Webiny
Open-source serverless headless CMS for enterprise self-hosting
About Webiny
Webiny is an open-source, self-hosted headless CMS built on serverless architecture that runs entirely in your own AWS account. It offers visual content modeling, a drag-and-drop page builder, multi-tenancy, publishing workflows, and AI-programmable extensibility for enterprise-grade content management with full data sovereignty.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Fully open-source with MIT license and free self-hosted option
- Serverless architecture auto-scales with traffic without capacity planning
- Complete data sovereignty by running in your own AWS account
- Built-in multi-tenancy for managing multiple sites from one instance
- User-friendly admin interface with intuitive drag-and-drop page builder
- AI-programmable extensibility for building custom APIs and workflows
Cons
- AWS-only deployment limits hosting flexibility
- Documentation has gaps requiring developers to read source code
- Limited plugin ecosystem compared to mature CMS platforms like WordPress
- Small community and user base makes finding help harder
- Steep learning curve for advanced customization
- Business and Enterprise pricing not publicly listed
Key Features
Headless CMS
Visual content modeling with structured content management and GraphQL API for delivering content to any frontend
Page Builder
Drag-and-drop website builder with pre-built components for creating pages without coding
Self-Hosted Serverless
Runs entirely in your own AWS account on serverless infrastructure with automatic scaling
Multi-Tenancy
Manage multiple sites and brands from a single instance with full data isolation between tenants
Publishing Workflows
Multi-step content review and approval processes with role-based permissions
File Manager
Built-in digital asset management for organizing and serving media files
AI-Programmable CMS
Use AI agents to build APIs, automate workflows, and extend the CMS through natural language prompts
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD pipeline support with predictable releases, safe rollbacks, and version-controlled infrastructure
Audit Logs
Complete visibility into all changes, actions, and decisions across the platform
Next.js Integration
First-class SDK for Next.js with rendering and deployment flexibility
Pricing
- Headless CMS
- Page Builder
- File Manager
- Self-hosted on your AWS
- MIT open-source license
- Community support
- All Community features
- Publishing Workflows
- Tenant Manager module
- Role-based permissions
- Optional managed hosting
- All Business features
- Managed hosting by Webiny ops team
- SOC 2 compliant infrastructure
- CI/CD assistance
- Audit logs
- Strategic support
Best For
Enterprise Content Platforms
Organizations needing a self-hosted CMS with full data governance, audit logs, and SOC 2 compliance
Multi-Brand Content Management
Companies managing multiple websites or brands from a single CMS instance using multi-tenancy
Headless Content Delivery
Developer teams building modern frontends with Next.js or other frameworks that need a GraphQL-based content API
Serverless Web Applications
Teams wanting to build scalable web applications on AWS serverless infrastructure without managing servers
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