself with your own login provider, database and Git provider.
Strengths
- Content stays in your Git repository as plain files, with no database lock-in.
- Visual editing for React sites, and live editing in Astro.
- Apache 2.0 licence and very active development.
- Self-hosting is modular: login, database and Git provider can each be swapped.
Watch out for
- Paid plans are priced per project, and the editorial workflow starts on the Team plan.
- Some TinaCloud features are not available when you host it yourself.
- AI tools, including an MCP server, are on the roadmap, not shipped.
- The pricing page showed two sets of prices when we checked, so confirm before you buy.
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.
Team
Per project$29 per project / month
$290 / year if billed yearly.
Growing teams on one project
- 3 users included, up to 10
- 500 GB bandwidth / month
- Editorial workflow
- Team support
Costs extra
Extra users cost $90 / year each.
Business
Per project$299 per project / month
$2,990 / year if billed yearly.
Larger teams that need priority support
- 20 users included, no user limit
- Unlimited bandwidth
- API access (beta)
- Business support
Costs extra
Extra users cost $180 / year each.
Enterprise
Custom quoteCustom
Organizations with many projects
- One plan covers every project
- SSO and GitHub Enterprise support
- Custom editorial workflow
- Dedicated account manager
Costs extra
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.
Editorial workflow
Tiered
Team plan, from $29/mo per project
Git-based content
Free
Files stay in your GitHub repository
GraphQL API
Free
GraphQL content API on top of your Git files
Hosting
Free
TinaCloud free plan: 2 users, unlimited projects
Markdown editor
Free
Markdown, MDX and JSON
Self-hosting
Free
Modular, but some TinaCloud features are not available
Visual editing
Free
Visual editing for React sites, live editing in Astro
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