Build faster and scale further with the programmable open source GraphQL API back-end for structured content projects.
| Website | keystonejs.com |
Facilities and features
- Free plan
- API
What stands out
KeystoneJS provides a powerful GraphQL API and beautiful Management UI.
“Describe your schema, and you get a powerful GraphQL API & beautiful Management UI for content and data.”KeystoneJS, own website
The product includes automated CRUD, access control, and TypeScript support.
“All the field types Access Control Session Management Custom Schema Database Migrations TypeScript Support Powerful Filters Relational Data Automated CRUD”KeystoneJS, own website
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How KeystoneJS ranks
#10 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms
How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 8.
“KeystoneJS: The superpowered Node.js Headless CMS for developers”KeystoneJS, own website
“Keystone is open source. Deploy it to managed services like Digital Ocean, Heroku, and Render, or your own custom infrastructure.”KeystoneJS, own website
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Questions about KeystoneJS
Where does KeystoneJS rank?
KeystoneJS is ranked #10 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 80.0).
What are the best alternatives to KeystoneJS?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Grav CMS (#1 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms), Squidex (#2 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms) and Strapi (#3 in Self-hosted headless CMS platforms).
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