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paths.",[946,947,948,949,954],{"tool_id":775,"slug":777,"name":776,"logo_url":779,"logo_bg":85},{"tool_id":804,"slug":806,"name":805,"logo_url":808,"logo_bg":298},{"tool_id":835,"slug":187,"name":186,"logo_url":837,"logo_bg":298},{"tool_id":950,"slug":951,"name":952,"logo_url":953,"logo_bg":298},229,"turso","Turso","https:\u002F\u002Fassets.tekyous.dev\u002Flogos\u002Ftools\u002Fturso.svg",{"tool_id":955,"slug":956,"name":957,"logo_url":958,"logo_bg":298},225,"drizzle","Drizzle","https:\u002F\u002Fassets.tekyous.dev\u002Flogos\u002Ftools\u002Fdrizzle.svg",[960,963,966,969],{"question":961,"answer":962},"Which CMS should I pick here?","Sanity if you want maximum customization and a real-time content lake that pairs with ISR live preview; Contentful if you prefer a polished out-of-the-box editor and enterprise workflow over deep customization; Strapi or Directus if you want an open-source CMS with no per-seat SaaS pricing. The frontend code does not change: Next.js fetches from any of them through the same fetch-and-render pattern.",{"question":964,"answer":965},"How is this different from Next.js + Payload CMS?","Payload installs directly inside the Next.js codebase, so the content schema, admin panel, and frontend live in one TypeScript project with a PostgreSQL database you run alongside it. This stack keeps the CMS as a separate service, which is what makes managed options like Sanity and Contentful possible. Pick Payload for single-codebase ownership; pick this stack for managed convenience or a CMS your editors already know.",{"question":967,"answer":968},"If I pick Strapi or Directus, where do they run?","Those two options are open source and typically self-hosted, so they need their own runtime and database somewhere: Strapi Cloud or the Directus Cloud add-on for managed routes, or a container platform or VPS you operate. The Strapi Self-Hosted and Directus Self-Hosted stacks cover the full self-hosting setup, including the PostgreSQL database each of them runs on. The hosting options on this stack cover only the Next.js frontend.",{"question":970,"answer":971},"What does this stack cost?","The Next.js frontend is free on Vercel or Netlify hobby tiers, with Pro plans around $20\u002Fmonth. Sanity has a generous free tier that moves to usage-based pricing as content grows; Contentful bills per seat and per space; Strapi and Directus are open source and free to self-host, with Strapi Cloud and the $99\u002Fmonth Directus Cloud add-on as the managed alternatives. A small site on a managed CMS route can run entirely free, while self-hosting the CMS adds roughly $5 to $10\u002Fmonth.",{"summary":973,"starting_cost_label":974,"has_free_tier":3,"line_items":975},"The frontend is free open source (Next.js, React, TypeScript), so the bill is the CMS plus the hosting, and every option starts free. Sanity's Growth plan at $15 per seat is the gentlest paid step; the awkward one is Contentful, jumping from a useful free tier straight to $300 a month with no middle plan. Self-hosting Strapi or Directus costs nothing beyond hosting, priced on any option from free to about $20 a month. 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Compare Next.js + Headless CMS tools, pricing & how to deploy on Tekyous.","https:\u002F\u002Ftekyous.dev\u002Fstacks\u002Fnextjs-headless-cms",1790518891560]