https://adaptocms.com/articles/ Guides, comparisons, and tactical reads on headless CMS pricing, migration, multilingual content, and developer experience. en-us https://adaptocms.com/articles/sveltekit-headless-cms-guide/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/sveltekit-headless-cms-guide/ Wire a headless CMS into SvelteKit with a plain fetch() call inside +page.server.ts, no SDK, no query language. Keep the API key server-only through $env/dynamic/private, pick adapter-static or an... Alex Sofronea Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:30:07 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/payload-cms-alternative/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/payload-cms-alternative/ Figma acquired Payload on June 17, 2025. As of July 2026, Payload's own cloud-pricing page states that new-project deployment on Payload Cloud is "currently paused," so a team starting a new project... Alex Sofronea Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:30:06 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/what-counts-as-a-cms-seat/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/what-counts-as-a-cms-seat/ A CMS "seat" is anyone who can log in and act on content. Every major headless CMS draws that line in a different enough place to swing your bill by hundreds a month. Sanity gives Viewers away free,... Alex Sofronea Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:30:06 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-for-agencies/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-for-agencies/ For agencies, per-seat pricing and tier cliffs turn every new client contributor into a re-quote. Look for unlimited contributors, one flat per-project price, and multi-site management so client... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:16:00 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-overage-fees-explained/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-overage-fees-explained/ Headless CMS overage fees trigger when you cross a metered ceiling (API calls, bandwidth, stored assets, or seats), and the next unit is billed on a separate rate card you rarely see until the... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:59 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/api-content-modeling-guide/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/api-content-modeling-guide/ Good API content modeling means typed content types, references instead of duplication, reusable components, and shallow nesting. Model relationships explicitly and avoid the three classic traps:... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:59 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/rest-vs-graphql-headless-cms/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/rest-vs-graphql-headless-cms/ Use REST for most content sites. It's simpler, HTTP-cacheable, and has no query language to learn. Reach for GraphQL when clients must reshape deeply nested data in one request. Either way,... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:58 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/astro-headless-cms-guide/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/astro-headless-cms-guide/ To pair a headless CMS with Astro: fetch content at build time in the frontmatter, generate routes with getStaticPaths, render with Astro components, and serve images from the CMS CDN. You get a fast... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:58 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-image-cdn-vs-cloudinary/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-image-cdn-vs-cloudinary/ If your headless CMS bundles an image CDN (resize, format conversion, edge delivery), you usually don't need Cloudinary. Add it only for full DAM, video, or AI editing. Paying for both is common only... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:58 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/best-headless-cms-for-multilingual-sites/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/best-headless-cms-for-multilingual-sites/ Before picking a headless CMS for a multilingual site, check three things that hide in the fine print: locale caps, per-locale or add-on fees, and the translation workflow. These are the costs that... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:57 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/how-to-model-multilingual-content/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/how-to-model-multilingual-content/ Model multilingual content as one type with locale-aware entries, not a separate content type per language. Add a fallback chain, use locale-prefixed routing, and fetch each locale at build time to... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:57 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/wordpress-to-headless-cms-migration-checklist/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/wordpress-to-headless-cms-migration-checklist/ A WordPress-to-headless migration runs in seven steps (audit, export, model, import, rebuild, redirect, QA), typically 4–8 weeks, and usually cuts ongoing hosting and maintenance cost by 25–40%. Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:56 GMT https://adaptocms.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-headless-cms/ https://adaptocms.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-headless-cms/ Choose a headless CMS on published pricing, no per-seat fees, an API style your team will use, and low migration lock-in. Feature checklists won't tell you what it costs to run. Walk away from three... Alex Sofronea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:15:55 GMT