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Content infrastructure that scales with you

The Headless CMS that doesn't punish growth.

Adapto CMS gives your dev team a framework-agnostic REST API Headless CMS that works with Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix, or plain fetch. Get bundled Media CDN, i18n, and unlimited custom collections. No Contact Sales gate. No per-seat pricing. No add-on fees. All features included at every tier.

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The current problem

Every CMS starts cheap. Then the invoices change

Your content stack shouldn't require a spreadsheet to predict next month's bill. But with per-seat charges, per-locale add-ons, feature-gated tiers, and overage fees buried in the fine print — that's exactly what most CMS platforms demand.

How can we fix this?

The pricing keeps moving.

Your CMS started at a reasonable price. Then webhooks were $99 extra. Localization, another $99. Extra contributors, $99 more. Now you're at $498/month for features that should have been included — and the next tier up requires a phone call.

Four vendors for one pipeline.

CMS for content. Cloudinary for images. S3 for storage. A CDN for delivery. That's four dashboards, four invoices, four sets of API keys, and four places something breaks at 2am on a Saturday.

More maintenance than content.

Strapi pushed another major version and your plugins broke. Payload requires Next.js and you're building in Astro. Your staging environment drifted three weeks ago. You're spending engineering hours on infrastructure instead of on the product your customers pay for.

The API works until you grow.

Free tier, generous limits, easy setup. Then you hit 50K records and the price triples. Your API calls cross the threshold and overages appear on the invoice — at rates you never saw on the pricing page. You're not paying for what you use. You're paying for what you didn't read in the fine print.

The Adapto CMS Fix

One platform. One API. One price.

Content modeling, image transformations, and media delivery — through a single REST API. Every feature ships on every plan. Your bill doesn't change because you turned on webhooks or added a locale.

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Published pricing. No surprises.

Every feature at every tier. Published flat-rate pricing. One number you can defend to finance. No per-seat charges, no per-locale add-ons, no overage fees. The number on the pricing page is the number on the invoice. Every month.

One platform. Everything bundled.

Content API, media CDN, image optimization, localization — one dashboard, one invoice, one API key. No stitching together four services to deliver a single page.

Zero infrastructure overhead.

We handle the servers, the database, the CDN, the security patches, and the scaling. You call the API. No staging drift, no broken plugins, no version upgrades at 2am.

Predictable cost at every scale.

Same features at 500 records as at 750,000. Upgrade when your usage grows, not when you need a capability. If you approach a limit, we notify you — no silent overages, no throttling without warning.

We built the CMS we wanted to buy

We created Adapto CMS because we kept getting burned by the CMS we were paying for.

As developers, we've sat through the renewal call where the price doubled. We've duct-taped three vendors together for content, media, and delivery — then explained to the client why the bill changed again. We've watched features get locked behind tiers the moment our project actually needed them. Adapto CMS exists because we stopped waiting for someone else to fix it.

See Adapto's Features

No add-ons, no feature gates, no surprises

The features your stack actually needs.

Webhooks aren't a premium. Localization isn't an add-on. Image optimization isn't a separate vendor. Adapto includes the full platform at every tier — so you can build what you need without negotiating for access. Upgrade when your usage grows, not when you need a capability.

Organizations, Contributors & Projects

No per-seat charges. No per-project limits. Add your entire team — editors, developers, stakeholders — without watching the invoice change. Your CMS bill scales with usage, not headcount.

REST API Now + GraphQL (Soon)

Standard REST with JSON responses today — works with Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix, or plain fetch(). GraphQL is on the roadmap. No proprietary query language, no vendor SDK required. If it speaks HTTP, it works with Adapto.

Bundled Media CDN

Every plan includes a managed CDN for images, documents, and files — served through media.adaptocms.com. No separate Cloudinary contract, no S3 setup, no bandwidth surprises. Included, not add-on.

Flexible Data Structures

Custom Collections with custom data structures let you model anything — testimonials, team bios, product specs, pricing tiers, FAQs. Define your own fields, your own schema, your own relationships. The CMS adapts to your data, not the other way around.

Out-of-the-Box Data Models

Articles, Pages, and Categories work from day one — no configuration required. Built-in publishing workflows, hierarchical categories, tag associations, and slug-based routing. Start shipping content before you've finished reading the docs.

i18n Built In — Unlimited Translations

Multi-language content at every tier, including free. No per-locale surcharge. Add five languages or fifty — the price doesn't change. Translation linking, language-scoped API queries, and microcopy dictionaries are all standard.

Microcopies

Key-value UI strings managed in the CMS, not hardcoded in your repo. Button labels, error messages, form placeholders — fetch them by key or pull the full dictionary per language. Update copy without redeploying code.

Asset Library

Upload, organize, and manage images, documents, and files from one place. Every asset gets a CDN-backed URL automatically. File metadata and media placements are tracked per content item — no orphaned assets.

Image Optimization Service

Resize, convert, and compress on the fly via URL parameters. ?w=800&format=webp&quality=85 — no build step, no image pipeline, no processing server. The CDN handles it at the edge.

99.9% Uptime SLA

Your CMS API is in the critical path of your application. We treat it that way. Monitored infrastructure, redundant systems, and a published commitment — not a best effort buried in fine print.

Integrations

Webhooks on every content event — create, update, publish. GitHub Actions CI/CD triggers, build pipeline automation, and more integrations coming soon. Included at every tier, including free. Not a $199/month add-on.

CLI + AI Integrations

First-class CLI support for AI-powered workflows. Connect Adapto to OpenClaw, Claude Code, or any LLM toolchain. Manage content, trigger builds, and automate publishing from your terminal or your AI agent's context.

Pricing that doesn't punish growth

Your CMS bill shouldn't double when your team grows.

Add editors, expand to new markets, integrate webhooks — your plan doesn't change. Adapto scales by content volume and API usage, not by headcount, locales, or feature access. Get 2 months free on annual billing.

Free Evaluation

$0 /mo
$0 /yr
Always free

For developers learning the API or testing Adapto before committing.

  • 500 total records
  • 5,000 API calls/mo
  • 2 GB bandwidth/mo
  • All features included
Start for Free

Hobby

$29 /mo
$290 /yr
2 months free

For side projects, personal sites, and small production builds that need real limits.

  • 10,000 total records
  • 150,000 API calls/mo
  • 50 GB bandwidth/mo
  • All features included
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Startup

Popular
$69 /mo
$690 /yr
2 months free

For freelancers or small business owners running a single high-quality production site.

  • 50,000 total records
  • 300,000 API calls/mo
  • 100 GB bandwidth/mo
  • All features included
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Scale

$249 /mo
$2,490 /yr
2 months free

For growing teams and agencies shipping multiple production projects.

  • 300,000 total records
  • 500,000 API calls/mo
  • 300 GB bandwidth/mo
  • All features included
Start for Free

Professional

$449 /mo
$4,490 /yr
2 months free

For agencies and product teams managing portfolios of high-traffic applications.

  • 750,000 total records
  • 1,500,000 API calls/mo
  • 1 TB bandwidth/mo
  • All features included
Start for Free
Need more than Professional? Our published plans cover up to 750K records and 1.5M API calls. If your scale genuinely exceeds that, reach out and we'll give you a real number, not a budget-based quote.

Questions and answers

Pricing, features, limits, migrations, and what happens when your usage grows. If your question isn't here, reach out to us at contact@adaptocms.com

What's the catch with the Free Evaluation tier?
There isn't one. The Free Evaluation tier includes every feature — webhooks, localization, custom roles, media CDN, image optimization and much more. The limits are small on purpose — it's built for evaluation, not production: 500 records, 5,000 API calls, and 2 GB bandwidth per month. When you're ready for production, Hobby starts at $29/mo. No credit card required to evaluate.
Will my price increase after I sign up?
Your plan price is locked for your billing period. If we ever change pricing, existing customers keep their current rate for the remainder of their term. We'll give at least 30 days' notice before any pricing changes take effect, and annual subscribers are protected for their full 12-month period.
Why is Adapto so much cheaper than Contentful or Storyblok?
We don't charge per seat, per locale, or per feature. Those multipliers are what make other platforms expensive — not their infrastructure costs. We also bundle the media CDN instead of selling it as a separate service. Our pricing reflects what the platform actually costs to run, not what the market will tolerate.
Do you have hidden overage fees?
No. If you approach your plan limits, we notify you via email and give you a 7-day grace period to upgrade or reduce usage. We don't silently bill overages, and we don't throttle your API without warning. The price on the plan is the price you pay.
Why don't you have a `Contact Sales` enterprise tier?
Because we publish our prices. The Professional tier at $449/month includes 750,000 records, 1,500,000 API calls, and 1 TB of bandwidth with every feature included. If your scale genuinely exceeds that, reach out — but we'll quote you a published rate, not a number based on your budget.
Do all plans really include every feature?
Yes. Webhooks, localization, custom roles, media CDN, image optimization, asset library, microcopies, custom data structures — all included on every plan, including free. The only difference between plans is usage limits: records, API calls, and bandwidth.
Do you support GraphQL?
Not yet. The API is REST with JSON responses today. GraphQL is on the roadmap and will be offered alongside REST — not as a replacement. For most content delivery use cases, REST with field selection and filtering covers what you need.
Can I use Adapto with my existing frontend framework?
Yes. The API is framework-agnostic. If your framework can make an HTTP request and parse JSON, it works with Adapto. We've seen teams using Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix, Gatsby, plain HTML, React Native, Flutter, and custom backends. No vendor SDK required — though we provide a TypeScript SDK if you want it.
How does the media CDN work?
Every file you upload is automatically served through our CDN at media.adaptocms.com. Images support URL-based transforms — append ?w=800&format=webp&quality=85 to any image URL for on-the-fly resize, format conversion, and compression. No separate image service, no processing pipeline to manage. Bandwidth is bundled with your plan.
What are Custom Collections?
Custom Collections let you define any data structure beyond the built-in Articles and Pages. Create a Testimonials collection with fields for quote, author, company, and rating. A Team Members collection with name, role, bio, and photo. A Products collection with specs, pricing, and images. You define the fields, the schema, and the relationships. The API handles the rest.
What are Microcopies?
Key-value strings managed in the CMS — button labels, error messages, form placeholders, tooltips. Fetch a single microcopy by key or pull the entire dictionary for a language. This means your content team can update UI text without a developer touching code or triggering a deploy.
Can I migrate from Contentful / Storyblok / Strapi / Sanity?
Yes. Content in Adapto is structured JSON accessible via REST API. You can write a migration script that reads from your current CMS API and writes to Adapto's API. We're also building dedicated migration guides for the major platforms. If you need help, reach out — we'll walk you through it.
What happens to my data if I leave Adapto?
Your content is yours. You can export everything via the API at any time — pages, articles, custom collections, media assets. If you cancel your account, we keep your data accessible for 30 days to allow full export. After 30 days, it's permanently deleted. No hostage data.