# Typeroll vs Keystatic

> Keystatic adds a content editor to your Astro or Next.js code, saving to files or GitHub. Typeroll is a CMS that builds and hosts the whole static site.

URL: https://typeroll.com/compare/keystatic/  
Updated: 2026-11-02

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# Typeroll and Keystatic compared

Keystatic is a content tool you add to your own codebase. It saves content locally, to GitHub, or both, and opens an admin UI at `/keystatic`. Typeroll is a CMS that owns the site: it stores the content, generates the Astro project and publishes it.

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[Astro CMS](https://typeroll.com/astro-cms/)

## Side by side

|  | Keystatic | Typeroll |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Storage | Local files, GitHub, or both; Keystatic Cloud is also offered | CMS database; generated Astro source in your GitHub |
| Frameworks | Astro, Next.js and Remix guides | Astro, generated |
| Your code | You define collections and singletons in `keystatic.config.ts` | No site code to maintain |
| Deployment | Host must run Node.js for Keystatic's API routes in GitHub mode | Static files on your Cloudflare |
| Editing | Admin UI with fields (MDX, Markdoc, images, relationships, blocks) | Visual block editor, built-in AI assistant |
| AI agents | None mentioned in the official docs read | Hosted MCP server and REST API |
| Project status | README: "Things are experimental at the moment" | Beta |

## Choose Keystatic when

- You write the site code yourself and want a light, code-configured editor with content as files.
- You use Next.js or Remix as well as Astro.

## Choose Typeroll when

- People who do not code should build and change pages.
- AI agents should work in the CMS through MCP.
- You want publishing, media, forms and SEO included.

![](https://typeroll.com/media/b2ee0987c435a75e-scenes-page-compare-keystatic-tight.webp)

## Sources

Facts about Keystatic come only from its own documentation and website, checked on 1 November 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.

- Keystatic introduction, [https://keystatic.com/docs/introduction](https://keystatic.com/docs/introduction) (2026-11-01)
- Keystatic GitHub mode, [https://keystatic.com/docs/github-mode](https://keystatic.com/docs/github-mode) (2026-11-01)
- Keystatic repository, [https://github.com/Thinkmill/keystatic](https://github.com/Thinkmill/keystatic) (2026-11-01)
- Astro docs, Keystatic guide, [https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/cms/keystatic](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/cms/keystatic) (2026-11-01)

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