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Content-first framework with islands architecture. ~47k stars. Ships minimal JS, multi-framework component support (React + Vue + Svelte in one project). Best choice for content-heavy sites where Next…

FrameworksCMS & Content

You are building a blog, marketing site, docs, or any content-heavy site.

Your app is highly interactive — Next.js or Vite handle that better.

withastro/astroView

payloadcms

payload

TypeScript-native headless CMS. ~30k stars. Self-hostable, code-first schema, generated TypeScript types. Best choice in 2026 for builders who want a CMS that respects code workflows.

CMS & Content

You want a CMS you can version-control and self-host with a TypeScript-native API.

Your content team needs a polished WYSIWYG and you are okay with SaaS — use Contentful or Sanity.

payloadcms/payloadView

directus

Headless CMS layered on top of any SQL database. ~28k stars. Strong when you have an existing database and want a no-code admin UI bolted on.

CMS & ContentDatabase & ORM

You have an existing Postgres/MySQL DB and want a CMS admin UI without migrating schema.

You are starting fresh — Payload is more modern.

directus/directusView

strapi

Headless CMS with admin UI. ~64k stars. Mature, large community, plugin ecosystem. Heavier than Payload, more familiar if you come from WordPress.

CMS & Content

You want a mature CMS with a friendly admin UI and a large plugin ecosystem.

You want TypeScript-native code-first content modeling — Payload fits builders better.

strapi/strapiView

TanStack

New 2026 entry from TanStack — local-first reactive DB for offline-capable apps. Worth watching but ecosystem is still young.

CMS & ContentDatabase & ORMState Management

You are building an offline-first app and want to bet on the TanStack stack.

You need production maturity today — wait 6-12 months.

TanStack/dbView

mendableai

firecrawl

The 2026 default for LLM-grade scraping. Fires Playwright behind the scenes, returns clean markdown ready to feed into RAG. Self-host for free or use the hosted tier — both expose the same API. The sw…

Scraping & CrawlingAI & ML

You're building a RAG agent, a competitive-intel tool, or any system that ingests web content as training/search data.

You're scraping structured APIs (JSON endpoints) — overkill. Use plain fetch + Zod.

mendableai/firecrawlView

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