What is StudioCMS used for?

StudioCMS is a server-side rendered headless CMS built natively for Astro, with libSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL support and a plugin system. It is a good fit for content management for Astro sites and headless blogs with an Astro front end.

Is StudioCMS open source?

Yes. StudioCMS is open source under the MIT licence. Its source code is on GitHub at withstudiocms/studiocms and is written mainly in TypeScript.

Yes. StudioCMS is open source, so the software itself is free to use.

Can I self-host StudioCMS?

Yes. StudioCMS can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.

What is StudioCMS an alternative to?

StudioCMS is an open-source alternative to Storyblok, Contentstack and DatoCMS. Other open-source alternatives to Storyblok include Strapi, Alinea and SonicJS.

Is StudioCMS actively maintained?

Yes. The most recent commit to StudioCMS was on 1 October 2026. The project has 843 stars on GitHub.

StudioCMS: open-source alternative to Storyblok

About StudioCMS

StudioCMS is a headless CMS designed specifically for the Astro ecosystem and built by members of its community. It runs as server-side rendering in Astro and ships as an Astro integration, so content management lives inside the same project as the site.

The repository is a monorepo with the core integration, development apps, authentication through OAuth, renderer plugins for HTML, Markdoc, Markdown, MDX and WYSIWYG content, a Cloudinary image service and a blog front-end. Storage options include libSQL and Turso, MySQL and PostgreSQL through Kysely, and shared utilities cover authentication, builds, configuration and a template language.

StudioCMS is written in TypeScript and licensed under MIT. Documentation on studiocms.dev explains how to get started, and since it is software you deploy with your Astro site, hosting is under your control.

Key features

Native Astro integration
Server-side rendered headless CMS
Markdown, MDX, Markdoc and WYSIWYG renderers
OAuth authentication plugin
libSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL storage
Cloudinary image service plugin
Blog front-end plugin

Good fit for

→Content management for Astro sites
→Headless blogs with an Astro front end

Built with: TypeScript; MySQL; PostgreSQL
Tags: cms; astro; headless-cms; typescript; libsql; postgresql; mysql; ssr

StudioCMS: questions and answers

What is StudioCMS used for?: StudioCMS is a server-side rendered headless CMS built natively for Astro, with libSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL support and a plugin system. It is a good fit for content management for Astro sites and headless blogs with an Astro front end.
Is StudioCMS open source?: Yes. StudioCMS is open source under the MIT licence. Its source code is on GitHub at withstudiocms/studiocms and is written mainly in TypeScript.
Is StudioCMS free?: Yes. StudioCMS is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
Can I self-host StudioCMS?: Yes. StudioCMS can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
What is StudioCMS an alternative to?: StudioCMS is an open-source alternative to Storyblok, Contentstack and DatoCMS. Other open-source alternatives to Storyblok include Strapi, Alinea and SonicJS.
Is StudioCMS actively maintained?: Yes. The most recent commit to StudioCMS was on 1 October 2026. The project has 843 stars on GitHub.