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Typeroll and Decap CMS compared
Decap CMS, formerly Netlify CMS (renamed in February 2023), is "an open source content management system for your Git workflow": a React app that edits content files in your repository through the GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket API. Typeroll is a CMS with its own content store that generates and publishes the site.
Side by side
| Decap CMS | Typeroll | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Content storage | Files in your Git repository | CMS database; generated Astro source in your GitHub at publication |
| Backends | GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, plus Gitea/Forgejo, Azure, Git Gateway and a local proxy | Typeroll Cloud or self-hosted CMS |
| Site generators | Most static site generators (guides for Hugo, Jekyll, Gatsby, Next.js, Nuxt and more) | Astro, generated by Typeroll |
| Editing | Form-based editor with rich text and real-time preview | Visual block editor on the page, built-in AI assistant |
| Workflow | Editorial workflow | Drafts, versions (branches), private previews, owner review |
| Languages | i18n with a side-by-side editor | Language sections and hreflang |
| AI agents | None mentioned in the official docs read | Hosted MCP server and REST API |
| Hosted service | None (open source) | Typeroll Cloud (beta) |
Choose Decap CMS when
- You already have a static site generator project and want a free, self-contained editor for its Markdown content.
- Content should stay as files in Git.
Choose Typeroll when
- Editors should build and rearrange whole pages visually, not only fill in fields.
- You want AI agents to build and maintain sites through MCP.
- You want publishing, media, forms and SEO handled for you.
Sources
Facts about Decap CMS come only from its own documentation and website, checked on 1 November 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
- Decap CMS introduction, https://decapcms.org/docs/intro/ (2026-11-01)
- Decap CMS i18n, https://decapcms.org/docs/i18n/ (2026-11-01)
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