Headless CMS Buyer's Guide: Choosing the Right Architecture
Navigate the headless CMS landscape with confidence. This guide compares architectural patterns, evaluates key vendors, and helps you match technology to your team's delivery goals.
Headless vs Traditional CMS
Traditional coupled CMS platforms bundle content management with presentation. Headless decouples them — your content becomes an API-first service consumed by any front end.
Architectural Patterns
- Pure headless — full API, no presentation layer
- Hybrid headless — API-first with optional page builder
- Composable DXP — microservices assembled around a headless core