Squidex
Create once, publish everywhere with this scalable headless CMS.
Ranked #1 in Open-source headless CMS platforms, and on 2 more rankings.
Squidex is an open-source headless CMS with a robust API. It offers a centralised platform for creating and publishing content across multiple channels.
At a glance
| Best for | Developers seeking an API-first solution |
From Squidex's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- Self-serve sign-up
- API
- Integrations
- GDPR
What stands out
The product tracks every update with full version history and audit logs.
“Content Versioning Never lose a change”Squidex, own website
Squidex handles hundreds of thousands of content items with high performance.
“Powered by blazing-fast .NET 10, Squidex handles hundreds of thousands of content items with ease.”Squidex, own website
How it ranks
Squidex is ranked 1st of 10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 94.0), 2nd of 10 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 94.0) and 4th of 10 in Headless CMS platforms with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0).
#1 in Open-source headless CMS platforms · Lister Score 94.0
Handles hundreds of thousands of content items with high performance.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“Squidex - an OpenSource Headless CMS, a CMS with an API”Squidex, own website
“Squidex is 100% Open Source Software , built by passionate developers.”Squidex, own website
| Rank | Open-source headless CMS platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squidex | 94.0 |
| 2 | Liferay Digital Experience Platform | 92.0 |
| 3 | ApostropheCMS | 90.0 |
| 4 | TinaCMS | 88.0 |
| 5 | Umbraco CMS | 88.0 |
| 6 | Vvveb | 88.0 |
| 7 | Payload CMS | 82.0 |
| 8 | Boltcms.io | 80.0 |
| 9 | Decap CMS | 80.0 |
| 10 | ClassicPress | 76.0 |
#2 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms · Lister Score 94.0
Handles hundreds of thousands of content items with high performance.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“Squidex - an OpenSource Headless CMS, a CMS with an API”Squidex, own website
“Install it on your own servers? Squidex is 100% Open Source Software , built by passionate developers.”Squidex, own website
| Rank | Self-hosted headless CMS platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grav CMS | 94.0 |
| 2 | Squidex | 94.0 |
| 3 | Strapi | 94.0 |
| 4 | Liferay Digital Experience Platform | 92.0 |
| 5 | ApostropheCMS | 90.0 |
| 6 | dotCMS | 88.0 |
| 7 | Sitepins | 88.0 |
| 8 | TinaCMS | 88.0 |
| 9 | Vvveb | 88.0 |
| 10 | KeystoneJS | 80.0 |
#4 in Headless CMS platforms with a free plan · Lister Score 94.0
Tracks every update with full version history and audit logs.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“Squidex - an OpenSource Headless CMS, a CMS with an API”Squidex, own website
“Starter Free 20.000 API Calls 2 GB Traffic 500 MB Storage 2 Contributors Contents CDN Assets CDN Signup”Squidex, own website
| Rank | Headless CMS platforms with a free plan | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flotiq | 98.0 |
| 2 | DatoCMS | 96.0 |
| 3 | Hygraph | 96.0 |
| 4 | Squidex | 94.0 |
| 5 | Strapi | 94.0 |
| 6 | ButterCMS | 90.0 |
| 7 | Contentful | 90.0 |
| 8 | Storyblok | 88.0 |
| 9 | Sanity | 86.0 |
| 10 | microCMS | 80.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Squidex rank on Lister?
Squidex is ranked 1st of 10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 94.0), 2nd of 10 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 94.0) and 4th of 10 in Headless CMS platforms with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0).