What you need to know about a headless content management system (CMS).
Explore the benefits of a headless CMS and see if it’s right for your business goals.
Flexibility is the key benefit of a hybrid-headless platform—enabling both developers and marketers to build custom solutions while simplifying content management, reducing costs, and making it easier to scale and adapt for long-term future growth. Explore hybrid-headless to discover how it might be the perfect solution for your team.
What is a headless CMS?
A headless CMS separates the backend from the frontend, delivering content via APIs across multiple platforms. Our survey found that 82% of marketers are using or considering this approach for multichannel content delivery.
Advantages of a headless CMS
A headless CMS offers flexibility, scalability, and better performance. It allows for multichannel delivery and future-proofing, as content can easily adapt to new devices and platforms. Marketers reported faster content creation and easier reuse of content as key benefits.
Traditional vs. headless CMS
Traditional CMSs combine backend and frontend, limiting flexibility. Headless CMS decouples these layers, allowing developers to create flexible, scalable content experiences across all platforms.
Pitfalls of headless CMS
Common challenges include reliance on developers, a steep learning curve, higher costs, and complex user interfaces. Our survey found that 62% of respondents experienced increased ongoing costs, with 52% noting the need for extensive training.
Using a headless CMS can help your business stay ahead in today’s digital landscape, streamlining workflows and improving your ROI.
Key benefits of Xperience by Kentico’s headless capabilities:
- Flexibility: Developers can opt for any technology or framework they prefer for the front end, empowering them to craft tailored solutions.
- Scalability: Content can easily expand across a wide array of platforms—whether web, mobile, or IoT—staying relevant in a rapidly changing tech environment.
- Enhanced overall performance: Both front and back ends can be optimized separately, leading to a faster and more efficient experience for users.
- Multichannel content delivery: Content can be effortlessly transformed and distributed across multiple channels and devices, breaking free from traditional limitations.
- Futureproofing: Quickly embrace new platforms and devices, sidestepping the need for cumbersome infrastructure upgrades, ensuring ongoing adaptability.
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With so many options available, choosing the right CMS to help you meet your business goals can be a daunting task—but with the right tools and guidance, the process becomes unintimidating. We’ve compiled four checklists to help you choose your next CMS, with tips for conducting initial research, functional requirements, technical requirements, and how to approach alternative considerations your team should address before committing to a platform.
Download our detailed guide, "How to choose your next CMS" for in-depth insights and receive four comprehensive checklists to help you build a dynamic and effective website: