Quick Answer

Headless CMS software pricing ranges from $0 to $833 per user per month in 2026. The category average is $175/user/month. 5 of 5 tools offer free tiers.

Quick Picks

Best Value

Contentful

From $0/month

Best Free Tier

Contentful

Free plan available

Most Feature-Rich

Payload CMS

Up to $833/month

Full Comparison Matrix

Product Starting Price Popular Tier Enterprise Free Tier Best For
Contentful $0 /month $0 /month $300 /month Yes Individual developers, small projects, testing
Sanity $0 /month $7.5 /month $15 /month Yes Small teams and personal projects
Hygraph $0 /month $199 /month $199 /month Yes Individuals and personal projects
Strapi $0 /month $249.5 /month $499 /month Yes Developers self-hosting
Payload CMS $0 /month $416.5 /month $833 /month Yes Developers self-hosting their CMS

Category Summary

5

Products

$0

Avg Starting

$175

Avg Popular

5

Free Tiers

Trends