Your content, served as an API. Your frontend, built to move fast.
We design and build headless CMS platforms on Sanity, Strapi, Payload and Contentful — paired with Next.js and React.js frontends — so your team ships content updates in minutes and your site ships pages in milliseconds.
A CMS that stops dictating your frontend.
Traditional CMS platforms couple content and presentation into one monolith. Headless separates them — your editors keep a familiar dashboard, your developers keep full control of the frontend.
Performance by default
Content served over a CDN as JSON, rendered by Next.js with static generation or ISR — not a PHP template rebuilding on every request.
One hub, many surfaces
Publish once, deliver to your website, mobile app, kiosk or partner storefront from the same content model.
Built to scale
Frontend and content layer scale independently, so a traffic spike on your site never touches your editorial workflow.
Smaller attack surface
No public-facing admin, plugins or database to patch on the same server that renders your site — the CMS sits behind the API.
Content in. API in the middle. Any frontend out.
Content Hub
Where editors create and manage content — pick one platform below.
API Layer
Every platform ships the same delivery contract, whichever you pick.
Any Frontend
That content renders anywhere — we default to Next.js and React.js.
Four headless CMS platforms. One team that knows all four.
Each platform has a different sweet spot. We help you pick the right one during discovery, then build the integration with your Next.js or React.js frontend.
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| Type | Structured content | Open-source · Node.js | TypeScript-native | Enterprise SaaS |
| Hosting | Cloud content lake — Studio is self-hostable | Self-hosted, your infrastructure | Self-hosted, your infrastructure | Fully managed SaaS |
| License | Free tier + paid plans | Open-source (MIT) + paid cloud | Open-source (MIT) | Proprietary, paid plans |
| API | GROQ, REST, GraphQL | REST, GraphQL | REST, GraphQL, Local API | REST, GraphQL |
| Admin UI | Sanity Studio — React, fully customisable | Admin panel — React | Auto-generated admin — React | Web app |
| Best for | Publishers, marketplaces, personalization-heavy sites | Teams wanting full data ownership and custom workflows | Engineering-led teams, custom admin logic, self-hosting | Large orgs, multi-brand or multi-region content ops |
| Explore Sanity → | Explore Strapi → | Explore Payload → | Explore Contentful → |
Next.js & React.js — our default pairing for every headless build.
Next.js handles the rendering strategy per page — static, incremental or server-rendered — while React.js drives the interface. Vue/Nuxt or Gatsby available on request.
Not sure which CMS fits your project?
Get 30 minutes with a headless architect — no sales script, just a recommended stack and rough scope.
Talk to an ArchitectFive steps from content model to production launch.
Discovery & content modelling
We map your content types, editorial workflow and the platform (Sanity, Strapi, Payload or Contentful) that fits your team.
API & architecture design
Schema, roles, environments and the REST/GraphQL contract your frontend will consume — documented before a line of UI code is written.
Frontend build in Next.js / React.js
Component library, rendering strategy per page (static, incremental or server-rendered), and design system implementation.
Integration, QA & performance pass
Content-to-UI wiring, preview environments for editors, Core Web Vitals and accessibility testing.
Launch & scale
Go-live, editorial handover and training, then ongoing support as your content and traffic grow.
$ next build && deploy
✓ Compiled content models
✓ Generated typed API client
✓ Built Next.js routes (SSG/ISR)
✓ Core Web Vitals check passed
✓ Deployed to edge CDN
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Proof, not promises.
The same performance discipline we already apply for enterprise clients carries directly into every headless build we ship.
Google PageSpeed Insights score after Mind Digital rebuilt and optimised the site — CDN delivery, static generation and minimal render-blocking.
Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you which CMS fits.
30 minutes with a headless architect — no sales script. You'll leave with a recommended stack (Sanity, Strapi, Payload or Contentful + Next.js/React.js) and a rough scope.
Headless CMS, explained plainly.
What is a headless CMS, actually?
It's a content management system with no built-in frontend. Editors manage content in a dashboard (Sanity Studio, Strapi's admin panel, Payload's admin UI, or Contentful's web app); that content is exposed via a REST or GraphQL API, and your Next.js/React.js frontend fetches and renders it however you design it.
Sanity vs Strapi vs Payload vs Contentful — how do I choose?
Broadly: Sanity for structured, collaborative editorial content; Strapi when you want a free, self-hosted, highly customisable option; Payload when your team is TypeScript-first and wants a code-native admin; Contentful when you need enterprise governance across multiple brands or regions. We confirm the right fit during discovery.
Do I have to use Next.js as the frontend?
No — it's our default recommendation because of its rendering flexibility (static, incremental and server-rendered pages on the same site), but the CMS layer is frontend-agnostic. We've also paired these platforms with Vue/Nuxt and Gatsby on request.
How long does a headless CMS build take?
A focused marketing site typically runs 6–10 weeks end to end; larger multi-content-type platforms with custom workflows run longer. Timeline firms up after the discovery and content-modelling phase.
Can you migrate our existing WordPress or Drupal site to headless?
Yes. We audit your existing content model, map it onto the target CMS's schema, migrate the data, then rebuild the frontend in Next.js/React.js — with redirects and SEO equity preserved.
