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TinaCMS

forestry.io
Content Management System
Weekend Project

The next iteration of Forestry.io vision for content management

How to Replace TinaCMS
Compare:vs Ghostvs Craft CMSvs Sanity

Overview

TinaCMS is an open-source headless CMS that allows you to edit content with a self-hosted admin UI committed directly to your Git repository. It supports all frameworks and static site generators with both basic and visual editing modes.

Features

10 features across 6 categories

API(1)

Content API

Tina offers an API to query content much like a traditional headless CMS, supporting complex queries (filter, sort, etc), server-side rendering, client-side rendering, and incremental static regeneration

Also in: Hunter, Lacework, LiveKit

Content Editing(2)

Basic Editing Mode

Basic editing mode similar to editing content with Forestry

Visual Editing

Visual editing mode that shows a live preview of your site as you edit content

Also in: Jasper, ContentBot, INK

Core(2)

Frameworks-Agnostic Support

Tina supports all frameworks and static site generators

Self-Hosted Admin UI

The UI is an open-source single page application that you host with your site (e.g., mysite.com/admin)

Also in: Insider CDP, Ironclad, Hunter

Developer Experience(2)

Local Development

TinaCMS can be run locally alongside your site with immediate results when making changes to content models and fields

Open-Source and Extensible

Tina is very customizable and extensible due to its open-source nature

Also in: Zuplo, MuleSoft, Gloo Gateway

Integration(1)

GitHub Repository Support

Tina only supports GitHub repositories at this time

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Version Control(2)

Git-Sync

Tina commits content changes to your repository, similar to Forestry

Multi-Branch Support

Create new branches and switch between them right from the Tina UI

Also in: Postman, Puppet, Kissflow

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for TinaCMS. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a TinaCMS alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 10 features.

Buy TinaCMS

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying TinaCMS saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 10 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

1 known integrations

GitHub