Payload CMS
Content Management SystemsTypeScript-native headless CMS and application framework
Replaces Contentful, Sanity
Best PostgreSQL Content Management Systems for self-hosting
The 4 best PostgreSQL content management systems you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Wagtail
Content Management SystemsDeveloper-friendly Django CMS with a great editor experience
Replaces Adobe Experience Manager, WordPress
Keystone
Content Management SystemsHeadless CMS framework with a powerful GraphQL API
Replaces Contentful, Strapi
Plasmic
Content Management SystemsVisual builder and headless CMS for web apps
Replaces Webflow, Contentful
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload CMS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 45,236 |
| Wagtail | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 20,562 |
| Keystone | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 9,974 |
| Plasmic | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | MIT | 7,099 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Payload CMS (45,236 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Payload CMS (from 512 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 4 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the content management systems category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.