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Best Headless CMS for Next.js of 2026

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TypeScript-first config with Local API for Server Components; MIT-licensed since 2021.

BEST OVERALL6.6/10

Payload

TypeScript-first config with Local API for Server Components; MIT-licensed since 2021.

OSS MIT free forever; cancel Cloud anytime
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How it stacks up

  • OSS MIT free self-host

    vs Sanity Growth $99/project

  • Cloud Standard $35/project

    vs Strapi Cloud $15/project

  • Local API for RSC

    vs Storyblok Entry $109

#2
Sanity5.5/10

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#3
Strapi5.5/10

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All picks at a glance

#PickBest forStartingScore
1PayloadBest Next.js TypeScript-native, code-first MIT$35.00/mo6.6/10
2SanityBest Next.js developer studio, real-time collaborative$99.00/mo5.5/10
3StrapiBest Next.js open-source, MIT with largest plugin ecosystem$15.00/mo5.5/10
4StoryblokBest Next.js visual editor, marketer plus developer pairing$109.00/mo5.4/10
5ContentfulBest Next.js mainstream, enterprise brand reference$300.00/mo5.1/10

Quick pick by use case

If you only have thirty seconds, find your situation below and skip to that pick.

If I want TypeScript-first config with Local API for Server ComponentsPayloadPayload Cloud Standard at thirty-five dollars per project; OSS MIT free self-host. PostgreSQL or MongoDB.If I need real-time collaborative editing in the studio for many editorsSanitySanity Growth at ninety-nine dollars per project; multi-user simultaneous studio plus GROQ.If I want the largest MIT OSS plugin ecosystem for Next.jsStrapiStrapi Cloud Essential at fifteen dollars per project; around 62k GitHub stars; Next.js plugin.If I lead a marketing team and want visual editing on Next.jsStoryblokStoryblok Entry at one hundred and nine dollars monthly with three users and live preview.If My org requires the enterprise brand-reference vendor with mature partner integrationsContentfulContentful Lite at three hundred dollars monthly with twenty users and mature App Framework.

Compare all 5 picks

Top spec
#1Payload6.6/10$35.00/mo$420.00/yr—OSS MIT free self-host
#2Sanity5.5/10$949.00/mo$11,388.00/yr$10,968/yr moreFree unlimited admin
#3Strapi5.5/10$99.00/mo$1,188.00/yr$768/yr moreCommunity OSS free
#4Storyblok5.4/10$549.00/mo$6,588.00/yr$6,168/yr moreCommunity free 1 user
#5Contentful5.1/10$2,000.00/mo$24,000.00/yr$23,580/yr moreFree 5 users eval
#1

Payload

6.6/10

Best Next.js TypeScript-native, code-first MIT

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TypeScript-first config with Local API for Server Components; MIT-licensed since 2021.

PlanMonthlyAnnualWhat you get
OSSFree—MIT-licensed TypeScript-first self-hosted CMS with REST + GraphQL + Local API on PostgreSQL or MongoDB; free forever
Cloud Standard$35.00/mo$420.00/yr$35 per project a month for hosted Payload with database, auto SSL, and standard support; the realistic developer paid entry
Cloud Pro$199.00/mo$2,388.00/yr$199 per project a month with higher resource tier, custom domain, and priority support
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom pricing with on-prem option, SAML SSO, RBAC, and premium SLA

Payload is the TypeScript-first MIT OSS pick and the deepest Next.js integration in the lineup. Founded 2021 in the United States. Around 30,000 GitHub stars and growing fast on the Next.js + TypeScript marketing pitch. The wedge for App Router teams: schema definitions ARE TypeScript types and flow through to API consumers without a manual type-generation step. The Local API allows direct database access in Server Components without an HTTP roundtrip; no other catalog pick offers this.

OSS is MIT-licensed and free forever for self-hosted deployment with PostgreSQL or MongoDB. Cloud Standard is the cheapest paid tier at thirty-five dollars per project monthly with hosted Payload plus database. Cloud Pro adds higher resource limits at the upgrade tier. The realistic Next.js dev budget is OSS self-host plus VPS infrastructure or Cloud Standard managed; both well below mainstream picks.

The trade-off versus Sanity is real-time collaboration; Sanity studio supports multi-user simultaneous editing while Payload does not. The trade-off versus Strapi is ecosystem maturity; Payload's plugin selection is smaller than Strapi's. For Next.js + TypeScript teams running Postgres or Mongo who want the deepest framework integration, Payload is the right call.

Pros

  • TypeScript-first code-first config with full type inference end-to-end
  • Local API allows direct database access from Server Components
  • OSS MIT free self-host with PostgreSQL or MongoDB; Cloud Standard upgrade managed
  • Cloud Standard at thirty-five dollars per project (cheapest managed Next.js pick)
  • Founded 2021; rapid iteration with App Router and RSC support

Cons

  • No real-time collaborative studio (Sanity supports multi-user simultaneous edit)
  • Plugin ecosystem smaller than Strapi at this stage
OSS MIT free self-hostCloud Standard $35/projectLocal API for RSCOSS MIT free forever; cancel Cloud anytime

Best for: Next.js teams running App Router and TypeScript end-to-end with Postgres or Mongo who want the deepest framework integration via Local API.

Modeling
9
API
9
Editor
9
Value
10
Support
7
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#2

Sanity

5.5/10$10,968/yr more

Best Next.js developer studio, real-time collaborative

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Real-time collaborative studio with GROQ and generated TS types; Next.js cache integration.

PlanMonthlyAnnualWhat you get
FreeFree—Free unlimited admin users with 10K documents, 20 datasets, and real-time studio + APIs
Growth$99.00/mo$1,188.00/yr$99 per project a month with 50K documents, 100 datasets, custom branding, and roles; the realistic SMB paid entry
Business$949.00/mo$11,388.00/yr$949 per project a month with higher quotas, audit log, SAML, and priority support
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom pricing with custom data residency, premium SLA, and dedicated support

Sanity is the developer-customizable-studio pick and the right call for Next.js teams that need real-time collaborative editing. Founded 2015 in Oslo Norway. The wedge for Next.js teams: studio config is JavaScript or TypeScript with real-time multi-user simultaneous editing, GROQ query language plus GraphQL APIs, and generated TypeScript types from schema files. Sanity ships an official Next.js SDK with App Router cache tags for incremental static regeneration.

Free covers unlimited admin users with 10,000 documents and 20 datasets, real-time studio, and APIs. Growth is the upgrade tier at ninety-nine dollars per project monthly with 50,000 documents and roles. Business adds audit log and SAML at the next upgrade tier. Most Next.js teams stay on Free for evaluation, then move to Growth when document count or branding requirements grow.

The trade-off versus Payload is Local API access; Sanity's Next.js SDK uses HTTP queries rather than direct database reads, adding network latency for SSR. The trade-off versus Strapi is ownership; Sanity is closed-source SaaS. For Next.js teams that prioritize real-time collaboration and accept HTTP-fetched content, Sanity is the polished choice.

Pros

  • Real-time collaborative studio with multi-user simultaneous editing
  • GROQ query language plus GraphQL APIs with generated TypeScript types
  • Free unlimited admin users with 10K documents (most generous SaaS free)
  • Official Next.js SDK with App Router cache tags for ISR
  • Founded 2015 in Oslo; SOC 2 Type 2 audited

Cons

  • No Local API; Next.js SDK uses HTTP queries with network latency for SSR
  • Closed-source SaaS versus auditable MIT OSS Payload or Strapi
Free unlimited adminGrowth $99/projectReal-time multi-user studioFree unlimited admin + 10K docs; cancel anytime

Best for: Next.js teams that need real-time collaborative editing and accept HTTP-fetched content as the trade-off for the multi-user studio.

Modeling
9
API
8
Editor
8
Value
8
Support
8
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#3

Strapi

5.5/10$768/yr more

Best Next.js open-source, MIT with largest plugin ecosystem

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MIT-licensed Node.js OSS with Next.js plugin and around 62k GitHub stars; largest OSS plugin marketplace.

PlanMonthlyAnnualWhat you get
CommunityFree—MIT-licensed self-hosted Node.js with REST + GraphQL APIs and plugin marketplace; free forever
Cloud Essential$15.00/mo$180.00/yr$15 per project a month for hosted Strapi with auto SSL, CDN, and standard support
Cloud Pro$99.00/mo$1,188.00/yr$99 per project a month with higher resource limits, custom domain, and priority support
Cloud Team$499.00/mo$5,988.00/yr$499 per project a month with higher concurrency, audit log, SSO, and dedicated support
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom pricing with on-prem or Cloud, SAML SSO, RBAC, and premium support

Strapi is the MIT OSS Node.js pick and the right call for Next.js teams that prioritize the broadest plugin ecosystem. Founded 2015 in Paris by Aurélien Georget, Pierre Burgy, and Jim Laurie. Around 62,000 GitHub stars by 2026; the largest plugin marketplace in OSS headless CMS. The wedge for Next.js teams: MIT permissive license, an official Next.js plugin for App Router data fetching, and a marketplace covering authentication, payments, search, analytics, and form integrations beyond the core CMS.

Community is MIT-licensed Node.js free forever for self-hosted deployment with REST and GraphQL APIs. Cloud Essential is the cheapest paid tier at fifteen dollars per project monthly with hosted Strapi, auto SSL, and CDN. Cloud Pro adds higher resource limits and custom domain at the upgrade tier. Strapi added TypeScript in v4 (2022); types are generated from the schema dashboard rather than defined in code.

The trade-off versus Payload is TypeScript posture; Strapi types are dashboard-generated rather than code-first like Payload. The trade-off versus Sanity is real-time collab; Strapi is single-user-edit-first. For Next.js teams that want the broadest plugin ecosystem and accept dashboard-generated types, Strapi is the right call.

Pros

  • MIT OSS Node.js with around 62k GitHub stars and largest plugin marketplace
  • Official Next.js plugin for App Router data fetching
  • Community tier free forever for self-host; Cloud Essential at fifteen dollars
  • TypeScript supported via dashboard-generated types since v4 (2022)
  • Founded 2015 in Paris; mature ecosystem and documentation

Cons

  • TypeScript types are dashboard-generated rather than code-first like Payload
  • No real-time collaborative studio (single-user-edit-first)
Community OSS freeCloud Essential $15/project~62k GitHub starsCommunity free forever; cancel Cloud anytime

Best for: Next.js teams that prioritize the broadest plugin ecosystem and accept dashboard-generated TypeScript types as the trade-off for MIT OSS reach.

Modeling
9
API
8
Editor
8
Value
9
Support
7
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#4

Storyblok

5.4/10$6,168/yr more

Best Next.js visual editor, marketer plus developer pairing

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Visual editor with live preview and official Next.js SDK; the marketer-friendly Next.js pick.

PlanMonthlyAnnualWhat you get
CommunityFree—Free 1 user, 1 project with visual editor, 250 records, 200 image assets, and standard support
Entry$109.00/mo$1,308.00/yr$109 a month with 3 users, higher record + asset limits, A/B testing, and workflows; the realistic SMB paid entry
Business$549.00/mo$6,588.00/yr$549 a month with 10 users, advanced workflows, custom roles, and priority support
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom pricing with SSO, audit log, SLA, custom contracts, and dedicated CSM

Storyblok is the visual-editor-marketer pick and the right call for Next.js teams pairing developers with marketing-led editors. Founded 2017 in Linz Austria. The wedge for Next.js teams: visual editing API for live preview during editing pairs naturally with Next.js component architecture; marketers see the rendered page as they edit and developers expose page components via the editing API. Storyblok ships an official Next.js SDK with App Router preview mode for staging content.

Community is free for one user with one project, the visual editor, 250 records, and 200 image assets. Entry is the upgrade tier at one hundred and nine dollars monthly with three users, higher record and asset limits, A/B testing, and workflows. Business adds advanced workflows and custom roles. Next.js teams running content-heavy marketing sites typically start on Entry; Community is sufficient only for solo evaluation.

The trade-off versus Payload or Sanity is developer customization; Storyblok's editor is configured through the dashboard rather than via code. The trade-off versus Contentful is per-user pricing; Entry caps at three users while Contentful Lite covers twenty. For Next.js teams that lead with marketing-driven editors and accept dashboard-only configuration, Storyblok fits.

Pros

  • Visual editor with live preview API (uniquely marketer-friendly here)
  • Official Next.js SDK with App Router preview mode for staging
  • Block-based content modeling translates to design-system components naturally
  • Entry at one hundred and nine dollars monthly covers three users and workflows
  • Founded 2017 in Linz Austria; SOC 2 Type 2 audited

Cons

  • Editor configured through dashboard rather than via code
  • Entry caps at three users; team growth triggers Business upgrade
Community free 1 userEntry $109/mo + 3 usersVisual editor + previewCommunity free 1 user; cancel anytime

Best for: Next.js teams that pair developers with marketing-led editors and accept dashboard-only configuration as the trade-off for visual editing.

Modeling
8
API
8
Editor
9
Value
8
Support
8
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#5

Contentful

5.1/10$23,580/yr more

Best Next.js mainstream, enterprise brand reference

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Around 30,000 businesses since 2013 with mature App Framework and Next.js partnership.

PlanMonthlyAnnualWhat you get
FreeFree—Free 5 users with 25,000 records, 2 locales, and community support
Lite$300.00/mo$3,600.00/yr$300 a month billed annually with 20 users, 50,000 records, 4 locales; the realistic mid-market paid entry
Premium$2,000.00/mo$24,000.00/yr$2,000-plus a month entry with unlimited users, higher record limits, SSO, and custom roles
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom pricing with dedicated environments, premium SLA, and dedicated CSM

Contentful is the enterprise mainstream pick and the right call for Next.js teams whose orgs require the brand-reference vendor. Founded 2013 in Berlin; around 30,000 businesses by 2024. The wedge for Next.js teams: mature App Framework with deep integrations across Next.js, Vercel, and CDN partners. The Next.js partnership ships pre-built starters, App Router cache integration, and content-preview workflows that ship features faster than custom integrations on smaller picks.

Free covers five users with 25,000 records and two locales for evaluation. Lite is the realistic mid-market entry at three hundred dollars monthly with twenty users, 50,000 records, and four locales. Premium adds unlimited users, SSO, and custom roles at the next upgrade tier. Enterprise adds dedicated environments and premium SLA. Most Next.js teams arrive at Contentful through enterprise procurement rather than developer choice.

The trade-off versus Payload or Sanity is cost; Contentful Lite at three hundred dollars monthly is multiple times the realistic developer-driven picks. The trade-off versus Strapi is OSS optionality; Contentful is closed-source SaaS only. For Next.js teams whose orgs prioritize the brand-reference vendor over developer-driven cost optimization, Contentful is the conventional choice.

Pros

  • Around 30,000 businesses since 2013; the enterprise brand reference
  • Mature App Framework with deep Next.js plus Vercel partnership
  • Lite at three hundred dollars monthly covers twenty users and 50K records
  • SOC 2 Type 2 audited; GDPR-compliant with EU data residency on Enterprise
  • Premium adds SSO and custom roles for enterprise procurement

Cons

  • Lite at three hundred dollars monthly is multiple times developer-driven picks
  • Closed-source SaaS only; no OSS optionality versus Strapi or Payload
Free 5 users evalLite $300/mo + 20 usersPremium $2K+ + SSOFree 5 users; cancel anytime

Best for: Next.js teams whose orgs prioritize the enterprise brand-reference vendor and accept higher cost as the trade-off for mature partner integrations.

Modeling
8
API
9
Editor
8
Value
6
Support
9
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How we picked

Each pick gets a transparent composite score from price, features, free-tier availability, and editor fit. Pricing flows from our live database, so when a vendor changes prices the score updates here too.

We weight price at 40 percent, the category feature checklist at 30 percent, free-tier availability at 15 percent, and editorial fit at 15 percent. Payload leads because TypeScript-first config plus Local API for Server Components is the deepest Next.js integration. See the parent /best/cms-headless guide for SQL-wrapper Directus and GraphQL-federation Hygraph excluded from this lens.

We don't claim "30,000 hours of testing." Our methodology is the formula above plus the editor's published verdict for each pick. Verifiable, auditable, and updated when the underlying data changes.

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Best Next.js TypeScript-native

Payload

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Best Next.js developer studio

Sanity

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Best Next.js open-source

Strapi

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Best Next.js visual editor

Storyblok

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Best Next.js mainstream

Contentful

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How to choose your Headless CMS for Next.js

App Router and Server Components: who integrates how deeply

Next.js App Router data fetching pivots on Server Components running data-fetching code on the server. Payload uniquely ships a Local API that allows direct database access from Server Components without an HTTP roundtrip; no network latency, no API surface, just direct queries. Sanity ships an Next.js SDK with cache tags that integrate with App Router's incremental static regeneration; queries are HTTP-fetched but cached well. Strapi ships an official Next.js plugin for App Router data fetching at the HTTP layer. Storyblok ships an official Next.js SDK with preview-mode for staging content; HTTP-fetched. Contentful ships a Next.js partnership with starter templates and HTTP-fetched content. For latency-sensitive Server Components, Payload's Local API is the only catalog pick that eliminates the HTTP roundtrip; everyone else sits at the network layer.

TypeScript inference: code-first config vs dashboard-generated types

TypeScript inference quality varies sharply across the picks. Payload is code-first; schema definitions are TypeScript types that flow through to API consumers without a manual type-generation step. Sanity ships generated TypeScript types from schema files via the @sanity/codegen CLI; types are derived from JavaScript schema definitions. Strapi added TypeScript in v4 (2022) but the JavaScript runtime is primary; types are generated from the dashboard schema. Storyblok and Contentful generate TypeScript types via CLI from dashboard schemas. The decision matters for Next.js teams. Code-first Payload eliminates the schema-to-types sync step that the other four require. For teams that want zero-friction TypeScript end-to-end, Payload is the cleanest fit. For teams comfortable running the codegen CLI as part of their build, the others all work.

Self-host vs managed: cost-control trade-offs

Three of the five picks ship self-host: Strapi (MIT) and Payload (MIT) are self-host-first OSS, and Storyblok ships managed-only. Sanity and Contentful are managed-only SaaS. Self-host on Payload or Strapi is dollar-zero on licensing but readers pay infrastructure (around twenty to forty dollars monthly per environment for a small project) and absorb the operational tax of running Node.js plus a database. Managed Cloud removes the operational tax: Strapi Cloud Essential at fifteen dollars per project, Payload Cloud Standard at thirty-five dollars per project, Sanity Growth at ninety-nine dollars per project, Storyblok Entry at one hundred and nine dollars monthly, Contentful Lite at three hundred dollars monthly. The decision is whether the team has DevOps capacity to absorb the operational tax versus paying managed Cloud rates.

Real-time collaboration: which picks support multi-user editing

Sanity is the only catalog pick with real-time multi-user simultaneous editing in the studio; multiple editors see each other's cursors and changes live. Storyblok supports multi-user editing on Entry and above with roles but lacks real-time cursor presence. Contentful supports multi-user editing on Lite and above with comments and locking. Strapi and Payload are single-user-edit-first; multiple editors can work in the same instance but conflicts are resolved through database-level constraints rather than real-time UX. For Next.js teams whose content workflow requires multiple editors working simultaneously on the same content, Sanity is the only natural fit. For teams whose workflow is sequential or sectioned, the others all work.

When to consider Directus or Hygraph (cross-link to parent)

Some Next.js teams have requirements that none of the five picks here cover cleanly. The signal that a different pick fits better is consistent. Teams with existing SQL data who want a CMS UI without migration should evaluate Directus, the BSL OSS SQL-database wrapper. Teams running content federation across multiple sources (CMS plus e-commerce plus legacy database) on one GraphQL endpoint should evaluate Hygraph, the GraphQL-native federation pick. Both are catalog picks but excluded from this Next.js lens because the wedge sits below App Router integration depth. At those decision points, see [our /best/cms-headless guide](/best/cms-headless) for the full lineup including Directus and Hygraph.

Frequently asked questions

Which CMS integrates deepest with Next.js App Router?

Payload integrates deepest because the Local API allows direct database access from Server Components without an HTTP roundtrip; no other catalog pick offers this. Sanity ships an Next.js SDK with App Router cache tags for incremental static regeneration. Strapi ships an official Next.js plugin for App Router data fetching at the HTTP layer. Storyblok and Contentful ship Next.js SDKs with preview mode and starter templates. For latency-sensitive Server Components, Payload is the cleanest fit.

Does Subrupt earn a commission from these Next.js picks?

On a few. We disclose this on every /best page. Free tiers have no affiliate path. Cloud upgrades on all five picks have paid plans where we earn commission only on conversion. The composite ranking weights price at 40 percent, features at 30, free tier at 15, fit at 15; none tuned by affiliate rate. Payload leads because Local API plus TypeScript-first integration is the deepest Next.js path.

What is the cheapest credible Next.js CMS for a small team?

Payload OSS self-host on a single VPS with managed Postgres covers most starter projects at around twenty to forty dollars monthly in infrastructure. Strapi Community OSS self-host has similar economics. For managed hosting, Strapi Cloud Essential at fifteen dollars per project is cheapest, followed by Payload Cloud Standard at thirty-five dollars per project. Sanity Free covers unlimited admin users with 10,000 documents at zero dollars on managed.

Should I pick Payload or Sanity for App Router?

Payload integrates deepest via the Local API for Server Components; no HTTP roundtrip. Sanity ships real-time collaborative editing in the studio that Payload does not. The decision pivots on what the team values most. TypeScript-first teams that prioritize zero-friction RSC integration pick Payload. Teams whose content workflow requires multiple editors working simultaneously pick Sanity. Both work for App Router; the wedge is Local API depth versus collaborative editing.

How does TypeScript inference compare across these picks?

Payload is code-first; schema definitions are TypeScript types end-to-end. Sanity ships generated types from schema files via @sanity/codegen CLI. Strapi added TypeScript v4 (2022) with dashboard-generated types. Storyblok and Contentful generate TypeScript types via CLI from dashboard schemas. The decision: code-first Payload eliminates the schema-to-types sync step the other four require. For zero-friction TypeScript end-to-end, Payload fits cleanest.

Can I migrate from Contentful to Payload without losing content?

Yes. Contentful exports to JSON via the Content Management API. Payload imports JSON via the Local API directly or via the Payload import script. Schema definitions need re-creation; Contentful Content Models map roughly to Payload Collections. Rich-text fields require manual conversion; Contentful uses AST format and Payload uses Slate-compatible format. Expect one to three weeks for a typical migration, longer for complex content with many cross-references.

Why no Prismic or Contentstack in the picks?

Prismic is honored as a Slice Machine alternative but the slice-based architecture overlaps Storyblok visual editor with a thinner Next.js wedge. Contentstack is enterprise-only at thirty-five hundred dollars and above, a different category from the developer-driven Next.js audience. Both are listed as honorable mentions on the parent guide. Head-term Next.js readers should pick from the five primary picks.

EU data residency: which picks store CMS data in the EU?

Strapi self-host gives full control of data residency. Payload self-host gives full control. Storyblok is Linz Austria-based with default EU residency. Sanity is Oslo Norway-based with EU residency on Enterprise. Contentful is Berlin-based with EU data residency on Enterprise. EU-only Next.js buyers default to Payload self-host, Strapi self-host, or Storyblok; Sanity and Contentful require Enterprise tier for EU residency.

How often is this guide updated?

We re-review pricing and feature changes annually at minimum, with mid-year refreshes when major vendor announcements happen. Payload graduated from open-beta to Cloud Standard pricing in 2024. Strapi v5 with App Router plugin shipped in 2024. Sanity launched portable-text v2 in 2024. Contentful Lite repriced to three hundred dollars in 2024. The lastReviewed date reflects the most recent editorial pass.

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