# Adapto CMS

> Adapto is a headless CMS with every feature included at every tier — from $29 to $449/mo, plus a Free Evaluation tier. Bundled Media CDN, published flat-rate pricing, and a framework-agnostic REST API. Built for dev teams who need enterprise features without enterprise complexity or pricing.

> Last updated: July 2026.

## Docs

- [Full context for LLMs](https://adaptocms.com/llms-full.txt): Complete product information, features, pricing, and API details

## Product

- [Features](https://adaptocms.com/#features): All features included at every tier
- [Pricing](https://adaptocms.com/#pricing): 5 tiers from Free Evaluation to $449/mo, published pricing, no "Contact Sales"
- [API Documentation](https://adaptocms.com/docs): REST API reference — 30 read-only endpoints across 7 resources

## Comparisons

- [Strapi alternative](https://adaptocms.com/strapi-alternative/): Is there a managed Strapi alternative that skips the self-host on-call rotation? Hosting, CDN, image transforms, and webhook retries bundled in one flat invoice.
- [Contentful alternative](https://adaptocms.com/contentful-alternative/): How do you avoid Contentful's $0→$300/mo Team cliff and Contact Sales gates? Every feature on every tier, five published prices, no per-environment add-ons.
- [Storyblok alternative](https://adaptocms.com/storyblok-alternative/): Can a CMS guarantee it won't hike prices like Storyblok's 8× Growth increase? Contractual price-lock on signed plans, unlimited locales, no $20/locale fee.
- [Sanity alternative](https://adaptocms.com/sanity-alternative/): What's a Sanity alternative without the $15/user/mo per-seat and per-dataset math? Flat $69/mo, unlimited team members, unlimited projects.
- [Cosmic JS alternative](https://adaptocms.com/cosmic-js-alternative/): Why pay Cosmic JS's $99/mo Feature Bundle for webhooks, localization, and backups? Adapto bundles all three on every tier, including free.

## Frameworks

- [Agent-ready CMS](https://adaptocms.com/agent-ready-cms/): How do you let a coding agent run your content? Install one Claude Code plugin and Adapto Agent Skills research, plan, write on-brand, and publish — plan-then-apply and draft-first, you approve every gate.
- [Next.js CMS](https://adaptocms.com/nextjs-cms/): Which headless CMS fits Next.js App Router? Fetch from async Server Components, revalidate with ISR via next.revalidate, pure REST — no client SDK.
- [Astro CMS](https://adaptocms.com/astro-cms/): How do you add a CMS to Astro? Build-time fetch in the frontmatter, Content Layer loader + getCollection(), bundled Media CDN for `<Image />`.
- [SvelteKit CMS](https://adaptocms.com/sveltekit-cms/): What's the CMS for SvelteKit 2 + Svelte 5? Server load in +page.server.ts, API key stays in $env/dynamic/private, no SDK in the client bundle.

## Articles

Guides, comparisons, and tactical reads on headless CMS pricing, migration, multilingual content, and developer experience. Browse all at https://adaptocms.com/articles/. RSS feed: https://adaptocms.com/articles/rss.xml.

- [How to Choose a Headless CMS (2026 Buying Guide)](https://adaptocms.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-headless-cms.md): A developer's guide to choosing a headless CMS in 2026: the 8 criteria that matter, the pricing red flags to avoid, and a copy/paste scoring checklist.
- [WordPress to Headless CMS Migration Checklist (2026)](https://adaptocms.com/articles/wordpress-to-headless-cms-migration-checklist.md): Step-by-step checklist to migrate from WordPress to a headless CMS: audit, export, model, import, rebuild, redirects, QA — with real timelines and costs.
- [How to Model Multilingual Content Without Duplicate Types](https://adaptocms.com/articles/how-to-model-multilingual-content.md): Stop duplicating content types per language. Model one type with locale-aware entries, handle fallback translations, and avoid per-switch API round trips.
- [Best Headless CMS for Multilingual Sites (What to Check)](https://adaptocms.com/articles/best-headless-cms-for-multilingual-sites.md): Locale caps, per-locale add-on fees, and thin translation workflows are common in headless CMSs. What to check before you pick one — sourced 2026 pricing.
- [Do You Still Need Cloudinary With a Headless CMS?](https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-image-cdn-vs-cloudinary.md): A CMS with a bundled image CDN already handles resizing, format conversion, and edge delivery — no Cloudinary required. Here's when it still earns its bill.
- [CMS for Astro Projects: A Practical Build Guide](https://adaptocms.com/articles/astro-headless-cms-guide.md): Connect a headless CMS to Astro, fetch content at build time, render dynamic routes, handle images and i18n, and deploy — a practical, code-first guide.
- [REST vs GraphQL for a Headless CMS: Which to Pick?](https://adaptocms.com/articles/rest-vs-graphql-headless-cms.md): REST is simpler for most content sites, GraphQL for deeply nested data. Where each wins for a headless CMS, GraphQL-only lock-in risk, and Adapto's REST API.
- [API Content Modeling: Structuring Models That Scale](https://adaptocms.com/articles/api-content-modeling-guide.md): Structure content models for a headless CMS with concrete JSON examples — types, fields, references, components, and the modeling pitfalls to avoid.
- [What Triggers Headless CMS Overage Fees? (2026)](https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-overage-fees-explained.md): API calls, bandwidth, assets, and seats are what headless CMSs meter. Real 2026 overage numbers from Contentful, DatoCMS, and Sanity — plus how to avoid them.
- [Headless CMS for Agencies: Stop Re-Quoting Per Seat](https://adaptocms.com/articles/headless-cms-for-agencies.md): Per-seat pricing and tier cliffs turn every new client contributor into a re-quote. What agencies should actually look for in a CMS — and the math behind it.

- [What Counts as a CMS Seat? Per-Seat Pricing Explained](https://adaptocms.com/articles/what-counts-as-a-cms-seat.md): A CMS seat is anyone who can log in and edit content. Contentful, Sanity, Storyblok, Strapi and Cosmic define it differently, with exact 2026 numbers inside.
- [Payload CMS Alternative: Flat-Rate Managed Hosting](https://adaptocms.com/articles/payload-cms-alternative.md): Payload Cloud is currently paused for new project signups after Figma's 2025 acquisition. See self-hosting's ops gap, and Adapto's flat-rate managed alternative.
- [SvelteKit + Headless CMS: Fetch, Cache, Preview Guide](https://adaptocms.com/articles/sveltekit-headless-cms-guide.md): Fetch CMS content in a SvelteKit load function with plain REST, no SDK or query language. Covers env keys, adapters, image CDN, i18n, and preview mode.

## API Documentation

- [API Overview](https://adaptocms.com/docs/): Base URL, endpoint summary, getting started guide
- [Authentication](https://adaptocms.com/docs/authentication.md): x-api-key header auth, security best practices, error codes
- [Pagination, Sorting & Filtering](https://adaptocms.com/docs/pagination-and-filtering.md): Query parameters for page, limit, field, order, and resource-specific filters
- [Data Models](https://adaptocms.com/docs/data-models.md): Complete schema definitions for all API response objects
- [Error Handling](https://adaptocms.com/docs/error-handling.md): HTTP status codes, error response format, retry strategy
- [Articles API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/articles-api.md): Blog posts and news — list, preview, get by ID/slug, translations
- [Categories API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/categories-api.md): Hierarchical taxonomy — list, subcategories, article associations, translations
- [Pages API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/pages-api.md): Static pages — list, preview, get by ID/slug, hierarchical structure
- [Custom Collections API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/custom-collections-api.md): User-defined data structures — 15 field types, schema definitions, items CRUD
- [Micro Copy API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/micro-copy-api.md): i18n key-value strings — fetch by key, language, or tags
- [Search API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/search-api.md): Full-text search across articles, pages, and collection items
- [Available Languages API](https://adaptocms.com/docs/available-languages-api.md): List languages with published content

## Key Facts

- Every feature at every tier, including free
- No per-seat pricing, no per-locale charges, no feature gating
- Bundled Media CDN with on-the-fly image optimization
- Framework-agnostic REST API (GraphQL coming soon)
- Multi-language (i18n) with unlimited translations
- Custom data structures via Custom Collections
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- EU-based company (Romania), GDPR compliant
- Payments via Stripe

## Pricing (monthly, annual billings saves ~17% - 2 months free)

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Records | API Calls/mo | Bandwidth/mo |
|------|---------|--------|---------|-------------|-------------|
| Free Evaluation | $0 | $0 | 500 | 5,000 | 2 GB |
| Hobby | $29 | $290 | 10,000 | 150,000 | 50 GB |
| Startup | $69 | $690 | 50,000 | 300,000 | 100 GB |
| Scale | $249 | $2,490 | 300,000 | 500,000 | 300 GB |
| Professional | $449 | $4,490 | 750,000 | 1,500,000 | 1 TB |

## Company

- Built by SC EGGNITA STUDIO SRL, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Contact: contact@adaptocms.com

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