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Forestry

Forestry.io is no longer actively developed, as the team has transitioned its focus entirely to TinaCMS.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

The Forestry.io team is now focused on TinaCMS, a Git-backed headless CMS for developers.

Who should look elsewhere

Forestry.io is no longer supported, requiring migration to TinaCMS

Pros

  • +Leverages Git for content versioning and collaboration
  • +Framework-agnostic, offering flexibility for developers
  • +Visual editing provides a live preview experience
  • +Open-source nature allows for high customizability and extensibility
  • +Supports local development for immediate feedback on content model changes

Cons

  • −Forestry.io is no longer supported, requiring migration to TinaCMS
  • −TinaCMS currently only supports GitHub repositories
  • −TinaCMS does not have a dedicated preview button like Forestry, relying on visual editing for live previews

Key features

  • ✓Frameworks-agnostic (supports all frameworks and static site generators)
  • ✓Git-sync (commits content changes to your repository)
  • ✓Basic and Visual Editing (live preview of content)
  • ✓Multi-Branch support (create and switch branches from UI)
  • ✓Open-Source and Extensible
  • ✓Local Development (run CMS locally with your site)
  • ✓Content API (query content with complex filters and sorting)
  • ✓Supports GitHub repositories

Pricing

No public pricing plans recorded.

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