Decap CMS vs Outstatic

Decap CMS is an open-source content management system for Git-backed static sites. Its web editor gives non-technical contributors structured fields, rich text, and live preview, while draft, review, and publish statuses support editorial workflows. Content remains in the user's repository, preserving version history and enabling branch workflows and deployment checks. It connects to GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket, Azure, Git Gateway, proxy, and test backends. Editors can work with a media library and integrations such as Cloudinary or Uploadcare. Content models can include collections, nested structures, relation fields, and slug behavior; developers can add widgets, editor components, and plugins. The MIT-licensed CMS is free and self-hosted, so users supply authentication and a backend. The Free plan is free and lists one site and one seat. Pro is €19 a month, then €10/site and €6/seat per month for additions. Deploy notifications are currently available for GitHub-hosted sites; GitLab support is on the roadmap.

Outstatic is a Markdown-focused content management system for websites. Its editor works with Markdown and MDX files in GitHub repositories, where content is stored without a separate database or server. Content is arranged into Collections, Documents, and Singletons; Singletons can hold unique items such as a homepage or site settings. The editor lists custom fields and AI completion. The homepage names support for Docsify, VuePress, MkDocs, SvelteKit, Next.js, Hugo, Docusaurus, Nuxt, Astro, Hexo, Eleventy, VitePress, Zola, Nextra, Fumadocs, Markdoc, and Contentlayer. Outstatic supports self-hosting and a hosted PRO dashboard. GitHub login is documented through OAuth applications or GitHub Apps; PRO adds Google and email sign-in. A PRO project API key can bring AI completion, member management, added login options, automatic content setup, and a managed GitHub relay to a self-hosted instance. The free plan is free; PRO is $9.99 a month, billed $9.99/user/mo. Eligible new PRO subscriptions include a 14-day trial.