Simple or Flexible?
Pick Both.
Every headless CMS makes you choose: easy but limiting, or powerful but complex. InfernoCMS gives you both.
content.config.ts
pages: blocks: hero: title: text description: richtext ctaButton1: link ctaButton2: link features: items[]: icon: image title: textDefine any structure. Any depth.
Open source · MIT Licensed
Ghost's simplicity. Payload's flexibility.
When someone asks "what CMS should I use?", the answer should be obvious.
Zero to Content in 60 Seconds
No mandatory config files, no required environment variables, no database setup for local dev. Just run the CLI and start creating content.
Code is the Source of Truth
Content schemas live in your codebase, version-controlled, reviewable, deployable. Change code → system adapts. No clicking through admin panels.
PGlite to Postgres
Embedded PostgreSQL (PGlite) for development, same code works with full Postgres in production. No migration headaches.
Simple REST API
GET, POST, PUT, DELETE. That's it. No query languages, no special syntax. Any developer (or AI agent) can use it without reading docs.
AI-Native by Design
Simple, predictable endpoints that LLMs and AI agents can call trivially. Built for the age of AI-assisted development.
Sensible Defaults, Escape Hatches
Works perfectly with zero config. Need customization? Opt-in to full Postgres, S3/R2 storage, JWT auth, webhooks, and more.
How we compare
See why developers are switching to InfernoCMS from other headless CMS platforms.
| Feature | InfernoCMS | Strapi | Payload | Contentful | WordPress | Ghost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 60 seconds | 10+ min | 10+ min | 5+ min | 5+ min | 2+ min |
| Schema in code | ||||||
| No migrations | ||||||
| Self-hostable | ||||||
| 100% free | ||||||
| TypeScript native | ||||||
| Simple REST API | ||||||
| Zero config dev |
Comparison based on default configurations and free tiers as of January 2026.
Define once, use everywhere
Your config file becomes your API, your admin UI, and your TypeScript types. All auto-generated.
content.config.ts
// content.config.ts - This is the entire setup
import { defineConfig, field } from 'infernocms';
export default defineConfig({
collections: {
posts: {
fields: {
title: field.text({ required: true }),
slug: field.slug({ from: 'title' }),
body: field.richtext(),
cover: field.image(),
author: field.relation({ to: 'authors' }),
status: field.select({
options: ['draft', 'published'],
default: 'draft'
}),
}
},
authors: {
fields: {
name: field.text({ required: true }),
avatar: field.image(),
}
}
}
});Built for developers who value their time
Stop fighting your CMS. Start shipping.
"Finally, a CMS that doesn't make me click through 50 screens to add a field. Define it in code, done."
SD
Solo Developer
Building SaaS products
"The PGlite to Postgres story is genius. Same code in dev and prod, zero config for local development."
TL
Tech Lead
At a startup
"I pointed my AI assistant at the API and it figured it out immediately. No docs needed. That's the dream."
AD
AI Developer
Building with LLMs
Open source. Self-hosted. Free.
InfernoCMS is MIT licensed. Deploy anywhere, no strings attached.
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Open Source
Self-hosted, free forever
$0 / forever
- Unlimited content entries
- Unlimited collections
- Full REST API
- Auto-generated admin UI
- TypeScript types
- PGlite or PostgreSQL
- Community support
Cloud
Managed hosting, zero ops
Free / beta
- Everything in Open Source
- Managed PGlite
- Auto-provisioned subdomain
- On-demand TLS
- REST API included
- Priority support
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